About

Michael D. Warden is the founder and president of the Ascent Coaching Group, Inc. As a Professional Co-Active Coach, he is fully trained and certified through the Coaches Training Institute, and is a member of the International Coach Federation. With over 20 years of experience working in Christian ministry and with Christian leaders, Michael brings a unique understanding of the God-driven process of authentic life transformation and the special challenges faced by those called to lead others toward the richer, deeper, truer life God created them to live. His personal passion is to inspire leaders toward a lifestyle of ongoing transformational intimacy with Christ, so that they might fulfill--both in their work and in life--all that God dreams for them.

My Thoughts on Why I am a Writer and a Coach...

"I suppose you could say I've always been a son of two worlds--the natural and the spiritual. It was the inevitable result of my upbringing, I realize now. What else could come of being raised close to the earth as I was, working the soil in the small towns of Texas where folks still live, for the most part, by the laws of decency and common sense...and at the same time growing up the son of a preacher, a man of God who spent his days opening windows to heaven, and imploring his flock to look up and see the reality of the divine at work in their ordinary lives. From early on, I learned to see the world with two sets of eyes."

"It seems only natural to me that I became a writer. I needed a medium, a mechanism, to express the way I experienced the world. For some it's art, for others music--for me, it was pen and ink. I've always been fascinated by the magic of words--their ability to carry you away to some other place, show you wonderful things you've never seen. But more than that, the real power of words rests in their ability to forge relationships across vast distances of space and time. To read authors like C.S. Lewis or A.W. Tozer, and through the writing actually come to know their hearts and minds, is a miraculous transaction that continues to astound me."

"As for coaching...well, they say it's rare to find one 'dream job' in a lifetime. But I've found two. As with writing, coaching has a power all its own--the power of a forged alliance between two willing souls working together toward a worthy goal. I love the synergy of it all, the creativity, the inspiration, and the work. My clients inspire me with their courage, and their willingness to move with passion and tenacity toward the life of their deepest dreams. There are few greater joys that I can imagine than watching my clients discover who they really are, and step into the bigger life they were meant to live with confidence and authenticity. My gift in that process comes in knowing that I was a part of that success."

My Identity Statement...

I am Aragorn of God, warrior king, poet, artist, leader of souls. I see the heart, and by sword and pen I free it, unleashing the passion to pursue God's highest dream. I am a savage and a saint, one of the dangerous, radical free. For I will do anything--anything--my Lord asks of me.

My Life Mission...

To unleash hearts into freedom and intimacy with God.

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