We believe good work starts with the people doing it.

We tend to be fueled by a strong spirit, but the body needs intentional development to match. Some need clarity to write the vision, others the infrastructure to make it plain, and most, the hands and feet to carry it out. Wherever we find ourselves, we have the privilege of serving for, and alongside, a bunch of wonderfully peculiar people (including ourselves).

Development

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For You

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For Your Team

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For Your Ministry

  • Strengths Coaching

    A CliftonStrengths Assessment and four 60-min. coaching sessions designed to help you understand, apply, refine, and own your strengths.

    Amber is a Gallup Certified CliftonStrengths Coach.

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  • Workshop Facilitation

    A customized in-person team-building or consensus-building workshop.

    Designed for you to participate fully while I handle the tools, structure, and facilitation, allowing your team to focus on genuine connection and effective collaboration.

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  • Strategic Planning

    A four-month project featuring a two-day in-person retreat facilitated with you and your team to plan your next 2-3 years.

    Includes a ministry assessment (up to 50 interviews), documented implementation plan, and quarterly meetings with the implementation team for the first year.

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  • "I wanted to send a small appreciation for the tremendous support, guidance, and care you've provided this team over the past nine months. I am so grateful for your clear, pragmatic approach and all the time and effort you and your team put in. I know there's still a ways to go, but we are in such a stronger place as a result of your work and leadership. "

    Director

  • "Amber helped our two programs de silo and engage in true collaboration for the first time. She is extremely skilled in guiding groups so that objectives are met and there is full participation and buy-in from everyone involved."

    Team Leader

  • "It was a pleasure working with you, if it weren't for you, our ministry would not have the reputation it has, thank you for compelling me to move the ministry forward!"

    Administrative Director

  • "Working with you was a gift. Your unique qualities, Amber, make you truly magical. Your ability to hold space while moving work forward is not just interesting, it's inspiring. Your fearless empathy, compassion, and ability to get to the root that helps others feel heard and find pathways is a rare and invaluable skill. The joy you bring to any space is a gift. I am so thankful to learn from you and be in your presence. This team and the world are better because of you."

    Colleague

  • "Amber did an amazing job helping us focus our mission, values, goals, and actions through a very fluid and supportive strategic planning process. In addition to keeping us focused, she did not stifle discussion and allowed room for debate and new ideas. It was a fine line she walked so well. Please thank her for everything she has done!"

    Team Leader

  • "Amber has tremendous facilitation skills which has helped our team accomplish a program charter.  She helped us clarify our program mission, work priorities, team roles and responsibilities, and group norms.  I see this as a gift for our budding program as we continue to grow and develop.  I very much value Amber’s ability to help us put relationship first by integrating fun team-building exercises at each of our sessions. And most importantly, she was able to be nimble and adapt to the section’s emerging needs or shifting interests – which is reflective of the nature of our work as well.  Thank you, Amber for all that you have done for our programs!"

    Team Leader

  • "We are really grateful for how she helped us think of an organized way of looking at our collective work. Her leadership in a collaboration space really inspired our staff to step outside our silos and think of new possibilities!"

    Team Leader

  • "We were all very grateful to have Amber as a facilitator for the day. The outcomes I communicated to Amber were to have staff feel appreciated and to do team building and both were accomplished. Amber did an excellent job facilitating the day and really went the extra mile. Her calm presence, ability to connect with authenticity, and her expertise and skills are such assets. It’s truly a pleasure working with her."

    Team Leader

  • "Thank you Amber. The report is very helpful and we will walk through the recommendations as a team. Your thoughtful facilitation and analysis helped us through this transition, and we will continue to use your framework as we do more work together as a team."

    Manager

  • "I just wanted to send you this quick note to thank you for the fantastic Workshop you did for our team this week. The team came out energized, motivated, and empowered with tons of ideas on how to build on our strengths to become a better team."

    Manager

  • "Talking about DEI can be intimidating and uncomfortable. Our two-day session with Amber included nearly 50 people from all levels of our organization, many of whom had never met in person before and some of whom had never had contact with one another before. Despite these challenges, Amber was able to achieve 100% enthusiastic participation and engagement from our group. We all left feeling that we had learned a lot and that we had concrete steps to move forward."

    DEI Committee Chair

  • "Could charge more!"

    Advocacy Director

  • "You'll be glad you did! (hire her)"

    Deputy Director

  • "Was such a positive experience, I'd like to see anything she's prepared."

    HR Director

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