Eric Kohler Email & Phone Number

Magnolia Trace - Huntsville, Al

Providing the spiritual and emotional needs, guidance, and care of our team and residents, with conviction, enthusiasm, and joy.

Madison, Alabama, United States

* Providing Face-to-face conferences, coaching and counseling for Relationships and Life Transitions on a world-wide network.* Focused, topic-specific guidance, with flexible availability.

Madison, Alabama, United States

* Coaching, Talent Review and Performance Assessment for individuals and groups, for team optimization.* Solution-focused collaboration between Executive Leadership and core workforce.* District-wide support teaching for six elementary schools in Madison City Public School system.

Isom'S Chapel: Athens, Alabama, United States

* Lead Speaker, Visionary, Goal-Setter and Pastoral Counselor during the COVID pandemic.* Responsible for Outreach, Business Development, and Facilities Management.* Restructured Leadership, Mission Statements, and managed campus renovations.* Strengthened relations with our Home School network and Scout Troop.

Trinity Umc: Huntsville, Alabama, United States

* Revitalized and re-focused Huntsville’s first-ever contemporary production (est. 1989), surging regular attendance from 400 to 600 per week, increasing participation to 900 active members.* Evaluated and distributed curriculum for over 1,000 attenders in 25 weekly classes and discussion groups, which increased in-house involvement, public awareness and off-campus presence.* Initiated, created and implemented church-wide rebranding initiatives and messaging, optimizing a $2 million budget yielding between 75% membership participation.* Spearheaded, mobilized, and facilitated Compassion International MOBEX [Mobile Experience] campaign, achieving a goal of sponsoring 100 children, in an already-actively sponsoring congregation.* Renewed policies and procedures, and pastorally supported our Childhood Development Center.

Good Shepherd Umc: Madison, Alabama, United States

* Authored, calculated, launched and led an “ancient-future” worship service, introducing a whimsical-yet challenging, faith-inspiring experience.* Created and implemented a custom on-boarding process, resulting in 95% commitment rate. * Developed and directed groups, classes, seminars and special events of all sizes and age groups, resulting in a 200% increase in membership over a four-year period.* Spiritual Director for Senior and Junior High Youth Ministry guiding worship, education, service and missions, for over one hundred students across four school districts.* Mobilized and deployed teams of over 250+ disaster-relief volunteers following Alabama’s 2011 tornado damages, helping families in need across all of North Alabama.

Orlando, Florida, United States

* Networked, presented, recruited, resourced, and guided over 300 churches, non-profits and prisons in a first-ever, city-wide, short-term, small group initiative, named “Purpose Driven City: Orlando.”* Impacted over 100,000 lives, partnering with Pastor Rick Warren [Saddleback Church] and The Luis Palau Festival, the “Billy Graham” of South America.

Maitland, Florida, United States

* Co-Founded a Multi-Media company with four Electronic Arts colleagues.* Championed multiple Development, Sales & Administrative roles, which included: Project Management, Client Relations, Networking & Business Development, Budgets, Negotiations, Corporate Presentations, Accounts Receivable and Payable, and Contracts. * Navigated all Human Resources duties, including Recruiting, On-boarding, Training, Hiring/Firing, Employee Handbook, ADP payroll, and Employee Benefits.* High-profile clients included: Bayer, Eli Lilly, Electronic Arts, Florida Hospital, 3DO, Origin Studios, and Turbine Entertainment.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Industrial And Product Design

Activities and Societies: Best Senior Thesis: Reclined Sitting Device (photo in Media) IDSA Member (Industrial Designer's Society.

Master Of Divinity - Mdiv, Christian Leadership And Discipleship, Graduate Level

Key Training Courses: - Pastoral Care and Counseling - Mentored Leadership Training - Ministry in Context - Hospital / Corporate Chaplaincy