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High-impact calling shouldn't feel like high-stress survival!

Closing the Leadership Gap is a year-long coaching cohort for female church leaders ready to trade daily overwhelm for concrete, skill-based strategy.

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The problem isn't your confidence.

It's just a few missing pieces.

You've been faithful to your calling.

 But behind the scenes...

  • “I'm the go-to problem solver for everyone else, but I don't have a safe space to process my own leadership hurdles.” 

  • “I get plenty of pep talks and encouragement, but what I actually need is concrete strategy and action steps.”

  • “I'm constantly pouring out into others, while my own growth and vision sit on the back burner.”

  • “I blame myself when something goes wrong on my team, spinning for days and questioning myself.”

  • “I've wondered if this is worth it, what this calling is costing me – my family, my body, my peace.”

None of this means you're failing or that you're not called to lead.

 I've spent the last 30 years leading in the local church, including as the first woman on the Executive Team of a 20,000-member, multi-site church.

Along the way, I wrote 
Developing Female Leaders and Find Your Leadership Voice, and I've had the chance to speak on this topic to thousands of pastors and church leaders across the country. 

  • Endorsed by Larry Osborne, Dave Ferguson, Carey Nieuwhof, John Ortberg, Nancy Beach, and others

  • 4-time guest, Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast

  • Consulted with hundreds of churches on ministry strategy and leadership development over the last 10 years

  • Certified Leadership Coach, MS in Human Resource Development, Background as Mental Health Nurse

I've watched what happens when a leader finally gets the piece she's been missing, and I built CLG to make that possible for you too!

Your gap isn't about your ability. It's about being under-resourced.
Women are often given less access to the training, coaching, and opportunities many male leaders receive by default.

“Working with Kadi Cole has been truly transformative. Her guidance gave me the boldness and confidence to step fully into my calling.”

– Janine Beachy, Next Gen Pastor, One Church

“Working with Kadi Cole has been truly transformative. Her guidance gave me the boldness and confidence to step fully into my calling.”

– Janine Beachy, Next Gen Pastor, One Church

   

Plus, you'll also get:

Shalene Gustafson

Executive Pastor
Desert Song Community Church

For years, Shalene assumed she'd done something wrong whenever her decisions were questioned. In her own words: "I have just owned those so much – like I'm not a good communicator, I did something wrong, I caused this to happen." A single pushback could send her into days of self-doubt.

On a CLG coaching call, she brought a specific conflict: asking her team for a weekly update led one member to accuse her of micromanaging. CLG's teaching on team culture and conflict resolution (content she now uses to train her own team), and hearing other women face nearly identical conflicts, shifted something.

The next similar conflict, she noticed the difference immediately: "I used to question myself, beat myself up, wonder how I could have said it differently, or maybe I should have never asked... but I didn't have any of that this time!" She's since been promoted to Executive Pastor. As she put it: "Realizing that me being in the room is more than what everyone around the table thinks – it's God who asked me to be there. And if He has, then I can have confidence in that."

Shalene Gustafson

Executive Pastor
Desert Song Community Church

BEFORE...

Shalene assumed every pushback meant "I did something wrong," sending her into days of self-doubt.

DURING...

A CLG coaching call reshaped how she engaged team conflict, replacing spiraling with real clarity.

AFTER...

"I didn't have any of that self-doubt this time." Shalene's confidence keeps growing – she's since been promoted to Executive Pastor, and she's finally trusting that she belongs in the room.

CLG is a one-year online coaching cohort built to walk alongside you!

One Year Access: $997

Paid in full or flexible payment plans available.

 
Enrollment closes October 1, 2026 – the same day your cohort begins!


What You Get:
 - Full access to the training library (60+ sessions)
 - Live Monthly Coaching Calls
 - Unlimited Gap Finder Assessments
 - 'Kadi's Quick Answers' AI Tool
 - Ongoing support through the CLG Community Portal and App
 - Access for one full year (ongoing memberships available after your first year)

30-Day Guarantee:
Try it fully for 30 days. If it's not the right fit, just send us an email and we'll make it right – no guilt, no hoops, no hard feelings!

How to Get Financial Support:
If cost is what's making you pause, we've got a free resource to help: Make Your Stewardship Case - a simple guide to help you ask your church to invest in closing your leadership gap.


What happens after you enroll:

You're set from the moment you check out – we’ll email you all the information you need. On October 1, we'll celebrate together at an optional Welcome Night, then you’ll dive into your Gap Finder Assessment to build your custom growth track.


Join the Cohort Risk-Free for 30 Days!


It's grounded in real, documented research on why capable women often get stuck in leadership - sharpened by years of coaching conversations with female church leaders in every kind of role and at every size of church.



“86% of women in ministry feel clearly called to leadership.

But less than half have ever been intentionally developed as leaders.”

– From Kadi's research in her bestselling book, Developing Female Leaders

 

Here's exactly what you get inside CLG:

Built around the four areas most female church leaders have not been fully equipped in yet.

1. Hard Skills

You'll understand the budgeting process as it's happening, follow the logic behind organizational decisions, and speak up in strategy conversations instead of nodding along. No more feeling like the only person in the room who didn't get the memo on how any of this actually works.

2. Spiritual Leadership Skills

You'll lead from spiritual authority that's fully yours, not borrowed or apologized for, with practical tools for discipleship, pastoral care, and spiritual conversations that used to catch you off guard. Every bit of it honors your church's theology, not one that tries to override it.

3. Communication Skills

You'll walk into hard conversations, vision-casting, and hiring decisions with the right words ready, instead of over-rehearsing them the night before. People follow your lead because of how you communicate, not just because of your role or who you know.

4. Sustainability Skills

You'll build a rhythm that lets you lead at full capacity without sacrificing your family, your health, or your own soul in the process. Leading well and living well stop being in competition with each other.

CLG Is For You If...

You're carrying real responsibility in your ministry
  – whether or not your title fully reflects it.

You've read books, listened to podcasts, and done what you could on your own
  – but now you're ready for something with more structure and depth.

You want training that takes your faith as seriously as your strategy 
  – not one without the other.

You know the skills that got you here won't get you to what's next
– and you're ready to close that gap.

You've realized investing in your own leadership isn't selfish
  – it's faithful stewardship of the calling God has given you.

If that's you, here's what becomes possible once you're finally equipped with what you've been missing:

Yes, I'm Ready To Join!
Courtney Mendoza

Executive Pastor
Timber Creek Church

Courtney struggled with her new role – what to delegate and how much to let go, not from inability, but uncertainty. She'd also lost her one close female mentor, leaving no one at her level to turn to. In her own words: "It's so hard to have this ongoing thought that someone's going to figure out that I don't have it all together."

On a coaching call, she gained clarity on her role as and how to make confident calls as the youngest and only woman on her executive team. CLG's teaching on delegation reshaped how she empowered others, and the legacy teaching brought her  unexpected relief: "I wondered, 'Am I going to be phased out eventually? But seeing myself continuing to lead decades from now... just gave me so much peace."

In her own words: "I felt the weight of being asked what I thought was best – I'm making the call here, I'm making the financial decision, I'm communicating those things." As she put it, "embracing the boldness to step into that... This has given me so much encouragement for this stage and for the journey ahead of me."

Courtney Mendoza

Executive Pastor
Timber Creek Church

BEFORE...

In her new executive role, Courtney carried new leadership weight largely on her own – quietly admitting 'I don't have it all together' – especially after losing her one female mentor.

DURING...

A coaching call gave her confidence to make clear decisions, even as the youngest and only woman on her leadership team, while CLG's teaching on delegation reshaped how she empowered others.

AFTER...

Courtney once worried about always feeling overwhelmed or even being "phased out eventually" – now she feels "so much peace" as she imagines a long future in ministry leadership.

You've probably already tried the free stuff –
the podcasts, the books, maybe even the gatherings.
That's a good start!

But if you're ready for more than what free can give you, here's how CLG compares:

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Eliza Lee

Children's Pastor & Women's Director
Church of the Cascades

Eliza doubted her own calling to lead; the leadership models around her had no place for her: "I don't feel really called to lead in the way that the other women in our denomination were leading." Her church was encouraging, but never developing: "They're always very positive. I just don't think they knew what to do with me." She also carried too much alone – women's, kids', and dance ministry all at once.

Through CLG, Eliza realized she was already leading – including leading men – she just lacked the language for it: "I'm called to lead the leaders of our church, even men... I actually do feel called to lead people. And it wasn't until this program that I really felt that." She also began championing other capable women, nominating them for leadership and affirming their giftedness.

She's grown more confident in rooms she once found intimidating: "I feel more confident even being in a room full of males... I feel more comfortable knowing that they have a story." She's also changed how she sees strong women: "Just because they're strong doesn't mean anything's wrong with them. It just means they are gifted." In her words, she's 'leveled up' – in her own leadership, and in how she elevates other women's potential.

 

Eliza Lee

Children's Pastor & Women's Director
Church of the Cascades

BEFORE...

Eliza doubted her own calling to lead, feeling that although her church tried to be encouraging, they "didn't know what to do with me."

DURING...

Through CLG, she found the confidence to lead her whole team well, including the men on it – and began championing other capable women too.

AFTER...

Eliza is more confident in rooms she once found intimidating, and now believes when women are strong it "just means they are gifted" – in her words, she's fully "leveled up" her leadership.

If you've read this far and you're still not sure, this part is for you!


Whatever's holding you back, we hope you'll let it go...


The next version of your leadership is waiting, 
and we'd love to help you get there!

I've watched women just like you – talented, called women – run into the same invisible walls I did. 

Early in my ministry career, I'd hesitate every time a conversation turned strategic – whispering my ideas to the guy next to me so he could share them instead. One day, my boss pulled me aside and said, “Kadi, I didn't hire you because of what you can do. I hired you because of how you think. I need you to say it yourself.” 

That's when I realized: it was never a lack of ability or work ethic holding us back. It was a specific gap in training – the same gap I had to close myself.

 

But it doesn't have to be that way for you!

 

I built CLG because I believe every woman leading in the local church needs and deserves the chance to close that gap herself, with the right support alongside her.

My goal is to give you what you need – truth from Scripture, facts from research, plus seasoned guidance – so you can make an informed decision about how God is calling you to lead in your church.

If you resonated with anything here, I don't think that was an accident. Perhaps God is inviting you to something more?

I hope to see you in the cohort!

Reminder: Doors close October 1, 2026!

JOIN CLG TODAY!


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