One Spirit Announces New Co-CEO Leadership Structure
As you are probably aware, One Spirit has been moving toward an increasingly collaborative organizational structure, with co-leadership teams in every educational program. The succession team and Board of Trustees have decided to build on this successful momentum and embrace that structure in One Spirit’s executive leadership by engaging two Co-Chief Executive Officers. We are thrilled to announce that Gordon Brode, our current Director of Organizational Development, will be filling half of this team.
We are actively engaged in a search process to identify the other Co-CEO, who will co-create the future of education and organizational structure at One Spirit and maximize our capacity to stretch us into our vision.
Beyond Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Striving to Become an Antiracist Spiritual Organization
Watch One Spirit's panel discussion at the 2023 Parliament of the World's Religions as they share their transformative journey towards becoming an antiracist organization.
Spiritual Companionship: Reflections from a One Spirit Graduate
Lyena is a One Spirit Interspiritual Companioning and Counseling Program graduate, class of 2022. With a passion for guiding others on their spiritual journeys, Lyena's commencement speech is an inspiring testament to the transformative power of compassion and connection. Listen to Lyena’s full reflection on Spiritual Counseling on the One Spirit Blog and be inspired!
Parliament of the World's Religions: One Spirit Presentation Schedule
Click here for the 16 interfaith One Spirit presentation topics at Parliament of the World’s Religions 2023.
Planning my retirement from One Spirit
One Spirit’s CEO Ilene Sameth shares “Listening deeply to my heart has led me to the decision that I will be moving towards my retirement, not only from One Spirit but from my work life as I enter the next phase of whatever is calling me.”
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.
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?”
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.
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.
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.