Geordie and Sharon Ziegler come to Novo and Imago Christi after more than 30 years experience in missions and pastoral ministry. They have lived in China, Canada, and Scotland, and currently reside in Camas, Washington. Sharon has a Masters of Christian Arts, and Geordie an M.Div., both from Regent College. Geordie also received an MTh and PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland. Geordie and Sharon are the proud parents of three large-hearted adult children and an amazing daughter-in-law. 

Geordie and Sharon serve on one of Novo's Spiritual formation teams, Imago Christi (www.imagochristi.org). Imago Christi works with Christian leaders and churches around the world to deepen their relational intimacy with God. Inside this transformational relationship with the Trinity, leaders can minister from a grounding in Grace which enables active global leaders to stay strong in the Lord for the long haul. This past year, the Imago Christi team trained or mentored over 450 global church leaders serving in 26 countries around the world. 

Your financial support helps Geordie and Sharon minister to ministry leaders who really need hope and healing without the dollar sign being a barrier. Would you prayerfully consider becoming one of their partners? [click here to join their partner team]

A monthly partnership of…

• $80/month = one year of personal spiritual formation support for a missionary or Christian leader

• $175/month = facilitation of a Spiritual Formation Discovery Course for 20 Christian leaders

• $400/month = sponsorship of two 3-night retreats for five ministry couples

As a partner in their ministry, the Zieglers look forward to encouraging you in your walk with the Lord by sharing with you some of their learnings in life and ministry. Your partnership will positively impact the relational and spiritual health of global Christian leaders, causing a massive ripple effect within Christ's kingdom. 

Geordie's passion is to bring the riches of the Grace of the Father, Son, and Spirit into the hearts, minds, hands, and feet of missionaries, church leaders, and others who are in the trenches of ministry at home or abroad. He is convinced that the Life and Love of the Trinity is not just an abstract idea for theologians and mystics to ponder, but the heart and soul of the Christian life. Geordie loves to help ministry leaders reframe their 'why' in ministry so that they 'work from love.' 

So many of our leaders have grown up in a system where value and love are earned through achieving and succeeding. While the Christian leader may trust that God values and loves them unconditionally, they often do not extend such unconditional value and love to themselves. In other words, theologically, they may believe in grace, but functionally they do not. This is where Imago Christi’s work is so critical in helping leaders who feel the weight of burden and the pressure of production, to rediscover themselves as part of a love story where their value to God is not tied to their productivity in the kingdom. This is a life journey and generally needs a guide who is journeying that road ahead of us and can help us pay attention and discern God’s movements in and around us. 

Leaders who have been transformed to serve from a place of joy and freedom, and not anxious productivity or performance orientation (which is the way of our world), reflect Jesus more. And, most importantly for Christ’s kingdom, these leaders will shape disciples who reflect that same DNA. This is why Imago Christi’s work with global leaders is so essential. 

Specifically, Geordie serves Christian leaders through Spiritual direction, coaching, and soul care. He also teaches workshops and retreats on prayer and Trinitarian spiritual formation, as well as regularly teaching in Bible Schools in developing nations like Albania. In addition, Geordie is working to develop spiritual formation resources for use among Novo missionaries as well as for the Church at large. Whatever he is doing, Geordie understands his identity is as a 'matchmaker' and 'bridgebuilder,' connecting minds and hearts by curating environments where people can discover and recover their true selves inside the life and love of the Trinity.