Tom Lee

Founder & Owner of PCN

After pastoring churches, directing missionaries, and raising eight kids, Tom coaches about life, money, and more.

Partner Development: IntermediateChristian Life Coaching: TraineeGeneral Coaching: Junior

What Tom charges

$25 a session

$25 per session, up to one hour.

Too few Intermediate coaches in Partner Development to say what is typical yet.

Level in Partner Development: Intermediate
General Coaching: Junior
Rating: ★★★★★ 5.0 from 2 reviews
On PCN: 2 yrs coaching · 1 month with PCN
Sessions held: 8

Coach. Pastor. Mission Leader. Entrepreneur. Father of Eight.

Tom Lee's work ethic goes back further than his résumé. He got his first job at age eight delivering newspapers, kept delivering them all the way through high school, and started his own lawn-mowing business as a teenager — earning enough to pay his way through college. He studied both business and ministry there, because he genuinely loved both, and that combination has shaped everything since.

Since then, Tom has pastored several churches, helped launch multiple house churches, and started three businesses of his own. He's an entrepreneur by nature — a problem-solver who genuinely loves the work, one of the gifts he leans on most. Today he serves as Hub Director for Global Frontier Missions (GFM) Thailand, a Bangkok-based missions organization built around three pillars — Mobilize, Train, and Multiply — working toward a long-term vision of starting and overseeing 1,000 church planting movements.

Tom and his wife, Christine, have been married for over two decades and are raising eight children together, splitting life between Bangkok, Thailand, and Ludington, Michigan, USA. That's not a footnote to his coaching — it's central to it. Marriage under real pressure, parenting at scale, and leading a growing organization are the terrain he coaches from.

Tom is deeply goal-oriented, and he loves helping other people get there too — figuring out their gifts and passions, then building the healthy habits that actually close the gap between where they are and their biggest dreams. He works hard, believes in having real fun doing it, and brings that same energy into every coaching relationship.

That's why Tom's coaching doesn't stay in one lane. Whether it's partner development and support raising, financial coaching, life coaching, marriage and family, or leadership and organizational growth, Tom brings the same thing to every conversation: real experience, a systems mind that helps people build something sustainable rather than just survive the moment, and a deep conviction that faith belongs in the middle of these conversations, not on the sidelines of them.

Tom holds real credentials to back that experience — including certified coach training through Via Nations and he's an ordained minister — and continues to grow that foundation deliberately, believing a coach should never stop being a student of the craft.

But underneath every goal, habit, and business plan is Tom's actual bottom line: helping people become healthy disciples of Jesus Christ.

Certified coach through Via Nations (previously SRS)
Trained at the Via Nations Boot Camp (for raising support)
Read the top ten books on this topic
Had several additional trainings
Currently serving as a missionary in Bangkok, Thailand on full support
Have helped many team members raise full support
With eight children, I understand big budgets and hard schedules

Proficiency by category

Proficiency is held separately for each category. A coach can be Expert in one and Junior in another.

Category	Level	What that means
Partner Development	Intermediate	Coaching independently, with periodic review rather than every session.
Christian Life Coaching	Trainee	Working through the Junior checklist. Not yet taking clients in this category.

General Coaching is separate again — one track across all coaching, not per category.

What each level takes in Partner Development

Every level is cumulative — reaching one means everything below it is already done and signed off by a supervisor.

Junior — Coaching real clients, with every early session reviewed.

Reading: The God Ask by Steve Shadrach; People Raising: A Practical Guide to Raising Funds by William P. Dillon
Video training: Level 1 video set (Junior) — 40 short films, about two hours
Experience: Your first 5 client sessions, video-reviewed

Intermediate — Coaching independently, with periodic review rather than every session.

Reading: Funding Your Ministry by Scott Morton; Friend Raising: Building a Missionary Support Team That Lasts by Betty Barnett
Video training: Level 2 video set (Intermediate) — 40 short films, about two hours
Experience: 1 client trained to full support
Peer review: Review two Junior-level coaches

Skilled — Fully independent. No supervision required.

Reading: Never Do Fundraising Again by Ken Williams & Gaylyn Williams; Getting Sent: A Relational Approach to Support Raising by Pete Sommer
Video training: Level 3 video set (Skilled) — 40 short films, about two hours
Experience: 2 clients trained to full support
Peer review: Review two Intermediate-level coaches

Advanced — Deep, established experience; informally mentors coaches working toward this category.

Reading: New Funding Models for Global Mission by Tim Welch; Blindspots: Leading Your Team & Ministry to Full Funding by Scott Morton
Video training: Level 4 video set (Advanced) — 40 short films, about two hours
Experience: 3 clients trained to full support
Peer review: Review two Skilled-level coaches

Expert — Trains and certifies other coaches in this category. Shown on the site as "Expert Partner Development Coach".

Reading: ViewPoints: Fresh Perspectives on Personal Support Raising by Steve Shadrach; Essentials for Fundraising and Development by Michael R. VanHuis & Heather Pubols
Video training: Level 5 video set (Expert) — 4 sessions, about four hours
Experience: 4 clients trained to full support
Peer review: Review two Advanced-level coaches
External certification: Certification from an approved organization

What each level takes in Christian Life Coaching

Every level is cumulative — reaching one means everything below it is already done and signed off by a supervisor.

Junior — Coaching real clients, with early sessions reviewed.

Reading: TransforMissional Coaching by Steve Ogne & Tim Roehl; Christian Coaching by Gary R. Collins
Video training: Video 1 — Foundations: what Christian life coaching is

Intermediate — Coaching without reaching for the answer.

Reading: Coaching Questions by Tony Stoltzfus; Living Forward by Michael Hyatt & Daniel Harkavy
Video training: Video 2 — The coach's own heart and mindset
Experience: 1 client coached through a full block
Peer review: Review two Junior-level coaches

Skilled — Trusted with the harder cases in this category.

Reading: The Path by Laurie Beth Jones; The Calling Journey by Tony Stoltzfus
Video training: Video 3 — Coaching skills and working with clients
Experience: 2 clients coached through a full block
Peer review: Review two Intermediate-level coaches

Advanced — Reviewing other coaches’ sessions in this category.

Reading: A Leader's Life Purpose Workbook by Tony Stoltzfus; Coaching for Christian Leaders by Linda J. Miller & Chad W. Hall
Video training: Video 4 — Launching your coaching practice
Experience: 3 clients coached through a full block
Peer review: Review two Skilled-level coaches

Expert — Setting what good looks like here, and training others to it.

Reading: Christ-Centered Coaching by Jane Creswell; Ethics & Risk Management for Christian Coaches by Michael J. Marx
Video training: Video 5 — Growing, mentoring, and harder situations
Experience: 4 clients coached through a full block
Peer review: Review two Advanced-level coaches
External certification: Certification from an approved organization

Rates

$25 per session, up to one hour

$250 for a block of 10 sessions

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$50 per session, up to one hour

$500 for a block of 10 sessions

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