Rev. Dr. Norman E. Freeman, Jr.
Momentum Coach | Speaker | Pastor
Stop Wishing. Stop Waiting. Start Winning.

Too many people are stuck — not because they lack talent or drive, but because they are trapped in a cycle of wishing and waiting that quietly robs them of their momentum. Professionals, job seekers, workforce participants, and everyday people find themselves stalled at the starting line of their own lives, unsure how to take the next step. The cost of staying stuck is real: missed opportunities, delayed dreams, and a growing sense that life is passing them by.

Rev. Dr. Norman E. Freeman, Jr. speaks directly to those people. Whether he is on the platform for a workforce development organization, an unemployment reentry program, a corporate leadership summit, or a faith community, Dr. Freeman meets audiences where they are and gives them what they need most: permission to move and a proven framework to do it. Through his signature Stop Waiting and Start Winning framework, Dr. Freeman walks audiences through a three-part momentum pathway: identifying where they are wishing without acting, exposing the trap of waiting without moving, and activating the decision to start winning by taking deliberate, faith-fueled action. Audiences leave not just inspired, but unstuck.

A Doctor of Ministry graduate of Ashland Theological Seminary with a Master of Divinity from the historic Virginia Union University School of Theology, Dr. Freeman brings decades of pastoral leadership, business acumen, and community development experience to every stage he steps on. He is the Senior Pastor of Greater Antioch Baptist Church of Pompano Beach, Florida, and a Spiritual Life Leader at John Knox Village, where he ministers to seniors and multigenerational audiences with equal power and precision. His doctoral research focused on reconnecting disengaged adults and preparing them for leadership, and his years of developing people from the inside out uniquely equip him to address the whole person, not just the professional.

Event planners can expect a speaker who arrives prepared, connects authentically with diverse audiences, and delivers a clear, actionable takeaway. Dr. Freeman’s sessions are ideal for workforce development organizations, unemployment reentry programs, faith-based leadership events, and professional development conferences — any setting where people need to be moved from stuck to started. Participants in Dr. Freeman’s sessions consistently report leaving with renewed clarity, a concrete first step, and the internal permission they had been waiting for someone to give them.

“You are not behind. You are just waiting on yourself.” – Rev. Dr. Norman E. Freeman, Jr.