Ep. 8- Tim Rogers is the newest & oldest tiller coach.

Jim Barnard sits down with Tim Rogers, a longtime leader, coach, and tiller coaching team member, to trace the career twists, faith lessons, and relationships that led him into coaching. They talk through Tim’s path from counseling and technology into senior living, how layoffs and retirement reshaped his calling, and why tiller’s work centers on discipleship, multiplication, and helping people navigate expectation gaps.

We discuss how Tim’s secular work experience sharpened his ability to lead and invest in people, how the tiller relationship began, and what it looks like to coach men and couples with spiritual depth and practical clarity. The conversation also includes a lightning round, some Louisiana humor, and a direct pitch for why more coaches and support are needed.

Key topics

• Tim’s early path from New Orleans to Colorado, including psychology, seminary, and earning a counseling degree
• Why his original plan to start a counseling practice shifted into technology, mortgages, and eventually senior living
• The toll of leading through COVID, including moral injury, family strain, and being laid off after years of service
• The idea of “retire to something,” not just retire, and how that led Tim toward coaching
• How Tim and Jim first connected through a church story about expectation gaps
• Why Tim donated to tiller before ever meeting Jim, then later became part of the board and coaching ecosystem
• The role of expectation gaps in career, marriage, leadership, and spiritual formation
• How Tim sees tiller coaching as discipleship, not just mental health adjacent work
• The concept of “duck praying” and why staying spiritually focused matters in coaching sessions
• How Tim measures success by walking away from deep coaching sessions energized rather than burdened

Notable quotes

“Retire to something.”

“If you get fired and you don’t know why, you haven’t been paying attention.”

“It’s about discipleship, it’s about multiplication, it’s about healing, it’s about growth.”

Resources & Links:

• tiller instagram
• tiller facebook
• tiller coaching.