Michele is a 30+ year religious educator with 15 years of experience with the United Methodist church and 18 years of experience with the Unitarian Universalists. She is a master-level credentialed Unitarian Universalist religious education with a masters of theological studies in Hebrew and Christian Scriptures and a Doctor of Ministry degree from Wesley Theological Seminary e focused on religious education change and transition. Her consulting skills include religious education program development, church systems, church growth, conflict resolution, and program innovation. Her consulting style is relational and adaptable to your unique needs. Michele is also available for one-on-one coaching with settled and interim religious educators as well as coaching for staff teams.

To learn more about how Michele can work with you, visit her consulting and coaching website: http://www.prairiespiritsd.us/

Michele’s Specialties

• Coaching settled and interim religious educators as they navigate the changing landscape of learning congregations
• Coaching staff teams as they navigate transitions
• Staff dynamics, conflict and team building
• Consulting with congregations who are in the midst of staff transition and wish to use this time to best prepare for their religious education future
• Guiding congregations in understanding their religious education history and its relationship with the congregations current and future identity
• Best hiring practices
• Leaving well
• Leading retreats focused on the identity and future of religion

Michele’s Blog

• Digging Deeper: Finding new voices to teach us about congregational systemsSeptember 8, 2022
• Going Beyond Family Systems Theory in the Interim ProcessAugust 28, 2022
• What a GIRE consultant is able to do for your congregationJanuary 1, 2021