Dr. Chris Michaels
Dr. Chris Michaels has been a powerful voice in the New Thought community for more than 30 years—having founded Center for Spiritual Living Kansas City in 1990 and leading as Senior Minister at Center for Spiritual Living Fort Lauderdale since 2016.
He has been called the Norman Vincent Peale of New Thought. But even that moniker fails to do justice to the impact he has had as a spiritual teacher, mentor, speaker, and author.
His book, The Power of You, published by Penguin Press received a Silver Medal at the Nautilus Awards, an organization that recognizes world-changing books. And his influence as a spiritual leader has also been world-changing.
Chris is a highly sought-after keynote speaker, with over one thousand engagements at conferences and events around the globe—inspiring, educating, and empowering others to find their true calling.
It is fitting, as he steps down in an official capacity from his work at Center for Spiritual Living Fort Lauderdale, that a scholarship in his name has been created to support a new generation of spiritual leaders who will carry on his magnificent legacy.
Professional Prayer Practitioners
A Practitioner works to assist you in solving problems and experiencing greater good in your life. They work to help you understand your challenge and its cause, and then, through Affirmative Prayer, spiritual laws are set in motion to resolve your issue.
Having participated in extensive training to develop themselves into being Consciousness On Demand, practitioners are licensed and skilled in using Science of Mind principles and especially Affirmative Prayer. This requires a minimum of three years of class work and practice and passing a written paneled exam before licensed ministers and Practitioners.
You will see our Practitioners onstage at the end of services or standing by the side walls between services and wearing a purple stole around their necks. They are available at these times—free of charge—to assist you with your prayer needs or at other times by appointment on a fee basis. Feel free to contact any of our Practitioners for more information.
Prayer Practitioner Team
Dr. Ferdinand Cabrera
Practitioner
Rev. Hobbit Forrest
Staff Minister
Karl Gustafson
Prayer Team Director
Rev. Kandi Haggerty
Staff Minister
Ray Lekowski
Prayer Practitioner
Rev. Tina Migs
Prayer Practitioner
Judith Phelps
Prayer Practitioner
John Rossetti
Prayer Practitioner
Juan Carlos Sequeros
Prayer Practitioner
Eric Shelley
Prayer Practitioner
Julie Sprecher
Prayer Practitioner
Todd Masnicki
Prayer Practitioner
Pat Handley-Johnson
Prayer Practitioner
Russ Johannsen
Prayer Practitioner
Musicians
Antonio Edwards
Musical Director/Lead Vocalist
Mailyn Soulfree
Vocalist
Hal Roland
Pianist
Alberto Alarcon
Bass Player
Alberto Lopez
Drummer
Rev. Tina Migs
Prayer Practitioner
Board of Trustees
Dr. Ferdinand Cabrera
John Pritchard
Treasurer
Carlos Diaz-Barcelo
Judith Phelps
Kathleen Stapleton
Michael Johnson
Programs and Administration
Maria Villavicencio
Maya Bither
Affirmation
Awe, wonder, mystery and reverence are part of my daily spiritual practice.