Charles & Sherryl Stone

Both my wife Sherryl and I have a heart for pastors and pastors’ wives. We’ve taught hundreds of pastors and their wives in the United States, Canada, Nicaragua, Colombia, Haiti, Cuba, and Mexico.

I served in pastoral ministry for over 43 years as Lead Pastor, a Teaching Pastor, an Associate Pastor, and as a Church Planter.

I earned an engineering degree from Georgia Tech, a Masters of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctorate of Ministry from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, and a PhD from Columbia Biblical Seminary in South Carolina. I’ve also earned an executive masters in the neuroscience of leadership from The Neuroleadership Institute, a post-baccalaureate certificate in Therapeutic Models of Mindfulness from Wilfred Laurier University and have completed a graduate certificate in Mind, Brain, and Teaching from Johns Hopkins University. 

I’ve been professionally trained in these areas by these organizations:

• Professional coaching through the Professional Christian Coaching Institute (ACC certified under the International Coaching Federation)
• Strategic Planning through Ministry Advantage (certified)
• Vision Clarity through the Church Unique Process with Auxano (certified)
• Conflict Management through Peacemakers
• Brain-Based Leadership through the Neuroleadership Institute and the Academy of Brain-Based Leadership
• Psychological Safety: certified by the Academy of Brain-Based Leadership to teach resilience and administer the SAFETY™ profile (psychological safety for teams)
• Stress Resilience Training: Certified by The Grit Institute and Driven to teach Stress Resilience and administer the PR-6 resilience inventory
• Certified in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (two certificates)
• Sleep coaching: Level 1 Certified Coach in Sleep, Stress Management, and Recovery by Precision Nutrition