Rev. Dr. Dara Cobb Lewis is a Bethany Fellows Alum and ordained through the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Dara received her Master of Divinity degree from Lexington Theological Seminary and her Doctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling degree from Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Her doctoral work looked at the use of ancient spiritual practices for the treatment of anxiety and depression.
Dara serves as the Regional Minister of the South Carolina region of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She is also a pastoral counselor and spiritual director based in Belmont, NC. Through her ministry, The Devoted Life, she finds great joy in helping others find shalom (the peace and wholeness that God has in store for each of us). As a North Carolina Certified Practicing Pastoral Counselor, Dara serves clients by taking an integrative approach using the behavioral sciences combined with spirituality, theology and the person’s religious experience to work towards health and wholeness. As a spiritual director, she participates in an ancient practice of accompanying another on his or her quest to a deeper relationship with God. This involves holy listening, often quietness, sometimes laughter, other times tears and an opportunity to grow and deepen one’s spiritual life and attunement to God.