With 30+ years of experience providing spiritual care and support to numerous individuals and groups, I am often described as a thoughtful mystic, an accidental activist, and intuitively empathetic. I am passionate about helping folks connect with the God-who-is-love in healthy, thoughtful, and life-giving ways, helping them to experience this love in personally transforming ways.
I hold a Master of Ministry - Spiritual Formation (2011) and a Master of Arts - Theology and Culture (2024). I authored the book "Becoming Love: Avoiding Common Forms of Christian Insanity." I contributed to the book Partnering with God: Exploring Collaboration in Open and Relational Theology(2021) and Amipotence: Support and Criticism (Dec. 2024), along with many faith-inspired articles, several of which have been published and referenced by various blogs, leadership and spiritual care websites.
Michael serves:
as a trained and experienced Spiritual Director
as a trained and experienced Grief & Loss Specialist
as a retreat leader, educator, and conference speaker
as an Open & Relational theologian
as a Teilhardian-inspired theologian
Board member of the Taber Equality Alliance
as a founder of a relational faith community in Taber, Alberta
a co-founder, Board member, and ordained in Mosaic Ministries, Calgary
Spiritual Care Hospital Chaplain (retired Jan 2021)
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