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Evan J. Miller

Project Specialist
Spiritual Director/Companion

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​Evan Miller is a spiritual director and business leader. He retired in 2018 as CEO of Hertzler Systems, a computer software and consulting company. He received his Master of Arts (Education) from Ball State University, and his training in spiritual direction from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary.  He is certified in Appreciative Inquiry from Case Western University, and a contributor to An Open Place: The Practice of Group Spiritual Direction, edited by  Marlene Kropf and Dan Schrock. He took his Rites of Passage at Sandstone, Minnesota in 2009, and in 2015 completed a two-year study of the Christian mystical tradition at the Center for Action and Contemplation's Living School.

Evan is also a skilled facilitator in Sociocracy, an organizational governance model that fosters radical self responsibility and deep employee engagement through equivalence, transparency and effectiveness.

Evan is especially interested in the intersections of spirituality, leadership, and organizational governance in the context a changing climate. His mission is to help individuals face uncertainty with their hearts intact and growing closer to the heart of God.

Evan is widowed, following the death of his wife Sara VonGunten. He lives in Goshen, Indiana. He has two children, three step-children, and is grandfather to five and step-grandfather to five. He is an active participant in the Open Table Mennonite Fellowship, and an avid ecologist, gardener, bicyclist, and violinist. He can be reached via e-mail.


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  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • Mission, Vision, Values
    • Land Acknowledgment
    • Staff
    • History
    • Newsletter
    • Calendar
  • What We Offer
    • Communal Prayers >
      • Morning Prayers
      • Monthly/ Seasonal Prayers
    • Reflection Walks >
      • Stations of the Trees
      • Hidden Creature Trail
    • Services >
      • Individual Spiritual Direction/ Companionship
      • Group Spiritual Direction
      • Individual Retreats >
        • First Time Guests
        • Individual Retreat Passes
      • Group Retreats
    • Programs >
      • Transitions Inner Soul
      • Men's Inner Soul
      • Contemplative Circle
    • Lending Library
  • Land & Facilities
    • Facility Reservations >
      • Retreat House >
        • Gratitude
        • Kitchen
        • Legacy
        • Lower Level
      • Pavilion
      • Cottage >
        • Cottage Calendar
      • Suggested Rates
    • Outdoor Meditation Spaces >
      • Meditation Alcoves >
        • Meditation Spaces Map
      • Prayer Labyrinths
      • Tree of Hope
      • Hammock Room
    • Land >
      • Ecological Restoration
      • Walking Paths >
        • Trail Closures
        • Tick Prevention
  • Support
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Survey
    • Gift Certificates
  • Network Practitioners
  • Contact