Fr. Chris enjoys studying, and he is currently in the Master of Theological Studies program at the Iliff School of Theology. He has been in ministry for more than twenty years, enjoys his calling as a shepherd, and seeks to fulfill a vision for a spiritual retreat center. 

Fr. Mark served in the Navy from 1971-1974. He graduated with his B.A. from Western State College of Colorado. He was ordained to the diaconate in 1999 and to the priesthood in 2012. Fr. Mark has served churches in Wisconsin and Texas, and at HTAC, here in Broomfield, Colorado. His primary ministry to this point has been in health care as he has been a hospice chaplain for the past ten years.

 

Debbie is passionate about accompanying people as they seek to know God more intimately and themselves more genuinely. She is a trained spiritual director and supervisor, offering spiritual direction and a retreat space through her soul care ministry, Vacare Deo. In addition, she teaches Christian formation and Soul Care at Denver Seminary. She received a B.A. degree in Rhetoric and Public Address from Metropolitan State University of Denver, an M.A. in Christian Formation and Soul Care from Denver Seminary, holds a certificate of Ignatian Spiritual Direction from the Lanteri Center, and training to direct retreatants through The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.

 

Melissa lives in Erie and works in Westminster, and has been teaching children for nearly thirty years in both evangelical and liturgical churches. Besides loving to minister and care for children, she has a passion for music, reading, hiking, and tennis.

Brian enjoys coaching worship teams, riding his motorcycle, and spending time in the great Colorado outdoors with his four beautiful and energetic children.

Judi has a passion for prayer, and those who are suffering or going through difficult times. Her and her husband David are avid Colorado Avalanche fans.