Author: marcusjcarlson

Below is a testimony from a church I have been working with both in my work that is noted on this website and my work with Preparing for Amazement Ministries. It is a church that burned to the ground over a year ago. “I am very grateful for Pastor Marcus and his journey with us […]

Join me for the Journeys of Paul in Greece & Turkey June 11-23, 2025 Walk in the Footsteps of Paul and journey through the New Testament! Trip pricing is from Chicago, however you can request to fly from almost any major airport in the United States or can make your own arrangements to get to […]

I am so excited to announce the launching of my new podcast, Voices in the Wilderness: Conversations about Church and Leader Health. You can learn more here!

This year I am working on our next book, Habits of Healthy Leaders. Like the Habits of Healthy Churches book, we have identified the top 7 habits of healthy leaders, particularly from a faith perspective.  1 Healthy leaders are praying leaders.2. Healthy leaders are teachable & life-long learners.3. Healthy leaders do conflict well.4. Healthy leaders […]

I am excited to announce a new podcast I will be doing with my colleagues from Preparing for Amazement Ministries! Voices in the Wilderness: Conversations about Church and Leader Health, will launch in April of 2024. We welcome ideas for topics and guests, simply email us here.

We have recently updated our faith based services. Rev. Dr. Marcus J. Carlson offers a wide variety of faith based services for individuals, families, churches and ministries. Services include: spiritual travel, coaching, consulting, seminars, funerals, pulpit supply, sabbatical coverage, spiritual direction and intentional interim ministry. List of Faith Based Services List of Seminars Offered Bio

Offerings Dr. Marcus J. Carlson is a Working Genius Certified Facilitator through the Table Group. 1 Day Quick Start 1 Day Trifecta Executive Coaching 2 Day Offsite 3 Hour Working Genius (Team) Working Genius Consultation (Individual) Bio Contact us to learn more.

I am excited to share that I have completed my Working Genius Facilitator certification! Working Genius is an amazing tool created by the Table Group to help bring increased joy and productivity to work for individuals and teams! I am be offering individual and team coaching and consulting. Contact me for more information!

I am the proud author of three books. Writing is not at all my gift, nor is it something that brings me a lot of joy. Yet, it has been an important outlet and calling for me. I write because I want to be helpful. I want to take what I have learned and and […]

We were working with a board of elders for a fast growing church. Like many growing churches, they were still operating like a small church even though they had become a large church. It is not an uncommon problem. The dynamics had changed dramatically because of the growth which identified some bad habits that were […]