Care Crawford, Regional Director of CFDM in Los Angeles, has served
as Pastor of Congregational Life at Bel Air Presbyterian Church for
20+ years. She is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary,
where she holds both Master of Divinity and Master of Theology
degrees. At Bel Air Pres, Care oversees the Women’s Ministries, all
the church-wide special events including church retreats and camps,
and shepherds inquirers and candidates under care as they move
toward ordained ministry. In addition, Care is currently Moderator
of the Presbytery of the Pacific and is active in the wider
ministries of her denomination
Care is a frequent speaker at retreats and events and leads training
& equipping seminars with churches, Presbyteries, and other
organizations in areas of pastoral care, grief and loss, and
spiritual formation. She is a trained Spiritual Director through
CFDM and has a passion for people to grow deeper in their
relationship with Jesus Christ.
In her involvement through CFDM,
and in her passion for Christian formation & spiritual direction,
Care feels she has "come home" to that place in ministry where she
is most effective and where she most belongs. She continues in
spiritual direction and supervision for her own growth and
accountability. Care will be part of the faculty for the January
2008 training in Bel Air. She is married to Stephen Madaris and
they live on the Westside of Los Angeles.
She
can be reached at
care.crawford@belairpres.org
Spiritual Direction
The Los Angeles Regional Network of CFDM is
composed of men and women who want to be part of the Network and who
are already Directors or are in training to be Directors.
CFDM-Los Angeles is working with graduates of
the Certificate Program in Christian Formation & Spiritual Direction
offered by CFDM, as well as graduates of other training programs, to
provide ongoing supervision, evaluation, referral, and continuing
partnership for spiritual directors.
For information regarding training, joining
the network, or referral to a qualified Director, contact the
Regional Coordinator.
Local Events
Various events are planned and resources made
available by the Network in response to requests and needs in the
region. For additional information regarding quiet days, spiritual
formation events and weekend retreats, contact the Regional
Coordinator.
2015 Program Dates for Los Angeles:
January 27-30
April 21-24
August 11-14
October 14-17 (tbc)
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