Ministerial Search
An update from your Board of Trustees:
A brief recap of the Unity of Mesa Ministerial search steps; includes the Search Committee recommending Rev. Mindy Tucker and Rev. Dr. Nickie Golden to the Board as viable candidates, then the Board interviewed the recommended candidates, and checked their references. The next step was the Reverends’ giving the meditation and lesson during the December 5th service. A survey was made available to congregants for the Board to gather feedback on the service. As a result of the feedback, the Board invited Reverends Mindy and Nickie to come for an onsite visit Friday, January 20 through Sunday, January 23, 2022.
As a point of clarification, Rev. Mindy and Rev. Dr. Nickie are applying as co-ministers for our open position. As requested through the survey feedback, below are the bios, outlining their individual and co-ministry backgrounds and experience.
A brief recap of the Unity of Mesa Ministerial search steps; includes the Search Committee recommending Rev. Mindy Tucker and Rev. Dr. Nickie Golden to the Board as viable candidates, then the Board interviewed the recommended candidates, and checked their references. The next step was the Reverends’ giving the meditation and lesson during the December 5th service. A survey was made available to congregants for the Board to gather feedback on the service. As a result of the feedback, the Board invited Reverends Mindy and Nickie to come for an onsite visit Friday, January 20 through Sunday, January 23, 2022.
As a point of clarification, Rev. Mindy and Rev. Dr. Nickie are applying as co-ministers for our open position. As requested through the survey feedback, below are the bios, outlining their individual and co-ministry backgrounds and experience.
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Rev. Mindy Tucker:
Rev. Mindy has served as a catalyst of transformation for Unity communities since 2008, from her home church in Honolulu, to Hartford, CT and now Wilmington, NC. Her path to ministry has been an eclectic one, as most are. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Southern California, Rev. Mindy earned a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Hawaii. With 20 years of corporate service and child rearing experience, Rev. Mindy re-engaged in Truth studies returning to her lifelong dream to become an ordained Unity minister. |
Rev. Dr. Nickie Golden:
Rev. Nickie is currently a licensed psychologist and an ordained Unity minister. She has worked in a number of university settings such as University of California, San Diego State, and University of Hawaii and has shared her love of teaching across many age groups from first graders to graduate students. She is a certified Life Coach with the Hendricks Institute and served as Director of Unity Center for Conscious Living from 2009 to 2013. Ordained as a Unity minister on May 5, 2017, Nickie completed her training through the Unity Urban Ministerial School. |
Co-Ministry Information:
Reverends Mindy and Nickie shared they are committed to serving a spiritual community that is alive and vibrant, one that embodies spiritual principles, and has a strong desire for meaningful expansion. Together, they bring a balance and synergy of ministerial leadership to amplify the outworking of dynamic Sunday experiences, compassionate and sacred service, and evolutionary spiritual programming.
Over the past three years, they have successfully engaged in co-ministry partnership demonstrating an ability to seamlessly interweave their Ieadership preferences. They have an even longer history of collaborating in educational endeavors developing a fluid style that reflects a deep respect and appreciation for one another's unique skills and expertise.
Reverends Mindy and Nickie shared they are committed to serving a spiritual community that is alive and vibrant, one that embodies spiritual principles, and has a strong desire for meaningful expansion. Together, they bring a balance and synergy of ministerial leadership to amplify the outworking of dynamic Sunday experiences, compassionate and sacred service, and evolutionary spiritual programming.
Over the past three years, they have successfully engaged in co-ministry partnership demonstrating an ability to seamlessly interweave their Ieadership preferences. They have an even longer history of collaborating in educational endeavors developing a fluid style that reflects a deep respect and appreciation for one another's unique skills and expertise.