Bio Overview
Rev. Stefanie lives in Redwood City, California where she has recently opening a private practice of Spiritual Direction called TendingSpirit: Spiritual Courage in a Disruptive World. In that capacity she works with individual clients and groups, has an active social media ministry, supports local Unitarian Universalist congregations as guest Worship Leader, and in her spare time volunteers at Mission Hospice and as a mentor of Sequoia High School.
She affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto in 2018 as Community Minister and is an active member in good standing with the Unitarian Universalist Minister's Association, the Unitarian Universalist Spiritual Director's Network, and Spiritual Director's International.
Rev. Stefanie’s approach to ministry is both pastoral and prophetic, focused on a deep reverence for life, the complexity of human experience, and the possibility of personal and societal transformation. She weaves holy curiosity, expressive arts, magic and energy work into all that she does. She brings both reverence and humor to everything she does, honoring the deeply personal work of creating a life of empowered, courageous compassion and joyful integrity.
Email: [email protected]
Originally from Queens, New York, Rev. Stefanie was ordained as an Interfaith Minister in 2000; received her M.Div through Meadville Lombard Theological School (Chicago, ILL); was ordained as a Unitarian Universalist Minister by the Unitarian Universalist Community Church of Santa Monica, CA in 2005; and was granted Final Fellowship by the UUA in 2008. In 2018 she completed the Interfaith Chaplaincy Institute's programs for Spiritual Direction and Spiritual Psychology.
Rev. Stefanie served most recently served the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Redwood City as settled minister, 2014-2017. Prior to that she served various congregations in the Pacific Southwest District (including the UU Church of Santa Clarita Valley, the UU Fellowship of Kern County, the UU Fellowship of Laguna Beach, the UU Church of Verdugo Hills, the Sepuleda UU Society, Monte Vista UU Church, the UU Community Church of Santa Monica, First UU Church Los Angeles and others). While in the PSWD she served as Unitarian Universalist Minister’s Association Vice President, Good Officer, and Retreat Planner. She was cofounder of the Pacific Southwest District Addictions and Recovery Ministry Team and active in the San Fernando Valley Cluster.
For information regarding availability for Spiritual Direction, pulpit supply, workshops, retreats, ceremonies, or rites of passage email: [email protected]
Links:
TendingSpirit.com (due early 2019
Unitarian Universalist Association: http://uua.org
Interfaith Chaplaincy Institute: www.chaplaincyinstitute.org
Unitarian Universalist Spiritual Directors Network: uuscv.org
Spiritual Direction International: www.sdiworld.org
Rev. Stefanie’s theme-based ministry website: RevSteffiThemes.weebly.com (due for update)
Rev. Stefanie's blog: RevSteffi.com (due for update)