Dr. Sean St. Jean and Joel and Christy Peed offer a unique combination of minister and ministry wellness services. Below are their unique perspectives and qualifications:

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• Dr. St. Jean has served in the full time ministry, as a counselor, educator of counselors at a graduate level, and doctoral researcher in the field of secondary trauma, compassion distress, and workplace burnout. He also provides conflict reconciliation counseling. His recent book, entitled Spiritual Trauma: A Guide For Healing Your Heart from Church Hurts presents a clear and fair definition of trauma and church hurt and a clear path toward healing and recovery.

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• Joel and Christy Peed have served in the ministry over thirty years, having led churches for over twenty of those years. They aim to carefully build healthy, spiritual, and sustainable churches, with their most recent church growing 10-20% per year for 15 straight years. During that time, all three of their children were baptized and are now strong leaders in their high school and campus ministries. Joel has a Master’s degree in Biblical Studies and is an ICF certified minister wellness / leadership coach. Christy is nearly completed with her Master’s degree in Spiritual Formation. 

Therefore, this unique team combines both the expertise and latest learning of the academic field of compassionate care-giving, as well as the gold, silver, and costly stones of effective church building leadership strategies and principles. 

With this in mind, the following services are offered by this team:

• Weekend seminars / sermons:

  • “Minister Wellness Reset” for ministry staff. This includes a staff assessment, findings report, compassion distress education, and rule of life training. Included in this would be a sermon on the topic of choice from Peeds or St. Jean.

  • “Leadership Wellness Reset” for core leadership and family group leaders. This includes a leadership assessment, findings report, and spiritual leadership training. Included in this would be a sermon on the topic of choice from Peeds or St. Jean.

• Three - Six Month “Minister / Leadership Wellness Reset”

Similar to weekend wellness resets listed above, but including:

• A thorough assessment process with interviews.

• A careful time of collective discernment, sense making, and course correcting with vested parties.

• Counseling from St. Jean

• Coaching from the Peeds

• Reconciliation

• Four Day Staff Retreat

  • Similar to above but in intensive retreat format.

• Weekend Core / Small Group Leadership Retreat

  • Similar to above but in intensive retreat format.