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Gerhard has more than 25 years of leading, coaching, mentoring and equipping global leaders from various cultures, walks of life, organisations and industries. 

His academic interests support his core life business, which he explains as: 

“Equipping purpose driven individuals and groups, to explore what matters most to them and respond creatively to bring it into existence.”

In Brief:

After spending 16 years as a pastor and coach, Gerhard gradually moved into Coaching at various organisations, served as Executive Director of Africa Inland mission International Southern Africa -,  specialising in providing support services for cross cultural workers across  Africa and Globally.

Currenlty he is coaching and training local and global clients,  offering retreats to navigate transition and offering spiritual direction for indiviuduals and groups 

He  also serves as teacher and team leader and Hope Community Church in Somerset Cape Town.

Coaching Experience

Corporate:

Direct Axis

Sun Glass Hut

Chevron 

Mars Food

Centre for Coaching

Media 24/Take alot

Education:  

Disa Primary

Hangberg Primary

Curro Delft 

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

Graduate School of Business, P Dip

Centre for coaching

Faith based NGO:

Dutch Reformed Church

Fresh Africa

OC Africa

Africa Inland Mission International teams(Madagascar, South Sudan, Kenya, Egypt, South Africa, Zambia)

A.I.M. International Global leaders retreats: Egypt and Italy

Laussanne 4 Global Leadership Forum

"Throughout my journey, I was always challenged to grow in competencies at each transition point of my leadership journey. It would enable me to steer the rich diversity of people I work with in each context, be it urban, developing or rural, as well as to integrate the spiritual side with the work place." 

Education:

1993-1999

Matriculating from Grey College, completed his BA and B.TH degrees in  Theology at the University of the Free State. 

2000 Community Development

Studied for his M.Th in Community Development at the Faculty of theology in Stellenbosch in 2000-2003

2004 enrolled for an MPHIL in Futures studies 

the university of Stellenbosch Business school, enabling him to develop systemic strategies for organisational change. 

In 2005-2007  Partnership Development  for missional movements

Training in and missional movements from the Communitas Centre, Stellenbosch. 

In 2007 Imago Africa

 Imago relationship facilitator for couples to develop and grow in conscious relationships, creating safe spaces, deeper listening and healing from the past. 

By 2010  Facilitative Leadership 

Stellenbosch University with associates from Norway's Lutheran Church facilitating change in high resistant organisations.  through the .  

  2011 Enneagram Practitioner

Trained in and working with the Enneagram at the Enneagram Institute to take his clients on a deeper slef awareness journey, understanding themselves and drawing in their biggest strengths

2013-2017 Professional Intergal Coaching

 Graduate School of Business and New Ventures West, at the Centre for Coaching, University of Cape Town and completed his full professional training as an executive coach 

2013  Leadership Circle assessment coach 

a 360 development feedback tool to assist leaders in their holistic  development and organisational feedback, at the Leadership Circle South Africa. 

2015: Coach Model 

Train the trainer for training coaches , Creative Results and OC Africa, Johannesburg. 

2017 LIVSTYLES team profile coach

working better together for teams, Livstyles international

2018 PATH TEAM Health assessment 

 PATH TEAM Health Assesments, to work more efficenctly with his diverse intercultural teams. 

from 2022-2023, Spiritual Direction

 At the Stillebosch retreat Centre for Christian Spirituality in Cape Town, South Africa, leading retreats, group and indiviual spriritual direction