Meet Jim

Rev. Dr. Jim Latimer, PCC

Jim has a special place in his heart for the work of interim ministry and his colleagues that serve in that niche. He has honed a proven process with those he coaches such that they consistently experience renewed focus and energy. They get clarity on what they really want and make it happen. He lives this work daily as an interim pastor serving United Church of Christ congregations. In his eighteen years of ordained ministry, he has served two settled pastorates and four interims, in New England, the Midwest and the West Coast.

Jim is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. He has been coaching ministry leaders and teams for many years around vitality, ministry effectiveness, governance and leadership development, including eight years as an Affiliate Coach with Convergence, formerly the Center for Progressive Renewal. He also teaches coaching skills to ministry leaders and is a former faculty member with Coaching4Clergy. As both a settled and transitional interim minister, he has served UCC congregations in CA, PA, OH, and CT.

He earned a Master of Divinity from the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, CA, and a Doctor of Ministry from Hartford Seminary. Prior formal education includes an MBA and an MA in Asian Studies from Cornell University, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is ordained in the United Church of Christ. He loves singing, cross-country skiing, speed rollerblading, and foreign languages.