Unity of Wimberley

The story of Adam and Eve is not just about getting in trouble with God but the broken relationship between humans and the divine, humans and the earth, humans and each other. Can we ever get back to the garden? Rev. Ellen Debenport examines this age-old story in some new light.

Rev. Ellen has returned from Sabbatical and gave this talk about the 'inner critic.' It goes by many names, but gives us a hard time whenever it can. Learn more about what it keeps us from doing and how to overcome it.

The “lost” gospels of Thomas, Philip and Mary Magdalene are more than varying versions of the four gospels we know from the New Testament. They present the teachings of Jesus as a mystical path of love and personal empowerment, rather than a hierarchical path of fear and obedience.
Rev. Ed Townley is visiting Unity of Wimberley this week to fill in for Rev. Ellen Debnport, who is on a one month sabbatical. Rev. Townley is the senior minister at Unity of Greater Hartford (Connecticut) and host of Bible Alive! on Unity Online Radio.

Thriving Though Deep Change • July 22nd, 2012
We’ve been hearing it for years: “We are living in a time of unprecedented change.” What we haven’t heard is how this change reflects a shift that’s taking place in us. We are the ones creating deep change in the world. Discover how and why this is taking place.
Rev. Donna Johnson is currently minister at Unity of Fairfax, VA, but will soon be moving to Lee’s Summit, MO, to take over as acting CEO for Unity Worldwide Ministries, the association that supports all Unity churches and study groups. This is an 18-month appointment after several years of service on the UWM board. Donna has a B.S. in psychology, with previous careers in counseling and journalism. She was ordained in 1996 after completing her training at Unity Institute. Rev. Donna loves art, music, dancing, theater, travel, nature, the ocean, and frequent solitude.

Did you ever try to outsmart God? Have you ever “made a deal” with Spirit? Do you ever have the experience that all the manifestation tools and clearing tools you’ve used in the past simply aren’t working anymore? Things are changing! Rev. Aliza Bloom explains how to keep up with changes in yourself and in the field of conscious evolution. Come away with specific keys to unleash your next level of expression and break through old patterns and pathways.
Aliza is best-known to us as the former minister at Unity Center in Austin. Now she is speaking across the country as the founder of Divine Awakening, an alternative ministry to guide people on their spiritual paths. She specializes in helping others break through obstacles and hidden barriers so they may open more deeply to their Divine Connection and Higher Power to discover and live a life of their dreams. Aliza has published her first book: Be A BOA – Not A Constrictor, a whimsical fable about releasing limitations and discovering your BOA --Bold, Outrageous, Authentic -- self. Find her at www.Divine-Awakening.org.

Staying spiritually grounded during life's adversities.
Ogun Holder was ordained as Unity minister last year. His many roles include speaker, teacher, author, radio show host, blogger, musician, husband, parent, social media consultant, and self-proclaimed geek. He has written articles for Daily Word and Unity Magazine. His first full-length book, Rants To Revelations, will be published in fall 2012. He co-hosts Unity Family Matters, a Unity Online Radio show about conscious parenting, with his wife, Rev. Jennifer Holder. A popular and engaging speaker, Ogun has been invited to speak at churches across the country. He is the senior minister and executive director of Unity For All, an alternative ministry on a mission of global transformation through spiritual education, empowerment and engagement.
Originally from Barbados, Ogun moved to the U.S. in 1994 to pursue a degree in music therapy. He worked successfully with a variety of populations in schools, hospitals, adult day-care facilities, and his own private practice. He is also an experienced church music director, having served multiple Unity communities.
Ogun currently lives in the Washington DC metro area with his wife and their 11-year-old daughter Joy. To connect with Ogun, read his blog, and listen to his talks, visit www.ogunholder.com and www.unityforall.org.

What does it mean to Come Home to who you are? What keeps us from feeling Oneness in every moment? Mindy Audlin talks about the importance of relationships and how to bring Spirit to the space between us.
Mindy Audlin, a licensed Unity teacher, served as the spiritual leader at Unity of Wimberley from 2004-2007. Since she moved to Fort Worth, she has founded Network on Purpose to connect like-minded professionals whose business reflects their life purpose.
Mindy is the author of What If It All Goes RIGHT? Creating a New World of Peace, Prosperity & Possibility and also published Let It Begin with Me, a series of interviews about peace from her Leading Edge show on Unity Online Radio.

We have asked, we have held to our beliefs, and now we reap what we have sown. We relax and receive our good. Most people are surprised to learn that receiving may be harder than it sounds.

Weaving sermon and songs, Karen Taylor-Good relates the story and the music that took a little Jewish girl from El Paso, TX who was a struggling and near-bankrupt Nashville songwriter to a Grammy nomination, a new house and a renewed appreciation of New Thought teachings. You will enjoy the five KTG songs performed within her "talk". They are "I Am a Gift," "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye," "God's Refrigerator," "On Angel's Wings," and "I Couldn't Have Done it Without Me" If you enjoyed them, they are all available for purchase through iTunes and probably several other sites such as Amazon and Walmart.

Maybe the secret of life is not to stop for long in any particular place or condition but to keep moving toward more beautiful scenery. Maybe it’s all just scenery.