Welcome to Clergy Coaching
Ministry Was Supposed to Feel Like This
But Sometimes It Feels Like This
Vulnerability can be a professional liability, but vulnerability is absolutely necessary for one's own healing and growth.
Pastors Need Pastoral Care
Leadership is incredibly lonely, especially pastoral leadership.
You care for others, but cannot receive care.
And you may feel intense guilt, shame, and vulnerability when you do care for yourself.
Professional Boundaries Are Inherently Blurry in Pastoral Relationships.
You’re expected to be close to people and to support them.
You’re often drawn into the most intimate pains and problems of your people and their families.
You’re not “supposed” to receive care from congregants - you’re only supposed to give care.
This can leave you
Lonely
Overwhelmed
Tired
Denying or being completely unaware of your own needs and desires
And lost - not feeling God's Love for yourself, but trying to give it to everyone else.
Get Professional Coaching
Understand Where God is Calling You Next
Feel closer to the love, freedom, and forgiveness you teach others
Regain your strong, defined boundaries
Nurture your whole self
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world.
Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
~ Rumi
Coaching draws on your strengths, your intuitive wisdom, and the guidance of your relational awareness.
We first begin with you.
Then with your people, to help you and your ministry flourish.
Meet Your Path Towards Spiritually Grounded Coaching & Education
Emotional Support: help navigating the intense emotional landscape of religious leadership
Education & Guidance: on family systems theory, trauma-informed care, spiritual resources, self-care
Growth: ministry challenges can feel like a steaming pile of manure. You can turn it into fertilizer.
Community: prioritizing the friendships and community that will sustain you for the long run.
Your Guide
Elizabeth Pomerleau, Masters Harvard Divinity
Since 2015, Liz has worked with over 200 religious leaders as a Clinical Pastoral Education Certified Educator.
As a professional coach, she embodies the best of CPE’s “Individual Supervision” model. With a clear focus on integrating your self-knowledge towards forward movement, Liz guides you back.
Ready For More? Yes, Please!
But for now, just a teeny bit… Schedule a fee introductory conversation so we can get to know one another better.
I’d like a tad more… Sign up for a 2 month intensive. We’ll meet biweekly to work on your unique discernment need.
I’m ready for the whole shebang!
Let’s get started with a 1:1 coaching commitment to tackle the most elusive, unwieldy discernment challenges.