PILGRIM PASTOR - Mary Laymon
Mary serves as a Pilgrim Pastor and the Executive Director of Tikkun Farm.
Mary believes in the healing power of Love. The passion for Mary’s ministry stems from her deep love for helping others hear the quiet and persistent voice of God speaking love to each of us. She has been nurturing the spiritual journeys of individuals and communities for more than 25 years, in settings such as inner city, rural and suburban congregations. Mary has extensive experience with Bowen Family Systems Theory, Spiritual Direction work, coaching groups for clergy, single moms, trauma survivors, CEO’s, and small business owners. In addition to Mary’s academic credentials, MDiv, MAS, DMin, she is certified to facilitate Brené Brown’s curriculums, as well as SoulCollage workshops.
Mary’s own research focuses on the transition from first half to second half of life, and how this profoundly changes a person’s spiritual path as they outgrow traditional ways of speaking and experiencing God. Mary’s work with pilgrims making this transition, supports them as they find ways to continue to grow in their faith and deepen their relationship with what feels sacred.
Writing
Books | God Moments Posts | Weekly Sermon Reflections | Blog
A strong extrovert, Mary often doesn’t know what she knows until she says it “out loud”. Over the years writing has become Mary’s externalized voice for what she’s learning, noticing and processing. Whether it’s her daily “Beautiful Things” post or her weekly “Sacred Reflection”, Mary’s writing invites you to connect ordinary daily moments to the sacred presence of Love flowing through all things.
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Leading
Engagements | Brené Brown Work | Workshops | Retreats
For more than 25 years Mary has been guiding individuals and communities on the sacred journey from our head to our heart. It’s one thing to “know” something with our mind… to read a book… to take a workshop… to listen to podcast. It’s another to KNOW something from our deepest wisdom, gained from lived experiences of joy, adventure, suffering, uncertainty and practice. Whether Mary is leading a Brené workshop, shepherding a pilgrimage, facilitating Soul Collage or coaching a Family Systems group, in every setting she invites participants to follow the path that leads them from “knowing” information to transforming it into wisdom.
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Listening
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction is a sacred conversation about life in the light of faith, creates a pause in our busy schedules to slow down and listen… to ourselves, the longings of our heart and the sacred story that is our life. Pilgrims seeking companionship on their spiritual walk may schedule one-on-one visits with Mary by contacting her at mary.pilgrim.pastor@gmail.com or 215-630-1091.
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