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)
The veil Between heaven And earth Is thin Tonight And You My sweet Love Are most alluring Evasively intoxicating Stretched out Upon the horizon In rapturous Beguiling beauty Gossamer garments Garland Your skin A shimmering tapestry Of timeless, translucent Transcendence Refracting Your radiance Pure light! The reckless raging Maelstrom of Your Love Bursting Into a kaleidoscope Of colour Erupting Continue Reading...
I have been experimenting with video and various ways of sharing faith. These often take the forms of rich ancient thoughts and practices which have been a blessing in my own life. Explore the idea of breath - specifically the breath of God and how God breathes life into us. Explore along with Michael how we can experience the life Continue Reading...
The JoHari Window was designed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in 1955 and is a great tool to help leaders understand who they are as people and to identify their strengths and weaknesses. The JoHari Window is a powerful tool to assists leaders in understanding their weaknesses are often apparent to other by their actions, regardless of whether they choose to vulnerable Continue Reading...