Meet Your Leadership Partners
Two executive coaches, one powerful partnership, extraordinary results
Why Two Coaches Are Better Than One
Individual coaching often addresses symptoms, not systems. Leaders need both personal clarity AND organizational infrastructure. Most coaches excel in one area, not both.
Our Solution
Greg: Individual transformation and strategic clarity
Barbara: Leader formation that drives organizational change
Together: Complete leadership solution
Our partnership began when we recognized that high-caliber leaders face complex challenges requiring both individual development and organizational change. By combining our complementary expertise, we provide comprehensive support that transforms both the leader and their impact.
Greg Ellis, MDiv, ACC
Founder & Lead Coach – Strategic Clarity Specialist
Greg brings over a decade of ministry leadership experience combined with ICF-certified coaching expertise to help high-performing leaders find clarity and focus. His journey from pastoral ministry to executive coaching gives him unique insight into the challenges facing Christian leaders.
With over 1,000 coaching hours, Greg specializes in helping overwhelmed leaders cut through complexity to identify what matters most. His Strategic and Futuristic strengths, combined with Enablement and Discernment abilities, create a powerful combination for breakthrough leadership development.
Background & Expertise
- 20+ Years Ministry and Nonprofit Leadership
- ICF-Certified Coach (Pursuing PCC)
- Ordained Minister, Evangelical Covenant Church
- 1,000+ Executive Coaching Hours
- Doctor of Education in Leadership, concentation in Coaching & Consulting from Trevecca University (completion December 2026)
- CliftonStrengths: Strategic, Maximizer, Adaptability, Futuristic, Relator
- Working Genius: Enablement & Discernment
- Bilingual: Spanish-English
Barbara Ettinger, DMin
Executive Partner – Leader Formation & Organizational Transformation Specialist
Barbara brings 25+ years of executive coaching and ministry leadership, including serving as Executive Associate Superintendent for the East Coast Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Her expertise in leader formation and coaching makes her uniquely qualified to help leaders discover what needs to change within themselves in order to lead their organizations into a new future.
As architect of the Internal Peer Coaching Network and founding leader of multiple ministries, Barbara understands that organizational thriving flows from leader thriving. She specializes in excavating under the surface of a leader’s context and interior landscape, helping them build from the ground up with a leader-first approach that creates lasting transformation.
Background & Expertise
- 25+ Years Executive Ministry Leadership & Coaching
- Executive Associate Superintendent, Evangelical Covenant Church
- Thriving in Ministry Coaching Initiative, Project Manager
- Fuller Theological Seminary Graduate (Doctorate in Leader Formation)
- Church Planting: Founding Pastor Experience
- InterVarsity: National Manager, Theological Formation
- As architect of the Internal Peer Coaching Network and founding leader of multiple ministries
- Expertise: Leader Wellbeing, Systems Development, Leadership Formation, Strategic Planning
“You were not designed to get to clarity alone. Coaching can help.”