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If you're called to enter the desert wilderness, it's best to not go there alone or already malnourished and dehydrated. But also remember this, there are wells of deep nourishment attended by curious graces only discovered in that wild journey.
Shannon Michael Pater
Welcome!
This page is intended as a resource for clergy and congregations.
The content periodically changes to support upcoming conferences and course that I'm offering in the near-term future.
Material soon to be posted:
- Follow-up presentation for the Interim Ministry Network 2022 Annual Conference (Tuesday, 10 January 2023 - revised date).
- A new course in 2023: Nourishing Attachment: Yours, Theirs & Shared: Applied Attachment Theory for Clergy & Spiritual Care Providers.
If I can support you or your ministry in any way, please don't hesitate to reach out to me.
Warmly,
Shannon Michael
The Rev. Dr. Shannon Michael Pater, M.A.R., M.Div., Psy.D. | E-RYT 500
Options for Additional Support
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction is the foundation of all the other support I provide. For me, the focus of spiritual direction is to establish, cultivate, or restore a felt sense of safe and nurturing connections to one’s Self, others, Spirit, and the planet. My practice is always somatic, bringing the soma, the body, into the conversation of discovery and integration.
Coaching & Supervision
Coaching with me is spiritual direction + awareness into action. I sometimes describe it as the intuitive process of spiritual direction, with added information (training), to produce intentions with supportive accountability. Clients most often utilize coaching for situational support, to achieve specific goals, or as safe space for to process and grow their leadership capacity.
Community Support
Now accepting consultation requests for 2023, both via Zoom and on-site.
There are several options for community support, but all are specifically tailored to those seeking consultation. Possibilities include (on-site and/or via Zoom):
- Planning a series of educational opportunities for congregational leadership development to increase the communal capacity for health, growth, and restoration.
- Partnering with your transitional/interim minister for a series of consultations to support “stuck places” in the congregation.
- Working with worship leaders on implementing somatic practices and a trauma-informed perspective in worship and small groups .