Dr. Claire Smith

I’m a leadership coach and founder of the Center for Faithful Leadership. I help people of faith who lead bring greater coherence to their faith and work so that their beliefs don't have to sit apart from how they lead.

My work focuses on helping leaders establish rhythms of sacred space that allow them to become more rooted in God, more intentional about how they lead, and better equipped to navigate the real-world demands of leadership without losing sight of their values.

I’m passionate about helping leaders consider not only what effective leadership looks like, but also what it means to lead faithfully—with clarity, conviction, love, and a deeper awareness of whose voice is shaping their decisions.

I coach mid-level to senior leaders who want their faith to meaningfully shape the way they lead.
I help leaders navigate situations where organizational demands, workplace expectations, relationships, and personal values can feel at odds. Together, we explore how they can remain grounded in their faith while handling difficult conversations, setting appropriate boundaries, leading teams, making decisions, and responding to challenging workplace environments.

Through the Center for Faithful Leadership, I help leaders establish rhythms of sacred space that create room to listen, reflect, reconnect with God and God’s Word, and lead from a more grounded and faithful place.

I work with people of faith in mid-level through senior leadership roles across a variety of organizations and settings.
They want their faith to influence how they actually lead rather than remaining separate from their professional lives.

They may feel pulled between organizational expectations and their values, struggle with workplace conversations or environments that don't align with those values, or find themselves questioning whether their leadership is being shaped by God's voice, other people's expectations, or their own.

They want to become more rooted in their faith so they can lead with both love and conviction and represent Christ well through their work.

People of faith in mid-level to senior leadership roles who want greater coherence between their faith, values, work, and the way they lead.

I’d especially love to connect with coaches and consultants who serve mid-level to senior leaders in complementary ways, as well as pastors and ministry leaders, HR and leadership development professionals, Christian counselors, faith-and-work networks, podcast hosts, and retreat and event organizers.
I value relationships with people who understand the leaders they serve well enough to recognize when someone would benefit from deeper support integrating faith with their leadership.

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