Healthy Rhythms Institute

We wan to help you thrive as a leader!

One of the most significant challenges facing Christian leaders today is burnout. According to Ed Stetzer, “Mental health issues in general and burnout in particular are real issues. This has only been magnified by the added stress of a global pandemic.” More than ever, leaders need support and encouragement to help them learn to navigate the world we are in.

That’s why we founded Healthy Rhythms Institute, to help leaders thrive through a unique approach to coaching and coach training that promotes spiritual formation, leadership resilience, and missional creativity.

Whether you are a person who needs to be coached or you want to become a certified HRI Coach, we can help.

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Our Coaches

Dr. Winfield Bevins
Co-Founder

Dr. Winfield Bevins is the Director of Church Planting at Asbury Theological Seminary and co-founder of Missional Formation Coaching. He has helped start several churches and non-profit organizations, and is a sought-after missional coach and consultant in various global contexts.

Dr. Mark Dunwoody
Co-Founder

Dr. Mark Dunwoody has more than three decades of international experience as an entrepreneur and consultant to non-profits and faith communities. Originally from Belfast, Ireland, Mark has lived in five countries and is well known, internationally, in the missional conversation as a writer, trainer, speaker, strategist and coach.

Rev. Dr. Eliseo A. Mejia

Rev. Dr. Eliseo A. Mejia is a missiologist, church-planting leader, coach, pastor, and mentor. He has been planting churches the last 30 years in different cultures, contexts, and countries. He is the National Director of Expresiones Divinas for Fresh Expressions U.S. As a coach and church planter leader, he guides a wide variety of architects in different national settings and countries through all phases of the innovative progression of endeavors from start to completion.

Valarie Grimes

Valarie Grimes is a coach, pastor, international speaker and Kingdom builder. Her passion is inspiring believers to reach their God-given potential in order to change the world. She traveled to Ganta City, Liberia and Delhi, China as a speaker and missionary. Valarie is also a registered nurse. Her most important roles, however, are the ones she holds in her family as a wife, mother, sister, and grandmother.

William Chaney

William has served in full-time ministry for 25 years as a church planter, pastor, and coach. William has planted two churches and has been coaching and training leaders in churches, business and nonprofit organizations since 2005. He is a Clifton Strengths Certified Coach. DISC facilitator, and an International Coach Federation Associate Certified Coach.

Dr. Iosmar Alvarez

Dr. Iosmar Alvarez emigrated to the U.S. from Cuba and has served as the senior pastor of Fuente de Avivamiento in Lexington, Ky., founder of Disciple 21 Church Planting Network, and is now the District Superintendent in Lexington, Ky. He is a certified coach and recently earned his doctorate at Asbury Seminary.

Kristen Yates

Kristen has served as a pastor since 2005, working with youth, young adults, international students and families, and young career pastors; and helping plant several churches around the country since 2011. Kristen is a trained spiritual director and mediator with a particular heart for the formation and care of ministry leaders. Her work involves creating resources and spaces that help others find deeper intimacy with the Lord.

Dr. Brian Russell

Dr. Brian Russell lives in Orlando, Florida. He is a professor of biblical studies, author and coach for pastors and non-profit leaders. He specializes in deep formational coaching to help spiritual leaders flourish and thrive in their kingdom work for the long haul.

Dr. Jay Moon

Dr. Jay Moon is a professor of evangelism & church planting and author of several books, including Entrepreneurial Church Planting: Innovative Approaches to Engage the Marketplace. His coaching experience focuses on helping people integrate their faith and work in the marketplace and healthy approaches to prevent burnout.