Christos Center’s Staff and Board of Directors

Patricia Hendricks:  Executive Director; BS Ed. Indiana University; graduate of Christos Spiritual Direction Program; Spiritual Direction Program Coordinator/faculty; author of Hungry Souls, Holy Companions: Mentoring a New Generation of Christians; Spiritual Director.

Joan Frazerhurst: Administrator; Nurses training Swedish Hospital; Member of Bethany Fellowship for 30 years; graduate of Christos Spiritual Direction Program; Spiritual Director.

Janet Palmer: Retreats, Workshops and Events; B.S. in Organizational Administration, Northwestern College; graduate of Christos Spiritual Direction Program; Personal Spiritual Deepening through the Ignatian Exercises Coordinator/faculty; website manager; Spiritual Director.

LaVonne Hite: Spiritual Direction Program Assistant Coordinator; B.A. in Occupational Therapy, St. Catherines College; graduate of Christos Spiritual Direction Program; Spiritual Director.

Joyce Finch: Outreach and Continuing Education; BAS in Communication Disorders, University of MN, Duluth; graduate of Christos Spiritual Direction Program; active volunteer SD with City House; Spiritual Director

Additional Teaching Faculty

John Ackerman, M.Div: author of Listening to God: Spiritual Formation in Congregations; Spiritual Awakening: A Guide to Spiritual Life in Congregations; coordinator of the Christos Formation Network: Helping Churches with Spiritual Formation

Jeannette Bakke, PhD: author of Holy Invitations; teaching faculty for the Spiritual Direction Program; adjunct teaching faculty at Bethel Seminary, St. Paul, MN

Dick Beckmen, M.Div: author of Prayer: Beginning Conversations with God, A Beginner's Guide to Prayer; teaching faculty for the Spiritual Direction Program

Dwayne Beidelman, MS: teaching faculty for Personal Spiritual Deepening through the Ignatian Exercises and the Spiritual Direction Program

Susan Finn, M.Div: teaching faculty for the Spiritual Direction Program

Jan Frederickson: Director of Shared Ministries, Nativity Lutheran Church, Minneapolis, MN; teaching faculty for the Spiritual Direction Program

Mark Gardner, MA in Theology, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN; teaching faculty for the Spiritual Direction Program

Janet Hagberg, MSW: author of The Critical Journey, Real Power: Stages of Personal Power in Organizations, Wrestling with your Angels, The Inventurers: Excursions in Life and Career Renewal; teaching faculty for the Spiritual Direction Program

Lisa Harrell, LA, LPC: Licensed Professional Counselor; teaching faculty for the Spiritual Direction Program

Brad Holt, PhD: Professor of Religion, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, MN; author of Thirsty for God; teaching faculty for the Spiritual Direction Program

Debbi Horton, MA: teaching faculty for Personal Spiritual Deepening through the Ignatian Exercises

Dan Johnson:  teaching faculty for Personal Spiritual Deepening through the Ignatian Exercises and the Spiritual Direction Program

Joann Nesser, D.Min M.Div: Founder of Christos Center; author of Journey from Self to God, Journey Into Reality, Contemplative Prayer: Praying When the Well Runs Dry; teaching faculty for the Spiritual Direction Program

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