Renewing the places where we work.
Chantry is a daily companion for working life, built by people who have spent their careers leading teams and living out their faith at work. We believe workplaces can be healthier, more human places where people flourish.
Why I'm building Chantry
For more than twenty-five years I've led teams, and one conviction has stayed with me the whole way: work is meant to thrive, and every one of us plays a part in renewing it. As a Christian, I see my work as part of my mission. Faith was never meant to stay home on Monday. We spend more waking hours at work than anywhere else, which makes our workplaces some of the most important places we'll ever shape, and be shaped by.
I also know how hard work can be: the difficult boss, the burnout, the seasons when you're just trying to hold on. And you can't pour out what you don't have.
I've also learned that almost everyone wants the same thing: a workplace where they're seen, treated with dignity and able to do good work. I believe that's because every person is made in the image of God, and carries a worth that work should honor, not wear down. That's why Chantry is for everyone, whatever you believe. You choose the tone that fits you, with Scripture or without it.
For years, I've hiked the trails of Chantry Flats, tucked into the San Gabriel Mountains above Sierra Madre, California. Often, I went alone, finding space to pray, think, and listen. Those trails became a place where I could find perspective, especially during difficult seasons of life and leadership. When the Bobcat Fire swept through in 2020, I was heartbroken. But today, green is returning, new life is taking root, and the landscape is slowly being restored. It's a beautiful reminder that even places that have been deeply wounded can flourish again. I believe the same is true of our workplaces and the people who fill them. Those trails helped shape the vision for Chantry, and it's why the app carries their name.
But my hope for Chantry goes far beyond helping people simply survive another workday. I want to help renew the places where we spend so much of our lives. I want people to find their footing on the hard days, discover purpose in the ordinary ones, and recognize the influence they have on the people around them. I believe workplaces can become places of belonging, compassion, growth, and even healing. And I believe that kind of change begins with ordinary people making intentional choices: one practice, one honest conversation, one act of kindness at a time. My hope is that Chantry helps inspire a movement of workplace renewal, where people don't just get through their work, but flourish in it, and help others do the same.
Kim Thomas
Co-founder & CEO
We want to change how work feels, not just how we cope with it.
Culture isn't set in a boardroom. It's built in everyday moments: how a manager handles a hard conversation, whether people are allowed to rest, whether anyone notices when someone is running on empty. Those moments are where Chantry wants to make a difference.
One person, one team, one workplace at a time.
Culture changes when the people inside it do. Chantry starts with you, then reaches the people you work with.
Footing on the hard days
Help for the difficult conversation, the long season and the day you're running on empty, so you have something left to give.
Growth on the ordinary days
Small daily practices that, over time, shape who you're becoming at work, not just how you get through it.
Healthier, more human teams
When people are restored and formed, it shows up in how they lead, how they listen and how they treat each other.
Built by people who've walked the trail.
Kim Thomas
Co-founder & CEO
Kim has led teams for more than twenty-five years and leads Chantry's vision, content and community. Chantry grew out of years on the trail above Sierra Madre and a conviction that work can renew people instead of wearing them down.
Jeff Leach
Co-founder & CTO
Jeff is a rocket scientist who has spent his career living out his faith at work. He leads the technology behind Chantry.
Chantry is a product of The Teach Collective LLC.
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