With decades of experience in ministry and ministerial education, Rev. Dr. Bob Deen has dedicated his life to serving others. He has a multifaceted background in religious education, pastoral counseling, and professional leadership.

Ordained as a Religious Science Minister, he has served as President of Holmes Institute (2015-18) and Manager of Professional Education (2013-18) for Centers for Spiritual Living. His extensive experience ranges from pastoral psychotherapy and addiction treatment to training and consulting for businesses and organizations.

With a commitment to spiritual growth and community development, Dr. Bob has also facilitated workshops and retreats on various topics related to personal and spiritual transformation. His commitment to nurturing spiritual growth and empowering others to serve their communities makes him an invaluable asset to any organization.

Debora has been involved with the Centers for Spiritual Living since 1998, supporting the Olympia, Seattle and now the Bellingham communities. She has been a volunteer, a practitioner, an interim minister, and an Ordained minister over this time. She became a practitioner in 2000 and a minister in 2007, with ordination in 2013. Debora has a special place in her heart for practitioners and has served them in all of her spiritual communities. Debora was the Director for Education and Minister to the practitioner body for six years at the Seattle center, and is delighted to now become a staff minister for the Bellingham community. Her current focus is to support the Bellingham practitioner body and the small circle ministry (home circle programs).

Debora’s joy is building spiritual community through teaching core Science of Mind classes, as well as classes that she creates. The “teacher” is her spiritual archetype. Prior to becoming a minister, Debora had a successful career in local government, developing new approaches to support homeless families and affordable housing. She led budget and policy decision processes for county government in over two decades of service. Debora has a BA from Western Washington University (Fairhaven College), a MPA from the University of Washington, and a master’s degree in Consciousness Studies from the Holmes Institute in Colorado.