Rev. Jacki Belile

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Gender	Female
Industry	Religion
Occupation	Minister and Spiritual Coach
Location	Chicago, IL, United States
Introduction	I coach people committed to living well with God, Self and Others. Called to serve people on a wide variety of paths, I support lay leaders and clergy alike as they live out commitments to such wellness. Frequent topics for individual coaching or teleclasses include: work/life balance; forgiveness, LGBTQ coming out, faith transitions, relationship transitions. I am an ordained American Baptist minister and a certified life coach. For twenty-five years, I've been on a journey of coming out, living well and trusting grace.
Interests	meditation, forgiveness, Bible study, social justice, LGBT Christian issues, fundamentalism, bicycling, interfaith dialogue, Dahn Yoga, science fiction, time with family and friends, time alone, self-care, cooking, sleeping, church history, poetry (especially haiku), writing hymns, permaculture
Favorite Movies	Chocolat, Pleasantville, Antonia and Jane, Groundhog Day
Favorite Music	anything folk, almost anything country, almost anything instrumental, Christian hymns, Hindu hymns, Shaker music, reggae, zydeco
Favorite Books	Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life (Rabbi Irwin Kula), The Active Life (Parker Palmer), Encountering God (Diane Eck), The Children are Free (Jeff Miner and John Connoley), Leaving Church (Barbara Brown Taylor)