Sister Chris Rensfield has been a devoted member of our Awakening Divinity community since 2015 and has served as ADM’s Secretarial Officer since 2020. In this role, she oversees many of the administrative and organizational functions that support the ministry’s day-to-day operations to ensure that our work is carried out with clarity, consistency, and care.
Chris plays a central role in ADM’s participant intake and preparation process. She manages communications, coordinates essential documentation and scheduling, helps guide individuals through the practical steps leading into ceremony, and supports continuity between participants and the ministerial team. Her attention to detail, discernment, reliability, and steady presence have made her an indispensable part of our ministry’s work.
As an Advanced Acolyte she has also been instrumental in coordinating ADM’s Acolyte Training Seminary program, which she has attended, participated in, and co-facilitated four of the five cohorts offered to date, helping organize training materials, communications, scheduling, and other practical elements of the program. Through this work, she assists our emerging ceremonial practitioners and supports ADM’s commitment to ethical, responsible, and well-prepared ministerial service.
Alongside her work with Awakening Divinity Ministries, Chris brings three decades of professional experience in somatic education and body-centered healing to her offerings. She is a graduate of the Hawaii Feldenkrais Professional Training and has maintained an active practice since 1996. Her additional studies include massage therapy, martial arts, Kaiut Yoga, Pilates, Craniosacral Therapy, Shiatsu, and Aquatic Movement Arts.
Chris’ deep understanding of embodied somatic awareness, human function, and the nervous system informs the grounded and attentive quality she brings to her service. Whether coordinating administrative responsibilities, supporting participants, holding space in ceremony or assisting with training programs, she approaches her work with warmth, wisdom, precision, patience, and a deep devotion to the members of our community.
