Mike is a people-oriented leader, trainer, and developer. He is an innovative team-builder, who serves as a Pastor at Calvary Christian Church, a church with three locations throughout Central and Eastern, KY, as well as a private school. It is a founding partner of a community sports program that bridges racial, class, and denominational barriers to reach about 1,000 young people each year. Mike has a passion for developing leaders and teams who serve great purposes in their families, work, and communities. In addition to his work at the church, Mike is the President and CEO of Third River Partners, where he has implemented Serving Leader development and Shared Goal Achievement at Johns Hopkins University, Genesis Healthcare, Alcoa, SRG Global, WVU Medicine, Indiana University Health Plans, Sterling Health System, AtlantiCare, Alignment Healthcare, Sisters of Charity Health System, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

In 2020, Mike became the Founder and President of The High Purpose Practice LLC. The High Purpose Practice offers the world-class Serving Leader Development and Shared Goal Achievement experience to high purpose people and organizations such as Refuge for Women and Young Life.

Mike has his Bachelor of Arts in Applied Communications from Asbury University, as well as his Master of Theology and Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership Development from Dallas Theological Seminary. Mike has served as an adjunct faculty member in the Organizational Leadership Department of Robert Morris University, taught internationally at Lanka Bible College in Sri Lanka, and has been a presenter at the Robert Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.

Mike can be reached by email: mmccormick@highpurposepractice.com.