Ministers
Rev. Mary Jo Honiotes
Senior Minister
Email
Address: revmaryjo@csldenver.org
We are an affirming, inclusive spiritual community dedicated to
the teaching and the practice of universal spiritual principles, as presented
through the works of Science of Mind and Spirit. We are dedicated to the
transformation of our own lives and know that through this we make the world a
better place. We have a Sunday Celebration Service at 10am each Sunday and
offer classes and events throughout the week that are in alignment with the
spiritual principles that we teach. We believe that all religions, wisdom
traditions and faiths are the various ways in which cultures and peoples have
experienced the Divine and we honor all paths to God/Source/Spirit/All That Is.
We celebrate our uniqueness and diversity as well as our oneness,
our common heritage as Divine Emanations of the One Power and One Presence that
orders the universe. We offer a educational path for licensed spiritual
counseling and ministry through the Holmes Institute of Consciousness Studies.
The core universal spiritual principles that we teach are the following:
Oneness, Spirit/Mind/Body as aspects of this oneness, our words are creative,
we attract what we deeply believe, our Source is not outside of us, but within
us, we are eternal, we are "wired" to be a beneficial presence in
life, we are whole in every moment, the physical (temporal) is a servant of the
Spiritual (eternal.) Abundance is our true nature. Life is Good and God/Spirit
is real.
Namaste'
Rev. Paula Belleggie
Affiliate Minister
Rev. Paula recently joined Center for
Spiritual Living Denver as an Affiliate Minister. Her primary functions will be
teaching and to guide the vision for the Care Ministry which will be fulfilled
by both licensed practitioners and lay members of Center for Spiritual Living
Denver. Rev. Paula is a facilitator who counsels, teaches and speaks related to
one's authentic spiritual journey. It is her passion and purpose in life.
She also currently practices as a
clinical chaplain and is board certified by the College of Pastoral Supervision
and Psychotherapy (CPSP) as a Clinical Chaplain/Pastoral Counselor and a
Diplomate CPE Supervisor. In addition to her ministry at Center for Spiritual
Living Denver Rev. Paula recently launched a Special Focus Ministry called
Spiritual Living Center for Education & Training. The Center will primarily
offer accredited Clinical Pastoral Education to train persons for chaplaincy in
clinical environments.
Rev. Paula is excited to be part of
the CSL Denver ministerial team and fulfilling its Vision and Mission of being
“affirming, inclusive spiritual community
dedicated to the teaching and the practice of universal spiritual principles,
as presented through the works of Science of Mind and Spirit.”
Rev.
Elzia Sekou
Staff Minister
Rev. Elzia Sekou recently joined the Center for
Spiritual Living Denver as a Staff Minister and is serving the emerging Youth
Ministry at CSL Denver. He has an
extensive background in training and community outreach, has lead and worked
with several Youth Rites of Passage Programs, chaired the City of Lakewood’s
Diversity Commission and worked on the Denver Juvenile Justice Youth Drug
Court. He has also served on the Board of Free Horizon Montessori School.
An avid student of Ancient Wisdom and Spiritual
Traditions, with a focus on Ancient Egypt & Islam, a trained Myers Briggs
practitioner with a B.S. in Business Management, an M.S. in Management
Information System and an M.A. in Consciousness Studies with a focus on
Transformative Leadership, complements Rev. Elzia’s ministerial path with Center
for Spiritual Living Denver.
Rev. Elzia is thrilled to be part of the Center
for Spiritual Living Denver ministerial team and looks forward to building a
Holistic Spiritual Community. He is an ardent
Yoga student and a dedicated family man, happily married to his lovely wife
Lynne for sixteen years with three children and two grandchildren. His motto is 'Don’t Go Where There’s a Path,
Go Where There is No Path and Leave a Trail.'
Rev. Jim Chandler
Founding Minister
Rev. Jim was a well-known leader in the national GLBT leather
community long before he, along with his co-minister, established this church
in central Denver.
For many years radio listeners started their Sunday mornings with
his inspirational thoughts on the popular “Music Beyond Words” which was
broadcasted on 93.7FM and 104.3 FM from 1999 through 2004. At the same time
Rev. Jim spoke before other congregations throughout Colorado and beyond,
presented workshops, sitting on advisory committees, served on panels, and
creating outreach programs, which serve organizations and individuals not only
in Denver but throughout the United States.
His writings have been featured in several publications and by
2006 he was featured as a cover contributor, along with Deepak Chopra, Dr.
Wayne Dyer, and Terry Cole-Whittaker, in the bestselling book, Wake Up and Live, in Spirit.
Reverend Jim retired as Senior Minister of the church in 2009,
after almost 12 years. Even after retirement he continues to touch thousands
with his message of positive thinking and affirmative living through a
demanding schedule of officiating weddings, unions and memorials, participating
on panels and committees, and addressing church congregations and other service
groups. As he is fond of saying;
“We cannot out give God, but we keep trying.”