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![]() John Butler, Spiritual Director ![]() Debbie O'Rourke, Associate Minister Sunday Services 10:30 AM Corvallis Senior Center 2601 NW Tyler Corvallis, Oregon get map Unity Center for Spiritual Living PO Box 891 Corvallis, OR 97339 541.766.8090 email us
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Reverend John A. Butler,
III Spiritual Director Ingenious, genuine, energetic, intelligent, truthful, witty, deeply loving, and spellbinding speaker sum up a few of John's qualities. His lifetime purpose is to engender love, harmony, joy, and spiritual expansion. John's spiritual journey is featured in Chapter 35 of Po Bronson's book, "What Should I Do With My Life?," so you know he is not an ordinary man, but one of great courage and determination -- a spiritual warrior. Prior to arriving in Corvallis, John served as Interim Minister at the Unity Church of Bandon, Oregon, while their regular minister was on sabbatical. He is one of a few nationally-certified Unity Peacekeepers. As a practicing attorney, he has done pro bono mediations for groups, including the County Legal Aide Society, Project Sentinel (landlord-tenant mediations), the Better Business Bureau, and the AIDS Legal Project. For over 15 years, John was a litigation attorney, who also gave guest Sunday sermons and presented workshops on such issues as gender reconciliation. As he spiritually matured, he began focusing on mediation and alternative conflict resolution. He developed an expertise in high-conflict divorce cases, and in assisting churches and other nonprofit organizations in conflict resolution. You can learn more about John's former mediation practice, Harmony with Integrity. John has two college age children. His daughter is majoring in Theater Arts, and his son's focus is Fine Art. Among John's varied interests are reading, skiing, and gardening. He formerly volunteered as a whitewater guide for Friends of the River. John's vision for church is an inclusive and interactive place to empower all toward the expression of their highest purpose. Debbie O'Rourke, Associate Minister Debbie's ministry is complex and subtle. Her compassionate heart resonates through everything she brings to this ministry as teacher, speaker, Prayer Chaplain Leader, Volunteer Coordinator, Platform Team facilitator and so forth. Debbie brings a rare balance of logistical brilliance and attention to detail coupled with a heart-centered approach to the wide variety of services she provides at Unity of Corvallis as she coordinates the Church Without Walls Sunday service volunteer team, helps organize other events and activities as well as supports the ministry with her great people skills, spiritual maturity and organizational acumen. Debbie is an ordained New Thought minister and a Licensed Unity Teacher. Debbie trained with the local hospice group as a bereavement counselor and is deeply involved in all pastoral aspects of our ministry. Before moving to Oregon, Debbie was the chief fiscal officer for the Lake County Department of Social Services Department in California, where she supervised and managed the accounting, data support and IT divisions of the agency. Board of Trustees
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