A Grounded Invitation to Deeper Connection

What would it be like to truly experience wholehearted life in leadership?
There’s hope and help. You don’t have to journey alone.

The Story Behind Wholehearted Pursuits

What would it be like to authentically bring your whole self to your whole life, as Jesus did, without feeling the need to hide parts of you away or secretly wondering if you’ll ever feel like you’re journeying well in life and leadership?

Too many ministry leaders have lost hope that this kind of life is even possible. We know, because we’ve been there.

Why We Exist

Wholehearted Pursuits is born out of a burden to restore the hope of experiencing deep connection with God, and inspire healthy, wholehearted living for ministry leaders that is both experiential and practical in everyday life.

It’s only as we experience being truly seen, known, and loved that we are empowered to bring our whole selves to our whole lives as Jesus did. At Wholehearted Pursuits, we journey with leaders, creating space for God to draw them into deeply connected, wholehearted life.

Our Burden

Our desire is to see leaders deeply formed by God’s love, embodying life in Christ in how they love, live, and lead, and empowering others to do the same. Through coaching and companionship, Wholehearted Pursuits helps ministry leaders cultivate healthy, integrated lives through deeper connection with God, self, and others.

We believe, from experience, that real healing, hope, and heart transformation is possible when ministry leaders don’t walk alone, but find safe, confidential, welcoming space for their soul. Wholehearted Pursuits offers hope to journey well.

How We Help

Through coaching:

For ministry leaders and their families, we offer individual and group coaching and spiritual direction. We create safe, confidential, unhurried spaces for leaders to feel heard, known, and to process the realities of integrating wholehearted faith into everyday life and leadership. We journey alongside leaders on an inner journey with outward expression.

Through companionship:

We come alongside ministry leaders through online and in-person cohorts and retreats. These are places and spaces to slow down, be known, and experience the welcoming care of God and the encouragement of others who understand the joys and challenges of leadership.

Through the podcast:

On The Wholehearted Pursuits podcast, we explore what deeply connected, wholehearted living looks like in every life through honest conversation, practical reflections, and the encouragement of others on the journey.

Through resources:

We offer a blog, guides, tools, and supporting resources to help leaders live more fully into the life God is inviting you to experience.

Meet the Founder

Cheri Cochran

Founder, Wholehearted Pursuits

Cheri Cochran is the founder of Wholehearted Pursuits, and a fellow journeyer on the path to deeply connected, wholehearted living.

Cheri is a trained spiritual director, coach, and for over 30 years, has experienced both the joys and difficulties of loving God and people in ministry, both as a pastor’s wife and as a pastor herself. It is her privilege to have encouraged and walked alongside hundreds of pastors, ministry leaders, and followers of Jesus in the work of showing up more fully and authentically.

Her personal story includes highs and lows, miracles, burnout, and restoration, experiencing God’s grace and faithfulness in deeply personal ways, and that journey shapes how she and Wholehearted Pursuits come alongside others navigating ministry, leadership, and life.

30+ Years in Ministry

Cheri has walked alongside hundreds of pastors, ministry leaders, and followers of Jesus in the work of showing up more fully and authentically.
Spiritual director, coach, ministry leader, and fellow journeyer

Ready to Take the Next Step in Your Journey?

Whether through the podcast, coaching, or companionship, Wholehearted Pursuits is here to walk with you toward a deeply connected, wholehearted life.