• Margaret Benefiel

    • Margaret became Shalem's executive director in July 2015. Prior to coming to Shalem, she ran her own consulting, speaking, training, and coaching business, Executive Soul, helping leaders and organizations nurture their souls and express their deepest values institutionally. At the same time, she taught as adjunct faculty at Andover Newton Theological School in the area of contemplative leadership. She holds a B.A. in History from Princeton University, an M.A. in Mathematics from Portland State University, an M.A. in Theology from Earlham School of Religion, and a PhD in Spirituality from Catholic University of America. She has written extensively on various aspects of contemplative leadership and spirituality at work, including The Soul of Higher Education; The Soul of Supervision; The Soul of a Leader: Finding Your Path to Fulfillment and Success; and Soul at Work: Spiritual Leadership in Organizations.

Conscious Leadership as a Spiritual Journey

Article by Margaret Benefiel (May 2019 eNews) What is conscious leadership? When I received the annual Elks leadership award my senior year in high school for my leadership in the Elma Sunshine Makers 4-H Club in Elma, Washington, I thought I knew pretty much everything there was to know about leadership. After all, I had […]

May 05, 2019 by Margaret Benefiel 2 Comments
Categories: Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, and Contemplative Living. Formats: Article, Article by Shalem Staff, and eNews Article.

Cultivating Contemplative Conversations

Article by Margaret Benefiel (December 2018 eNews) In conversations with our “contemplative cousins,” both in follow-up discussions since the August 2017 Snowmass gathering where 20 young contemplatives gathered and in other settings, the question often arises, “What method of prayer does Shalem teach? Contemplative Outreach teaches Centering Prayer, World Community for Christian Meditation teaches the […]

December 12, 2018 by Margaret Benefiel
Categories: Clergy & Congregation, Community, Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, and Contemplative Living. Formats: Annual Report, Article, Article by Shalem Staff, and eNews Article.

Grounded in Love: Creative Leadership for Our Times

Today’s post is by Margaret Benefiel Marches. Online petitions. Letters to the editor. “Am I doing any good?” I ask myself. “Am I making a difference? Is there another way?” In the face of injustice, wars, and humanity’s inhumanity to humanity, I long to be faithful to doing my part to heal the world. As […]

May 05, 2018 by Margaret Benefiel
Categories: clergy, Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, and Contemplative Living. Tags: Assisi, leadership, March for Our Lives, Pope Francis, and St Francis. Formats: Article, Article by Shalem Staff, eNews Article, and Friday Blog. Interest Areas: Friday Blog.

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March 03, 2018 by Margaret Benefiel 1 Comment
Categories: Contemplative Spirituality.

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December 12, 2017 by Margaret Benefiel 4 Comments
Categories: Community, Contemplative Leadership, Contemplative Living, and Prayer. Tags: Constance FitzGerald and John of the Cross. Formats: Annual Report, Article, Article by Shalem Staff, and eNews Article.

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November 11, 2017 by Margaret Benefiel 4 Comments
Categories: Community, Contemplative Spirituality, Pilgrimage, and Prayer. Tags: Assisi, Clare, Francis, and pilgrimage. Formats: Article, Article by Shalem Staff, and Friday Blog. Interest Areas: Friday Blog.

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July 07, 2017 by Margaret Benefiel 30 Comments
Categories: Contemplative Leadership and spirituality in community. Tags: laurence freeman, New Contemplative Exchange, richard rohr, Thomas Keating, and tilden edwards. Formats: Article, Article by Shalem Staff, and eNews Article.

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May 05, 2017 by Margaret Benefiel 4 Comments
Categories: Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, and Pilgrimage. Tags: leadership, Pope Francis, St Francis, and TED talk. Formats: Article, Article by Shalem Staff, and eNews Article.

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November 11, 2016 by Margaret Benefiel 5 Comments
Categories: Contemplative Spirituality. Tags: center for action and contemplation, contemplative, contemplative outreach, laurence freeman, richard rohr, Thomas Keating, tilden edwards, and world community of christian meditation. Formats: Article and Article by Shalem Staff.

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October 10, 2016 by Margaret Benefiel 4 Comments
Categories: Contemplation in Action, Contemplative Leadership, and Contemplative Living. Tags: contemplative grounding, contemplative leadership, elections, and leadershipo. Formats: Annual Report, Article, Article by Shalem Staff, and eNews Article.