About Jen
Hi, my name is Jen Manglos. As a spiritual director, pilgrimage guide, pastor, and writer, I delight in helping others discover their own belovedness in God. I am a 4 with a 3 wing on the Enneagram and movies are my love language (so much so that my friend and I started a podcast on film and spirituality called “Stories in the Key of Light”).
For the past fourteen years I have been a spiritual director and retreat curator, holding an MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot School of Theology. I love meeting with individuals as they seek to deepen and grow in life with God. It’s an honor to sit with others and be entrusted with their stories. In the last few years I have moved into training and supervising directors as well through Nuos Formation and Deepen.
Through retreats, I am able to craft and hold space for others to meet with God. It’s fun to craft experiences that blend together prayer, spiritual practices, creativity, and rest. While I always start with a direction for these times, I also feel like a child on Christmas morning. It’s exciting to see the unique gifts that God has for each person on retreat. Ultimately, I see both of these ministries as forms of hospitality. I welcome people into a set aside time and space to be with God, and from there God welcomes, receives, and loves on them.
I never planned on becoming a pastor, but since college, I discovered a deep joy in loving and welcoming folks to God’s abundant table. I previously pastored at Bethany Community Church in Seattle (2019-2021) and am a pastoral presence in the Stumbletown neighborhood of Seattle.
Pilgrimage guidance has been another surprise, but after walking the Camino de Santiago in 2018, my life took a different turn. While walking, I discovered the unique gifts of a pilgrimage experience and wondered how to incorporate it into daily life. When I returned, folks started approaching me for guidance as they planned their own experiences and through time that morphed into my offering support for small groups and individuals. I currently lead groups on curated pilgrimage experience, and also provide assistance for individuals/groups seeking to walk on their own.
Throughout my varied positions, I am delighted to create space for folks to discover their belovedness as they circle inward to their truest self with God.
