Pastor Lee Goodwin
(Mindfulness in Parish Life and
Seasons of the Pastoral Life)

Pastor Lee Goodwin has been called by the Northern Great Lakes Synod Council to serve as Director of The Sabbath Project. Pr. Goodwin has served as a parish pastor for over 27 years. He is a graduate of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation’s Group Leaders and Spiritual Guidance Programs as well as the teaching Practicum of the Center for Mindfulness at the U. Mass. Medical School. He has extensive experience as a retreat leader and spiritual director.

Pastor Chris Lee-Thompson
(Mindfulness in Parish Life)

Pastor Chris Lee-Thompson has been a pastor for 28 years and has served in a variety of settings. He is a graduate of the Spiritual Guidance Program at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and in family systems theory at the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center. He is presently serving a parish just outside Madison, Wisconsin, where he also offers spiritual direction to pastors.

Pastor Jon Magnuson
(Seasons of the Pastoral Life)

Pastor Jon Magnuson currently serves as Campus Pastor at Northern Michigan University and Director of the Cedar Tree Institute, a non-profit organization that serves the religious and mental health communities. Pastor Magnuson is a therapist, director of the Northern Great Lakes Synod’s Project Hope, and a Tai Chi Instructor.