Jim Gettel

As a coach and consultant, I help church and nonprofit leaders and teams discover effective ways to lead loving, fruitful communities that make a difference in the world. I tremendously enjoy walking alongside leaders and teams as they find joy in their vocations and develop resourceful, resilient, and effective communities.

I draw on broad personal experience in entrepreneurship, organizational development, client service, and leadership. I served as the congregational development and clergy transitions officer for eighty churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan (2013-2020) and previously for the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee. With partners, I helped start, establish, and manage two nonprofits, two staffing companies with over 1,000 employees, an investment banking practice for a large CPA and consulting firm, and a commercial finance practice for a large law firm.

I received a BA in philosophy from Northwestern University, JD and MBA degrees from the University of Illinois, and a Church Development Institute certificate from University of the South School of Theology D. Min. program.