Curriculum Vitae
Spiritual Director and Supervisor Experience
Education
Affiliation
Employment
Spiritual Direction: Mystery *
Spiritual Direction: Wisdom *
Spiritual Practices: Prayer and Scripture *
Spirituality Module for the MATPS Internship
Books
Selected Articles, Reviews, Prayers
Selected Public Presentations
Spiritual Director and Supervisor Experience
- Supervisor for spiritual directors, 2013-present.
- Spiritual director for individuals and groups, 1996-present.
Education
- Year-long practicum in supervisor training for spiritual directors, Together in the Mystery, 2016.
- Doctor of Ministry (Christian Spirituality track), Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur, Georgia, 2007.
- Certificate in the Art of Spiritual Direction (degree later renamed Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction), San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Francisco, California, 1999.
- M.A. in Theology, Chicago Theological Seminary, Chicago, Illinois, 1987.
- B.A., English, Goshen College, Goshen, Indiana, 1981.
Affiliation
- Oblate, Monastery of the Risen Christ, San Luis Obispo, California (Order of Saint Benedict, Camaldolese), 2021-present.
Employment
- Co-director of the Doctor of Ministry in Leadership degree, and later, Curriculum Specialist, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana, 2022-2025. I created and taught the doctoral course Leadership Foundations.
- Instructor, Advanced Certificate in Supervision, Fordham University, New York City, New York, 2023-2024.
- Core Adjunct Professor of Spiritual Direction, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana, 2013-present. Courses taught (* denotes courses I also created):
Spiritual Direction: Mystery *
Spiritual Direction: Wisdom *
Spiritual Practices: Prayer and Scripture *
Spirituality Module for the MATPS Internship
- Guest instructor in Christian spirituality, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, Indiana, 2009-2013.
- Pastor, Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship, Goshen, Indiana, 2002-2020.
- Pastor, Columbus Mennonite Church, Columbus, Ohio, 1991-2002.
- Assistant pastor, Lombard Mennonite Church, Lombard, Illinois, 1990-1991.
- Associate director, Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, Lombard, Illinois, 1987-1990.
- Program coordinator, Mennonite Central Committee, Miami and Belle Glade, Florida, 1981-1985.
Books
- An Open Place: The Ministry of Group Spiritual Direction. Co-edited with Marlene Kropf. New York: Morehouse Publishing, 2012.
- The Dark Night: A Gift of God. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2009.
- Prayer Practices for Terrifically Busy People. Lulu, 2007.
Selected Articles, Reviews, Prayers
- Review of Intercessory Prayer and the Communion of Saints: Mennonite and Catholic Perspectives, edited by Darrin W. Snyder Belousek and Margaret R. Pfeil, in Mennonite Quarterly Review, October 2022, 596-598.
- “Working with Highly Sensitive Persons in Spiritual Direction,” Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction, September 2021, 5-16.
- Review of Recapturing an Enchanted World: Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition, by John D. Rempel, in Mennonite Quarterly Review, April 2020, 262-264.
- Review of Spiritual Companioning, by Angela H. Reed, Richard R. Osmer, and Marcus G. Smucker, in The Christian Century, September 27, 2015, 52-53.
- “Using Technologies in Spiritual Direction,” Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology, Fall 2015, 19-26.
- Review of Quest for Spiritual Community, by Angela H. Reed, in The Christian Century, December 14, 2011, 39-41.
- “Discovering the Blessings of God’s ‘Absence’: Youth in the Dark Night,” Andy Brubacher Kaethler and Bob Yoder, eds., Youth Ministry at a Crossroads: Tending to the Faith Formation of Mennonite Youth (Harrisonburg, VA: Herald Press, 2011), 129-138.
- Assorted prayers (#83-85, 87, 89-90, and 102), Diane Zaerr Brenneman, ed., Words for Worship II (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2009).
- “The Obscure Night of Prayer,” Vision: A Journal for Church and Theology, Fall 2006, 70-77.
- Review of Eugene F. Roop, Ruth, Jonah, Esther (Believer’s Bible Commentary Series), in Mennonite Quarterly Review, October 2004, 573-575.
- Review of Ryan Ahlgrim, Not as the Scribes: Jesus as a Model for Prophetic Preaching, in Mennonite Quarterly Review, April 2003, 341-343.
Selected Public Presentations
- “Julian of Norwich: Exemplar of Community, Solitude, and Service,” and “John of the Cross: Exemplar of Encountering God in the Ordinary,” presentations for an adult Christian education class at College Mennonite Church, Goshen, IN, November 7 and 14, 2021.
- “The Joy of Rest,” webinar retreat for pastors of the Ohio Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA, February 16, 2021.
- “Spiritual Disciplines and Character Formation,” plenary teaching sessions for the Journey pastoral education program of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, September 11-13, 2020.
- “Working with the Dark Night in Spiritual Direction,” webinar for Together in the Mystery, July 24 and 31, 2019.
- “God’s Creation, God’s Intimacy: Deepening Relationship with God through Nature,” retreat for Michiana Spiritual Directors’ Network, at Lindenwood Retreat Center, Donaldson, IN, April 5, 2018.
- “Collaborating with the Spirit in Spiritual Direction,” webinar for Together in the Mystery, March 14 and 21, 2018.
- “Forgetting Ourselves in Prayer,” plenary teaching session at Pastors and Leaders’ Week, Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, IN, February 28, 2018.
- “Beholding, Believing, and Belonging: Faith Formation in the Gospel of John,” plenary teaching sessions for the Journey pastoral education program of Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Amigo Centre, Sturgis, MI, September 16-17, 2011.
- “Shedding Light on Darkness: Understanding Depression and the Dark Night,” seminar at Oaklawn Psychiatric Center, Goshen, IN, November 12, 2009 (team taught with Dr. Timothy McFadden, M.D.).
- “Guiding Directees in the Dark Night: A Workshop for Spiritual Directors,” Lindenwood Retreat Center, Donaldson, IN, October 6, 2009.
- “The Dark Night: A Gift of God,” seminar at the biennial convention of Mennonite Church USA, Columbus, OH, July 2, 2009.
- “The Dark Night: A Gift of God,” book interview with Freda Crews for the syndicated television show “Time for Hope,” Spartanburg, SC, aired internationally beginning the week of March 4, 2009.
- “The Dark Night: A Divine Tool for Countercultural Mission,” forum lecture at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, IN, March 13, 2008.
- “Building and Maintaining a Spiritual Life,” workshop at a conference on “Seniors and the Future of the Church,” College Mennonite Church, Goshen, IN, October 27, 2007, (team taught with Marie Stoltzfus).
- “Learning to Pray in a New Way When God Feels Distant,” seminar for youth at the biennial convention of Mennonite Church USA, San José, CA, July 3 and 5, 2007.