Who is Delwin?

I’m a Certified Life Coach, Worship Pastor, Recording Artist, Creative Collaborator, and founder of Eiland Initiatives LLC.

I’m a kid from the South Side of Chicago, born and raised. A child of the ’80s, I grew up during the glory days of Michael Jordan and the Bulls’ six NBA championships.

Like every other kid, I wanted to be like Mike.

My home was filled with love, but also heartbreak. The hardest moment of my life was when my mother, crying, told me my father had died.

I was only seven.

After that, life got complicated. I was in church several times a week, but at the same time, I admired the gangbangers on my block. I stayed in trouble at school so much that my mom once took me to the police station just to scare me straight.

Then everything shifted.

When I was eleven, I auditioned and made it into Walt Whitman & The Soul Children of Chicago, and it changed my life. Music became my saving grace—giving voice to something that had been inside me all along.

To date, I have traveled around the world as a performing artist, collaborating with other artists from Switzerland to Israel, Brazil to South Africa and Germany to Sweden.

My approach is rooted in trust, love-centered affirmation, empathetic challenge, and authentic leadership. With a degree in music, high trust in God and a little bit of luck, I have established a 20+ year career as a professional musician and worship pastor for churches, conferences and spiritual formation organizations ranging from 50 people to 30,000. I have seen a lot.

To those I collaborate with, I offer discernment, stability, and support. To my clients and conversation partners, I bring presence, attentiveness, and insight. When we work together, you'll receive the full attention of a seasoned professional deeply invested in your growth, with the expertise and confidence to guide you toward your goals.