I have had the great pleasure of knowing Rev. Gil Olmstead nearly a decade. He impressed me immediately with his depth of spiritual consciousness, his takecharge nature and his ability to stay balanced and at ease no matter the situation. One of the qualities I find most appealing is his wonderful ability to listen and offer comment, demonstrating a lovely way of saying the right thing at the right time. As a workshop facilitator, he is an exemplar, having offered his talents at our Center on several occasions. He conducted separate workshops with our Board of Trustees, Practitioner Core, and community at large. He was also chosen by the CSL Events Committee as a workshop leader at SOAR. As a fellow ministerial colleague, I am honored to walk this path with him.

Rev. Gil brings a host of talents to the ministry and has a deep passion for our teaching. His love of people will serve him well as a community’s senior minister. Knowing that he has ties with New Mexico, having family in the state, I am confident Rev. Gil will find a home in your spiritual community and you family in him.

I whole-heartedly recommend Rev. Gil Olmstead to the search committee as a qualified candidate for Spiritual Community Leader of Rio Grande Center for Spiritual Living.