I recommend Barb’s professional/ministerial coaching services. She has been a catalyst for me to sort out steps to meet my goal of initiating teamwork in my parish community. She inspired hope, believed in my will power and validated strategic steps as I moved toward my goal.
Patricia B.
Barbara Linek
Barbara Linek is passionate about empowering marginalized communities. She is the director of Thriving in Ministry at CTU, where she is studying to become an ICF-certified ministerial coach.
She holds a Master’s in Intercultural Studies and Ministry from Catholic Theological Union (2021) and a Master’s in Organizational Leadership from Lewis University (2005). Barbara is bilingual and ministers at her multicultural parish.
In life, it’s hard to know if we are producing enough. Should I be doing more? Could I do better if I really tried? How do I know when I’ve done enough? How do I measure success? How do I achieve my potential? How do I find more fulfillment?
We are here at Cultivate Coaching to help you answer these questions. We believe in the kind, patient approach of the gardener in this parable:
“A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if he could find any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. Finally he told his gardener to cut it down. ‘I’ve waited three years and there hasn’t been a single fig!’ he said. ‘Why bother with it any longer? It’s taking up space we can use for something else.’
“‘Give it one more chance,’ the gardener answered. ‘Leave it another year, and I’ll cultivate it and give it plenty of fertilizer. If we get figs next year, fine; if not, I’ll cut it down.’” Luke 13:6-9
