BRIAN S. HOLMES
Meet Brian
Brian Holmes is the founder and lead pastor of MPowered Christian Ministries, Empowered365 Network, and Transformation Church International (based out of St. Petersburg, FL). He helps individuals, churches, and Christian organizations grow through biblical teaching, discipleship, counseling, coaching, leadership development, spiritual formation, and ministry training.
Since 2014, Brian has developed courses, discipleship programs, books, counseling resources, and ministry training systems designed to help people experience biblical transformation, spiritual growth, emotional healing, leadership development, and deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.
His work combines biblical teaching, practical discipleship, coaching, counseling, and leadership development with a strong focus on real-life application, spiritual maturity, and long-term transformation.
Brian has taught and coached individuals from multiple countries through online programs, virtual appointments, courses, podcasts, videos, church ministry, and speaking engagements.
Outside of ministry, Brian enjoys fitness training, reading, studying theology and culture, leadership development, business, travel, comedy, competitive strategy games, billiards, and outdoor challenges such as obstacle course races.
Brian’s Story
Brian was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. Although he grew up around Christianity, he spent much of his teens and twenties spiritually unfocused while pursuing business, self-improvement, career goals, and personal success apart from fully surrendering his life to God.
In 2011, after a season of spiritual conviction and renewed pursuit of God, Brian rededicated his life to Jesus Christ and became deeply committed to biblical discipleship, spiritual growth, and ministry. What began as a passion for personal development and coaching gradually transformed into a full-time calling focused on helping people grow spiritually, biblically, emotionally, and personally through Christ-centered discipleship.
In 2014, the early foundations of MPowered Christian Ministries were established.
Areas of Focus
- Biblical discipleship and spiritual formation
- Christian counseling and life coaching
- Deliverance and inner healing ministry
- Leadership development and ministry training
- Bible teaching and theological education
- House church and disciple-making systems
- Christian personal development
- Evangelism and apologetics
- Ministry consulting and curriculum development
Education, Credentials & Ministry Experience
Education
- Master of Global Ministry Design — Southeastern University (in progress)
- Bachelor of Christian Leadership, Church Planting Concentration — Christian Leaders Institute
- Bachelor of Divinity — Christian Leaders Institute
- Associate of Divinity — Christian Leaders Institute
- Associate of Interactive Media — International Academy of Design & Technology
Ordination & Ministry Recognition
Brian is an ordained minister through the Christian Leaders Alliance, which at this time has nearly 16,000 credentialed ministers worldwide. He is credentialed to officiate weddings, funerals, baptisms, chaplaincy ministry, and other pastoral functions.
Professional Certifications
- Ordained Life Coach Minister — Christian Leaders Alliance
- Certified Strategic Intervention Life Coach — Robbins-Madanes Training
- Certified Mental Coach — Mental Training, Inc.
- Certified Personal Trainer — National Academy of Sports Medicine
- Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist — National Academy of Sports Medicine
- Certified Deliverance Minister — International School of Exorcism
Ministry Philosophy
Brian believes effective discipleship should be biblical, transformational, practical, reproducible, and centered on authentic relationship with Jesus Christ.
His ministry approach seeks to integrate biblical truth, spiritual growth, emotional healing, personal responsibility, leadership development, and practical life application — helping people not simply gain information, but experience genuine transformation that impacts their everyday lives, relationships, ministries, and calling.
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