Chris and Carol Green are a husband-wife (marketplace mission) team with one calling, one purpose and one mission: Renovations in Hearts and Homes. They have been faithfully married over forty-five (45) years and they have three adult sons, two daughters-in-love, two grand children, and a God-chosen few people throughout the world who call them 'mom and dad'. 

Domestic missionaries like Chris and Carol, are ordained ministers (servants) commissioned by their local/ home church (or some other type of Apostolic oversight) to work, serve and minister in another community or city within their own country. 

Their professional distinctions have included earning Board-certification as master mental health coaches (BCMMHC) with emphasis on Marriage and Family (Carol), and Crisis Response and Trauma Care (Chris); certified master CARE-Readiness coaches and trainers (CMLC), serving as biblical lay-counselors, ordained ministers, marriage, family and ministry coaches and mentors, holistic wellness promoters, and human value advocates. They have also been educated and trained in Christian Servanthood, Chaplaincy (Chris), and Business Administration (Chris).​

They are also professional writers. It's their passion. They are published authors, poets, contributing authors (in two international books/ one best-seller), and songwriters/ producers. All of this creativity flows from their marriage, personal and professional life experiences, and inspiration from their relationship with God through Yeshua (aka Jesus) the Christ.​​

For their many accomplishments and after decades of innovative work, they have received numerous awards and acknowledgements, highlighted by each being conferred a life-evidence and achievement, competency-based ministry doctorate (DSe), and two honorary doctorates (Hon.Causa). 

They have been advisors to international leaders; and have been consultants/ professors/ and humanitarian statesmen; and have served as ordained, licensed and commissioned ministers for more than 30 years. They view themselves simply as nameless and faceless servants in their community.

However, they see themselves simply as community servants.

These former bi-vocational pastors have been international leadership advisors/ consultants/ professors/ and humanitarian statesmen; as well as songwriters, poets, authors, contributing authors (in an international best-seller), and ordained, licensed and commissioned ministers for more than 30 years.

Their Story: Part of the Green's domestic missionary deployment meant stepping outside of traditional religious settings and facilities to directly connect with and serve their community. Their community-supporting initiatives have included volunteering and hosting monthly workshops in an unemployment center, on-call life coaching support and monthly training for the staff of a women's emergency shelter, providing consultation and training for local human service organizations, and collaborating with various community outreach efforts. 

From that priceless wealth of experience, wisdom and insight, they created a fresh approach to mentoring, coaching and consulting services. They founded C and C Connections, LLC, which is their book/ music publishing business, and also a coaching and consulting business that helps organizations, ministries and community leaders build capacity in the Green's registered-trademark coaching model of CARE (Compassion, Authenticity, Respect and Empathy); the STEP Forward Life Institute, a teaching ministry that employs Searching and Learning through Biblical Counsel, Coaching and Mentoring; and the Fruitful Life Learning Community, a soul care and spiritual wellness market place ministry that connects with people through a support group gathering. 

Their collaboration with local and international partners has been essential to their work with the professionals and volunteers who labor in diverse and under-served communities, and all who are seeking to inspire or experience a higher quality of life and greater purpose for living. 

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Honors, Awards, Achievements and Acknowledgements 

·         Authors of 20 Books, 3 Training manuals, and over 50 online course curricula

·        Contributing authors in an International Best-Seller

·        Writers and publishers of well over 100 songs since the 1990's

·        Founders and Lead Instructors of the STEP Forward Life Institute™

·        Founders and Spiritual Wellness Support Group Facilitators of the Fruitful Life Learning Community

·        Business Owners, Consultants and Life Coach Trainers of C and C Connections, LLC

·        Creators of the CARE-Ready Life Coaching® model: CARE-Readiness/ Training/ Certification 

·        Certified Chaplain Assistant (Chris)

·         Board Certified Master Mental Health Coaches (International Board of Christian Care)

·         Presidential Membership with the American Association of Christian Counselors

·         Global Senior Advisors and Searcherdemic Professors (UGCSI)

·         Certified Master Life Coaches (UGCSI)

·        Life Achievement Doctorates: Searcherdemics (2022)

·        ICN World Civility Icons: 2022 Global Educators of the Year (I Change Nations™)

·        Productive Business Civility Award for Global Civility Business Leadership (2021)

·        Inducted as Icons of Greatness in the 2021 World Book of Greatness (London, UK)

·        Honorary Doctorates: Society and Human Rights (2018)

·        International Humanitarian Statesmanship (ICN™, 2017)

·        United Way Volunteer of the Year Nominations (2017)

·        Honorary Doctorates: Christian Leadership and Humanities (2016)

·        Goodwill Ambassadors of World Peace and Civility (ICN™)

·        Certification: Biblical Counseling (AACC/ Light University, 2003)

·        Ordained Ministers and Affiliate Members of the Urban Pastors and Leaders Alliance

·        Founders Award (Metro Christian Worship Center, St. Louis, MO, USA)

·        Producer of the Year (Chris) - DHTV: 1999 Best Religious Cable Television Broadcast (St. Louis, MO, USA)

·        Outstanding Leadership Award (Metro Christian Worship Center, St. Louis, MO, USA)

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Chris and Carol's travels have taken them from coast to coast within the United States, to Hawaii, the Bahamas, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and West Africa. 

They are a husband-wife team with one call, one purpose, and one mission: Renovations in Hearts and Homes. Therefore, they are not aligned with any political party, religious dogma, or 'bandwagon' social movements.  They have been front-line participants within an international, under-the-radar phenomenon in which people of faith have been moving, by the thousands, outside of their traditions and buildings, to carry God's love, healing and hope to their personal and professional communities.