• Jeffrey Ross

    • I am an Episcopal priest serving St. Peter’s Church in Lewes, DE.  I am also a graduate of Neumann University with an MS in Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Direction.  I periodically lead retreats and pilgrimages.  I currently serve as the Anamchara (Spiritual Director) to the Anachara Fellowship (an Episcopal monastic community in the Celtic tradition).  I am married with two grown children.

Board Update on Executive Director Search

Dear Friends, As the Shalem Institute looks toward its next season of leadership, we are invited into a moment that is both grounded and generative—grounded in the contemplative vision of our founder, Tilden Edwards, and generative in responding faithfully to the spiritual hunger and complexity of our present time. The search for a new Executive […]

March 03, 2026 by Jeffrey Ross

Shalem in Transition: A Time for Discernment

Beloved, Grace and peace to you as we stand together at an important threshold in the life of our community. In Celtic tradition, thresholds are holy places. They are neither the place we have been nor yet the place we are going. They are liminal spaces—thin places—where the Spirit often feels closer, more active, and […]

January 01, 2026 by Jeffrey Ross 1 Comment