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Shine Healing Ministries – Helping you find your rhythm & fuel your passion.

In the rush and weariness of life we can get overwhelmed, burdened, out of balance and unclear about the road ahead. These are all signals from our soul that something needs to change. Now more than ever we need simple, rest-filled and slowed-down spaces where we can pause to catch our breath, heal, reconnect with what is truest about us, and experience restorative rhythms that transform our lives.  

We are a Christian retreat center providing inviting, rest-filled spaces where women can experience God’s transforming love, discover restorative rhythms, and reconnect with their unique design and purpose.

At some point in all our lives we find ourselves in a place where we know there must be more. We long to find what is most authentic and real about us! Our hearts crave it, but in a world of stress, pain, distraction, and hurry, we can easily lose sight of what is most true about us. At Shine Healing Ministries we believe there is a God-authored story within every heart that answers this cry for more. Slowing down and simplifying the noise that surrounds our lives creates space to find our way back home to our true story. We need rest-filled spaces where we can discover rhythms that enable us to live life more fully, reconnect with what is true, and experience the balance our minds, hearts, and bodies long to find. However, in our fast-paced, productivity-driven culture it is becoming even more difficult to find such a space. At Shine Healing Ministries we want to make it easier for women to experience God’s heart, reconnect with their truest story, and discover rhythms that restore their soul. So in the comfort of a supportive community, we provide opportunities for women to pause, slow down, be loved, be renewed, and reconnect with what is truest about them.

Why come? Because…

In rest we heal and find the courage to live our truest story! 

So join us and experience one of our restorative and transforming retreats or online courses. We look forward to meeting you and coming alongside you on your healing journey. 

The Journey

REST. HEAL. LOVE

At Shine, we believe that we are healed through experiences with God’s REST and LOVE while surrounded by the simplicity of nature and an atmosphere of radical hospitality. God’s love is more lavish that we can comprehend and the result of learning to receive his rest, healing, and love is that we become this same extravagant love to the world. It is the natural overflow of all that we have received. 

Resting in God's Presence

Healed by His Heart

Loving as He Loves

Ministry Foundations

Christian Non-Profit

Core Values

Spirit-Led

Love & Hospitality Driven

Rest & Creativity Inspired

Growth & Restorative Minded

We are a donation-based ministry so that we may welcome all who are in need of retreat and restoration no matter the financial situation. Our programs are shaped by Christian contemplative practices and led by God’s design for a balance in our lives between rest and service to others. We believe that experiencing and receiving God’s Love is what truly transforms us. We are driven by the belief that hospitality and community are healing. We believe in the creator within us all and inspiring others to share their unique creativity with the world. We believe slowed-down, simple practices surrounded by nature create a place for inner growth and that restoration happens when we pause in God’s presence, cease from our work and let God do what only he can in our lives. 

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Executive Board Members

Josie Muterspaw

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Josie Muterspaw is the president and founder of Shine Healing Ministries. She is an Author, Speaker, and Professional Clinical Counselor who has specialized in the area of trauma and complex PTSD for the past sixteen years. Josie is currently a Mental Health Consultant and Crisis Counselor for the Wayne Local School District. After receiving her master’s degree in Community Counseling from the University of Dayton, she has worked in various settings but has always felt drawn to unique, experiential treatment methods such as Equine-Assisted Counseling. Josie believes that one of the biggest challenges to overcome any obstacle we face is awareness. “We don’t know what we don’t know.” Therefore, she is passionate about helping others discover what is blocking their progress and encouraging them to move forward in their purpose.

Josie is the author of Shining Freely and The 40-Day Journey. Her love for nature, and the belief that we heal when we learn to rest in God's presence lead to the creation of Selah Ranch. A creative oasis and retreat center far away from the distractions our culture  designed to bring us back into rhythm with God's heart and find balance once again. 

Josie enjoys speaking, writing, and creating rest-filled experience that transform the heart. She is learning how to ride the roller coaster of being a momma to two teen-girls, loves Jesus, and can’t get enough of soaking in the natural beauty all around her.

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Randy Creamer

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Randy Creamer is a Counseling Pastor and oversees the Pastoral Counseling Ministry at SouthBrook Christian Church in Dayton, Ohio. Randy is also the Founder of The Growth Institute (www.thegrowth-institute.org), an online teaching platform designed to equip you with tools to choose a life you would love to live.

 

Randy, in his 40 plus years of ministry experience, is a blogger (www.timetoheal.solutions), a teacher, and has authored several interventional tools including TRUE Profile (Who are you and what’s your purpose?), From Anxiety to Peace (Allowing anxiety to work for you, not against you), Forgiveness (A practical tool to assist in resolving resentment and bitterness in your life), Overcoming Codependency (Taking the road back to a healthy care of yourself), and many others.

Randy has been married to Sue Ann for over 45 years and together they have 3 sons, 3 daughters by marriage, and 4 granddaughters. They live by the phrase, “Today is our Best Day!”

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Kim Sellers

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Kim Sellers is an Independently Licensed Social Worker and Certified Trauma Practitioner. She is currently employed by the Kings Local School District as the Social Emotional Health Coordinator. Prior to working at Kings, she was Program Director for Coordinated Care and Mental Health Services at the Warren County Educational Service Center, as well as the Investigations Supervisor at Warren County Children Services. Kim also worked in private practice, providing therapy to adults and older adolescents struggling with depression, grief, anxiety, life adjustments, grief and trauma.

Kim has a passion for helping and educating others in the area of mental health and wellness. She participates in the Brain Health Network, is a Certified QPR (Suicide Prevention) trainer and a School Suicide Prevention Specialist and served as Chair for the Warren County School Crisis Response Team. She is a member of the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Warren County, Success for School Aged Youth Committee, Warren County Trauma Informed Learning Community, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Association of Ohio, was the former Chair of the Warren County Family and Children First Council and member of the Women Business Leaders Advisory Council.

Kim’s volunteer experience includes serving on various Boards during her time working and living in Warren County including: Countryside YMCA Social Responsibility Committee, Lifeline Educational Services, Big Brothers/Big Sisters and LPC Preschool and Daycare. Kim is also currently a Mentor for Women Walking West. Additionally, Kim was the Youth Girls Head Lacrosse Coach for Lebanon for four years and served as the Levy Chair for Citizens for Quality Lebanon Schools levy campaign. She was the 2019 recipient of the Warren County Foundations George R. Henkle Philanthropy & Community Service Award.

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We are grateful beyond measure to the owners of Redi Rock Structures. Their belief in us and financial support make our ability to love women with radical hospitality possible! Their giving allows us to remain a donation-based ministry and open our doors to all no matter the financial situation! 

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