Meet Carrie Stiles

Carrie Stiles serves as pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wyoming, MN, and is a Certified Spiritual Director with three decades of experience in congregational ministry.

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She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Gustavus Adolphus College (1992), a Master of Arts in Children, Youth, and Family Ministries (1994), and a Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary (2023).

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In May 2020, Carrie became a Certified Spiritual Director after completing the Tending the Holy Spiritual Direction program at The Christos Center for Spiritual Formation. She is a member of Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a global educational nonprofit with over 6,600 members in 40 countries dedicated to the practice of spiritual direction and companionship.

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While her faith tradition is rooted in Christianity (ELCA Lutheran), Carrie welcomes spiritual companionship from a variety of spiritual backgrounds, including interfaith and spiritual/non-religious practices. She values learning from others about how they connect with the divine and explore their spiritual journeys.

 

Carrie and her husband, Dale—also an ELCA pastor—have shared a 29-year partnership in both life and ministry, currently serving together at St. Paul Lutheran. They have three young adult children and an eight-year-old golden retriever named Oscar.