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Dr. Charles Coker

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Invite Dr. Coker to speak

Dr. Coker speaks to churches, conferences, Christian schools, ministry teams, leadership retreats, and faith-driven organizations that want biblical wisdom for spiritual maturity, emotional health, purpose, and calling.

Rooted in the message of A God-Shaped Mind, his teaching helps audiences understand how God renews the mind, forms spiritual maturity, and moves believers from information into lived obedience.

Author of A God-Shaped Mind • PdD • DMin • SPHR • 35+ years of teaching, ministry, and leadership

/ Best-Fit Audiences

For leaders shaping faith, formation, and the next generation

Dr. Coker speaks to groups that want more than inspiration – they want biblical wisdom, practical language, and a clear path toward spiritual maturity, emotional health, and faithful daily obedience.

Churches

Equip your congregation with biblical wisdom for renewing the mind and growing in spiritual maturity

Christian Schools

Help students, parents, faculty, and leaders think biblically in a noisy and anxious culture

Conferences

Bring a timely message on faith, brain science, purpose, and formation to a larger gathering

Ministry Teams

Strengthen leaders and volunteers with language for emotional health, calling, and discipleship

Leadership Retreats

Create space for reflection, renewal, and deeper alignment around purpose and obedience

Faith-Driven Organizations

Help teams lead and serve from wisdom, wholeness, and a biblical understanding of people

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/ Speaking Themes

Biblical wisdom for spiritually healthy people and faith-based organizations

Dr. Coker’s speaking helps churches, ministries, schools, and faith-driven organizations address the inner formation of people and the relational health of the systems they serve in.

What churches and organizations often miss when emotional intelligence is not taught, developed, or practiced – and why it affects turnover, engagement, trust, and team health.

/ Featured Speaking Topic

A God-Shaped Mind

How God Renews the Mind and Forms Spiritual Maturity

Based on Dr. Coker’s newest book, A God-Shaped Mind, this message helps audiences understand the connection between biblical wisdom, neuroscience-informed formation, emotional health, and lasting spiritual maturity.

Dr. Coker equips believers and leaders to move beyond information and inspiration into the deeper work of formation – learning how God renews the mind, shapes the heart, and leads people into faithful daily obedience.

Audiences will walk away with:

/ Audience Outcomes

Your people will leave with language, hope, and practical next steps

Dr. Coker’s teaching is designed to do more than inspire for a moment. It gives audiences a framework for understanding how God forms people over time – spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and practically.

A clearer understanding of spiritual maturity

Audiences gain language for what growth actually looks like beyond information, attendance, or inspiration

Biblical hope for the renewed mind

Dr. Coker helps people see that transformation is possible because God designed the mind and heart to grow

Practical next steps for daily obedience

Listeners walk away with simple, faithful ways to respond in real life – not just ideas to admire

A renewed sense of purpose and calling

Leaders and believers are invited to live with greater clarity around who God made them to be and what He has called them to do

Language for emotional health and discipleship

Audiences learn how spiritual maturity and emotional health work together in the life of a growing believer

Wisdom for healthier faith-based organizations

Leaders gain insight into the people dynamics that shape trust, engagement, alignment, and long-term health

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Years Experience

/ Meet Chuck

A trusted voice shaped by Scripture, experience, and a lifetime of walking with leaders

Dr. Chuck Coker is an author, speaker, leadership researcher, and spiritual formation practitioner whose work spans ministry, organizational development, education, and faith-based leadership.

With more than 35 years of experience, he helps believers, leaders, churches, schools, and organizations understand how God forms people – spiritually, emotionally, relationally, and practically.

/ Featured Talk

Watch Dr. Coker's TedX talk

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Too often, businesses focus on investing in visible costs such as advertising or technology upgrades when attempting to grow their business. Rather than taking this risky route, Dr. Coker has proven that growing your business can be achieved when you focus on your people. Your time should be invested in exploring your opportunities to re-engage your employees and inspire them to increase productivity, Dr. Coker will show you how.

/ Speaking Inquiry

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Tell us a little about your event, audience, and the message you’re interested in. Dr. Coker’s team will review your request and follow up with next steps.