Courtney Goodwin

President & Executive Director

Loves tacos, her fluffy dog, sunshine, her piano, and watching movies with her family

Unhindered Ministries was birthed out of Courtney Goodwin’s personal testimony. After spending seventeen years suffering from chronic pain and illness, and believing God was calling her to suffer in this way, the Holy Spirit came crashing in. Courtney was hungry for more of God and desperate for healing for her son’s special needs. She searched the Bible for stories of God healing people like her son. Dwelling on these stories began to grow her faith for healing. During a massive encounter with Holy Spirit, her body was healed and her mind was renewed. Her theology changed and she realized God was bigger and better than she had ever imagined.

Courtney was delivered from a victim mentality and learned how to live like an overcomer. Her healing continued as she was delivered from addictions to food and pornography, and learned how to overcome anxiety and depression. God also brought healing in the area of her identity. She shed “fear of man” (caring way too much about what others think) and now lives to please God alone. Her desire for revival and love for Jesus made her brave enough to release music that she had previously been afraid to release.

She’s worn many hats in her lifetime, from worship leader to women’s ministry director to outreach team member in a strip club ministry; but Courtney’s favorite role is as wife to Chad and mom to her three teenage children.

Board of Directors

  • Iman Cooper

    Iman Cooper has led diverse teams around the world for the past 10+ years–developing strategic programs, spearheading partnerships, and launching companies. Her superpower is helping leaders strategically optimize their systems, people, and processes to create greater reach, impact, and revenue. Iman won President Clinton’s $1M Hult Prize in 2016, leading her to co-found BuuPass, a tech company in Kenya for bus and train bookings in Kenya, since reaching 1M people. Iman has a passion for equipping people in the prophetic, healing, and helping women know their identity so they can walk fully in their destiny. She was a prophetic trainer and strategic advisor to Ariela Movement, as well as part of the senior ministry and leadership team at C3 Nairobi, where she spearheaded a leadership development pipeline for leaders that accelerated small group multiplication. Her personal mission is to uncover the gold in each person and make them feel seen, known, and valued.

  • Chad Goodwin

    Chad is the Chief Information Officer for a global logistics company, but his biggest claim to fame is marrying Courtney back in 2001. He prefers to serve behind the scenes in anonymity, but his wife insisted on this bio. Chad is a proud father to three kids and has never met a barbecued meat he didn’t like. He’s got a lot of hours under his belt as a computer gamer and has a college degree in business.

    Chad is passionate about seeing kingdom culture modeled in the corporate business world. He cares about loving people first and putting people over process.

  • Dr. Sulie Branstetter

    Sulie Branstetter, ND, was born and raised in Juneau, Alaska. She is a licensed naturopathic physician in the state of Oregon with a special interest in brain health. Sulie is fascinated with neuroplasticity and loves to encourage people to take advantage of the brain’s ability to create new pathways and how this can be applied to the spiritual principle of renewing your mind. Sulie is passionate about leading women into healing encounters with the love of Jesus. Her desire is to empower women on their healing journey towards optimal health and wellness. Sulie enjoys spending time with her husband and two cats, reading books for fun, writing, experimenting in the kitchen, and jumping out of airplanes. And after being healed from years of chronic fatigue and a concussion, she is training for her first triathlon!

  • Kim Benson

    Passionate about all things heavenly since the age of 13, Kim Benson spends her days seeking the Lord in prayer and intercession. Called to be a priest before the Lord, she longs to make herself ready as His bride and to see the body of Christ made ready as well.

    She is Tom's wife, mom to 3 and 'Lula' to 5 of the most beautiful grandkids on the east coast. She enjoys time outside, walking, cycling, kayaking and chasing those grandkids.

    Kim has a BFA from East Carolina University, has owned her own dance studio and is a Certified Functional Medicine Health Coach. She has attended School of Revival for 3 years and leads intercession for the school.