I was first exposed to spiritual formation when I sat in a class put on by Joann Nesser, the founder of Christos. The class was called "Listening to God” –  a primer on lectio divina. I became aware of Christos through meeting Joann. I entered the Spiritual Direction distance program for Tending the Holy (TTH) in 2003. God put me in the path of Joann again about 10 years later and I became a program coordinator for Tending the Holy, and currently the Ignatian Retreat. So be aware of whom and what God puts in your path!

ABOUT ELLEN:
Ellen Zaeske, MS, M.ED., is a retired Christian counselor and worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatry. She is a graduate of Christos Tending the Holy (TTH), class of 2005. She was the Christos Fargo TTH Program Coordinator 2017-2022. She was certificate-trained as an Ignatian Retreat facilitator (2006), and has facilitated the Ignatian Retreat the past 16 years, individually and in a small group. Ellen was certificate trained as an Ignatian Retreat facilitator trainer (2020).  She is a member of Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association and Spiritual Directors International. She is married, with two adult children, and lives in Fargo, ND. Experiencing and witnessing the spiritual transformation that occurs with the retreat has been a blessing and a joy!!!