About our organization
Grounded in the Christian tradition and informed by decades of pastoral ministry, spiritual formation, organizational leadership, conflict transformation, and faith-based fundraising, Deeper Wisdom offers ecumenical consulting and coaching that bridges belief and practice across ministry, nonprofit, and corporate contexts.
Who We Are
Across sectors, leaders are grappling with increasing complexity, burnout, institutional change, and deep polarization. Churches and nonprofits face cultural shifts, resource challenges, and internal conflicts that strain relationships and fracture communities. Mission driven organizations seek leadership rooted in integrity while navigating through the myriad of difficulties that arise in today’s society. Individuals long for work that reflects their deepest convictions without being consumed by conflict, fear, or the empty pursuits of our world.
Without intentional accompaniment, many leaders struggle not only to sustain vision, but to address conflict in ways that are faithful, life giving, restorative, and that ultimately leads to growth – both individually and corporate. Too often, conflict is ignored, avoided, managed superficially, or allowed to escalate into division.
Doc Hall
Executive Director/Founder and Lead Coach
Hess B. “Doc” Hall, Jr. has been serving as a local Pastor in churches and ministries since 1998, first in North Georgia, then in Tennessee, and now back in Georgia. He began working in nonprofit organizations at the tender age of 14, giving him 50+ years’ experience in every aspect of leadership. In 2014 he started work with the International Emmaus Ministries Office at The Upper Room in Nashville, TN. He began collaborating with The Upper Room’s Office of Development in 2018 helping to raise awareness of giving opportunities, and in 2020 was named the Associate Director, Emmaus Ministries and worked with individual communities and ministries around the world.
In 2025 he was inspired to found Deeper Wisdom to ecumenically and prayerfully assist clergy, churches, ministries, nonprofits, and corporations to bridge beliefs and practices across every context of life. He has background and experience in spiritual formation, pastoral ministry, nonprofit organizational leadership, faith-based fundraising, teaching, preaching, and even singing.
He is married to Karen, and they have two adult children both of whom have served or are serving in the United States Marine Corp. Jacob, dad to the three grandchildren (Priscilla, Alaïa, and Penelope) and Mariela.
Who We Serve
Deeper Wisdom serves:
Pastors and congregational leaders navigating change, division, and renewal
Nonprofit executives and boards seeking faithful leadership amid complexit
Mission driven professionals and teams working together or remotely
Faith-aligned organizations seeking deeper integration of values, practice, and healthy engagement
