The mission of LEAD WITH YOUR LIFE is to create soul-shaping communities where leaders are equipped, empowered, and inspired to lead from a Christ-transformed life as they change their world for His purposes.
Every Christ-follower is on a mission—the Great Commission. Any mission, especially one of strategic importance, needs leaders—good ones and lots of them. But the mission is severely compromised when its leaders are taken off the frontlines due to some form of breakdown in their personal lives. These all-too-familiar breakdowns are seen in personal crisis, counterproductive behaviors, ill-advised choices, entitlement attitudes, interpersonal conflicts, and physical or emotional depletion.
It is no secret these are formidable problems. And prevalent ones.
Leadership success will never be fully realized if leaders lead with their titles, positions, personalities, degrees, or accomplishments. True leadership happens when leaders lead with their LIVES—bringing the weight and power of lives that are constantly being changed by Christ.
What is Chuck’s story?
Born and raised in Los Angeles, Chuck pastored in the local church for 40 years before giving full focus to Lead With Your Life. He brings a deep passion for developing leaders, both in the marketplace and ministry, who value the importance of leading not with positions or titles but with WHO they are. He is constantly pursuing ways to encourage and challenge leaders to look at the interior issues of life and leadership.
What words do people use to describe him?
Christ-follower. Coach. Developer. Strategist. Encourager. Learner. Practitioner.
What is Chuck really good at?
Chuck loves coming alongside Kingdom leaders who want to take their lives and leadership to deeper and more significant places of impact and influence. He intentionally pursues leaders who want to develop from the inside out.
What are some of the formal ways God has prepared Chuck to serve?
Chuck served as pastor for 40 years. He earned his B.A. from Biola University, his Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and his D.Min. from Talbot School of Theology. He is Founder of Lead With Your Life.
What are some things Chuck has learned over the years?
What is one of Chuck’s favorite sayings?
Great accomplishments start with a compelling vision, but become reality through daily choices.
What does he enjoy doing?
Beyond his passion to invest in Kingdom leaders, Chuck loves being a husband to his college sweetheart of 50 years, being a dad to two sons and their wives, and being a granddad to his six amazing grandkids (aka: the SixPack). To keep refreshed and energized, he enjoys reading, writing, tackling home projects, golfing, and working out.
Bill Duncan has served alongside Chuck in the local church as a dear friend before the inception of Lead With Your Life. He is a founding board member and currently serves as chair of the board. He brings strong organizational and exceptional leadership skills to the ministry. He also coaches Rock Solid groups, as he desires to take the journey with leaders of developing depth of character by being transformed from the inside out. Bill also serves on additional Christian, non-profit boards. He and his wife, Debbie have four married children and twelve grandchildren. Bill retired from The Olson Duncan Agency that he successfully owned and led for over 40 years.
John Gilmour has faithfully served on the Lead With Your Life Board for a number of years, bringing a keen passion and reliable expertise to the table. He strongly supports the Rock Solid Initiative, serving as a Coach. His deep desire is to come alongside Kingdom-minded leaders resourcing and equipping them for maximum strategic impact, as they lead from the inside out. John is a benefits broker with over 30 years of experience at JD Gilmour & Co., Inc. John is married to Karen and has one adult son and two adult daughters. They attend Vintage Church in Pasadena and are involved with Church in the Park, a ministry for the unhoused.
Over the years, Herag Haleblian has faithfully served as a Rock Solid Coach. He is fully committed to the mission of Lead with Your Life, seeking to inspire and equip leaders to live lives of extraordinary impact. Herag brings to the board his unique ability to articulate complex ideas clearly. He has been in management consultant for over 30 years, a social entrepreneur, a facilitator of men’s leadership development, and a professor in academia. He is the founder/managing partner at KRE Consulting, founder/president of the social enterprise NeuroTalent Works, and a part time lecturer at USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering. Herag and his wife, Lisa, have one adult daughter and two sons.
Pastor Garrick Hanger serves as co-lead pastor at Coastline Covenant Church in Southern California. He is passionate about walking intimately with Jesus, helping leaders experience the lavish love of God, and learning how to live expectantly through the presence of the Holy Spirit. Garrick has been coaching Rock Solid groups with Chuck for a number of years, and brings to the board a strong discipline of living and leading from the heart, and keen leadership expertise and insight. Things he loves: his wife Jeannine, his three kids, his dog Ruby Mae, slow reflective walks in nature, VW buses, and body surfing.
Jim Howe has been an integral visionary board member at Lead With Your Life since its founding, and has coached a number of Rock Solid groups. Having seen and experienced first hand the significant impact of this transformational ministry in the lives of leaders, Jim expectantly looks forward to continued engagement and support of the LWYL mission as we seek to build into next generation leaders. Jim is the Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Door of Hope. He has enjoyed teaching over the years as an adjunct professor in the graduate School of Business at Azusa Pacific University. He and his wife Lori are parents to one adult son and daughter and enjoy three darling grandkids.
Dusty Olson enthusiastically serves on the board, bringing experience with donor engagement and strategic relational capital. Serving as a Rock Solid coach for seven years, he leads with transparency, encouragement, and insight. Dusty graduated with a degree in Business Finance from Point Loma Nazarene University, and focuses on a career in the insurance industry. Dusty and his wife, Kim, have been married since college and have been blessed with three amazing children. They attend Saddleback Church in Lake Forest. Some of his favorite activities include rich and meaningful dinner conversations with friends, dates with his gal, golfing, and active engagement in their kid’s sports.
Jim Alden | Director of Coach Development
Steve Keith | Director of Operations
Dusty Olson | Director of Donor Engagement
