Gordon Brode 5/7/24 Gordon Brode 5/7/24

Damia December Promoted to Director of Operations

Congratulations to Damia December on her promotion to One Spirit’s Director of Operations! Since she joined the staff in 2022, Damia has been a force of nature bringing significant contributions to all aspects of the organization. Damia’s systems thinking and project management skills combined with her training in psychology and anthropology have been invaluable.

Darren Polito 4/22/24 Darren Polito 4/22/24

Nikki Happi Appointed to Director of Community Development at One Spirit

In her new position of Director of Community Development, Nikki will play a strategic role in organizing and nurturing a "community of communities" that aligns with One Spirit's vision and mission.

Gordon Brode 4/22/24 Gordon Brode 4/22/24

We’re Hiring a Marketing Manager

We are expanding our team with a creative and experienced Marketing Manager who is passionate about using their digital marketing skills to promote spiritual growth in service to social justice. This remote, full-time position offers you the chance to develop and execute innovative marketing strategies that attract and engage students, enhance our brand awareness, and support our mission to bring spiritual education to change makers.

Gordon Brode 3/7/24 Gordon Brode 3/7/24

Announcing Our New Co-CEO Team

For the past six months, the Board Search Committee* has been engaged in profound contemplation, reflection and rich dialogue. Today, we eagerly anticipate One Spirit’s future as we are thrilled to announce that Rev. Dr. Courtney Bryant and Rev. Gordon Brode will serve as Co-CEOs of One Spirit.

Darren Polito 5/9/23 Darren Polito 5/9/23

The Art of Listening

definitions and examples of what it means to listen, including some of my experiences to develop a listening practice, and to find ways to allow for space and time to listen. While listening is an art more than a science, science can help distinguish the difference between hearing and listening.

Darren Polito 4/25/23 Darren Polito 4/25/23

Divine Metaphors … in our lives, our words, our work

The essence of spiritual counseling is the art of listening so deeply that people find themselves speaking from an unexpected depth at the very heart of their soul—a place where they encounter concepts or ideas that may seem impossible to express with words. This raises an important question: “How to describe the indescribable?”

Darren Polito 4/11/23 Darren Polito 4/11/23

How Spirituality Can Help Individuals Transform the Workplace

This article is devoted to exploring how to nurture a supportive and sacred workplace environment. It will discuss topics such as bringing spirituality into the profane, healing yourself first, Interspirituality, and more. Through practical strategies, this blog will equip you with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to foster a workplace culture in which each person is respected and valued.

Gordon Brode 4/7/23 Gordon Brode 4/7/23

One Spirit Creates New Role: Director of Education

THIS POSITION IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. One Spirit Learning Alliance is thrilled to announce an expansion of our staff with a new full-time, remote position of Director Of Education. This leader of our educational team will join the dynamic senior staff and bring new insights and capacities to the creation and management of all of One Spirit's educational programs.

Darren Polito 3/28/23 Darren Polito 3/28/23

Witnessing in Spiritual Companionship - The Opposite of Fixing

This article is about spiritual companionship as an everyday practice in our interpersonal relationships. The conversation that frames the article reflects a spiritual counseling session with the hope of expanding the readers understanding and integration of companioning others spiritually no matter the context.

Gordon Brode 3/14/23 Gordon Brode 3/14/23

Spiritual Direction or Spiritual Companioning, Which is Better?

Gordon Brode 12/15/22 Gordon Brode 12/15/22

Spiritual Counseling and Companioning: Spearheading the Future

As part of One Spirit’s year-long celebration of its 20th Anniversary, an idea emerged to salute our Interspiritual Companions and Counselors and explore ways to propel you to the forefront of the field of spiritual counseling, companioning, and care. We’re calling this the Companioning Initiative, and Monday’s kick-off was a defining moment!

Nikki Happi 10/12/22 Nikki Happi 10/12/22

Meet the teachers leading our workshops!

Meet the teachers leading our workshops.

Nikki Happi 7/12/22 Nikki Happi 7/12/22

One Spirit Celebrates 20 Years!

Nikki Happi 7/1/22 Nikki Happi 7/1/22

Watch One Spirit’s 2022 Commencement!

Enjoy our 2022 Commencement celebrating our Interspiritual Companioning & Counseling graduates and our Interfaith Seminary graduates from the classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022!

Nikki Happi 6/1/22 Nikki Happi 6/1/22

Companioning in the Workplace

Rev. Nathan Brisby discusses his approach to Companioning in the Workplace and what to expect from this 8-Class intensive.

Nikki Happi 4/1/22 Nikki Happi 4/1/22

Graduate Spotlight

Rev. Ganga Devi Braun, One Spirit Seminary Class of 2020 shares about her experience in seminary and how she co-founded a spiritual learning community called the School of Living Jewishly.

Nikki Happi 11/30/21 Nikki Happi 11/30/21

One Spirit’s Antiracism Efforts

As part of our antiracism efforts, we are currently taking action to disrupt and dismantle white supremacy and become better ancestors for future generations.

Nikki Happi 11/24/21 Nikki Happi 11/24/21

Thanksgiving Resources that Honor America’s First Peoples

Did you Know that November is National Native American Heritage Month? With this in mind, we share some practices and resources, and we hope you find them as rich as we do.