chris ridgeway

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About me

Gender Male
Industry Religion
Occupation Spiritual Director/Mentor
Location Chicago, Illinois, United States
Introduction I work as a leadership coach, spiritual director, and free agent missionary with Great Commission Ministries on its mission to reach the next generation. My current research area is on the impact of an information society on the doctrine of scripture, best approached with dinner-appetite curiosity and jokes on search engines. Semester location: Chicago, IL (North Park Theological Seminary. Home Base: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Summer location: Estes Park, CO.
Interests in reverse polish order:, writing, guitar, coffee, piano, songwriting, temperament study, public communication and storytelling, producing, counseling, spritual direction, user technology interaction analysis, leadership coaching, Japanese, american sign language, philosophy, theater, amusing sarcastic comments, C-SPAN (really), military, theology, information design, Cubs, photography, biscuits and gravy
Favorite Movies Magnolia, Fight Club, Wag the Dog, Moulin Rouge, Matrix, Amelie, Run Lola Run, Donnie Darko, Life as a House, any West Wing episode...
Favorite Music Over the Rhine, Sufjan Stevens, Gomez, Andrew Bird, Nickel Creek, Andrew Osenga, Alison Krauss, Damien Rice, Tom Petty, Tori Amos, Coldplay, Imogen Heap, Tracy Chapman, Tycho, Matchbox 20, Cat Stevens, Ben Folds, Jars of Clay, Moby, John Mayer, Cranberries, Postal Service, Vienna Teng, Caedmon's Call, Sheryl Crow, Duncan Sheik, No Doubt, Five for Fighting, Aimee Mann, Radiohead, Alanis Morrisette, Plumb, Lifehouse, Nichole Nordeman, Death Cab, Derek Webb, Jose Gonzales
Favorite Books The Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard, When People are Big and God is Small by Edward Welch, The Discipline of Grace by Jerry Bridges, Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller, The Great Divorce by CS Lewis, Shattered Dreams by Larry Crabb, Harry Potter, The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis, The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan, Life of Pi by Yann Martel, In the Name of Jesus by Henri Nouwen, Seeds of Hope by Henri Nouwen, Disciples are Made Not Born by Walter Henrichsen