As a leader you’re often focused on others: guiding, supporting, mediating, vision casting to your congregation… But have you ever found yourself wondering, “Who’s guiding me?” It’s a question that many of us in ministry quietly carry, and it’s exactly why we worked with the Rev. Dr. Peter Coutts to develop a Self-Leadership course. 

About Rev. Dr. Peter Coutts:

Peter has been an ordained minister of The Presbyterian Church in Canada for 34 years. He has served four congregations and in one regional position: in Sidney BC (as a church planter), London ON and Calgary AB. In Calgary Peter was for 13 years the Lead Pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian--a congregation of 800 people. Over the years Peter has also held leadership roles regionally and nationally in his denomination, as well as acting as a consultant in about 50 critical incident or congregational change initiatives.

Peter's passion for organization development was ignited through his D.Min. studies at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, where he went on to be an adjunct professor teaching courses in understanding congregations and leading change in the doctoral program. Since graduation motivation psychology and its application to organizational change has been his ongoing academic pursuit. Peter was privileged to receive a research grant from the Louisville Institute provided to “academic practitioners” to “support the  intellectual work of pastoral leaders who have the capacities for research,  teaching, and writing that can reach broad audiences.” The grant allowed him to take a sabbatical in 2009 to begin working on Choosing Change.

Peter has been engaged across North America as a speaker and workshop leader. In addition Peter is a Certified Executive Coach of the International Coach Federation, holding an ACC accreditation.  

About the Course: 

Over four units, Peter will guide you through what it means to lead yourself well — becoming aware of your strengths and challenges, setting real goals, and cultivating a reflective practice that becomes part of everyday ministry.

The course isn’t about creating more to-do lists or adding burdens. It’s about learning to pause and reconnect with who we are, so that your ministry comes from a place of clarity and intention. There is a mix of self-assessment tools, practical exercises, time for reflection, and video lecture from Peter - All organized in a go-at-your-own-pace rhythm. 

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