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Life with God: A Renovaré Podcast · Episode 176

Mimi Dixon — Interior Castle: Field Guide for the Soul

Miriam Dixon & Nathan Foster on January 19, 2020

“I was drawn to Interior Castle as a field guide,” says Renovaré Team Member and retired pastor Miriam (Mimi) Dixon, “for how I could cooperate with the Holy Spirit more directly in the transformation of my heart.” In this in-depth interview with Nathan Foster, Mimi helps us understand Teresa of Ávila’s classic work.

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Miriam (Mimi) Dixon began her ministry in 1979 serving as an associate pastor at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Seattle, Washington. From April of 1985 to May of 2019 she served as senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Golden, Colorado. She earned both her MDiv and DMin degrees from Fuller Theological Seminary. Mimi is on the Renovaré Board of Directors and teaches for the Renovaré Institute. She is faculty for Next Frontiers, a ministry to pastors in transition, and actively promotes Christian Spiritual Formation, crediting Richard Foster and Dallas Willard for their influence in her life and ministry. Mimi has authored Worth Celebrating: a biography of Richard J Foster's Celebration of Discipline, available through Barclay Press.

Nathan Foster is an author and host of Life With God, a Renovaré Podcast. Formerly, he was an Associate Professor of social work and served as the Andrews Chair in Spiritual Formation at Spring Arbor University. He was also a licensed clinical social worker and certified addictions counselor. Nathan has published two books, including The Making of an Ordinary Saint: My Journey from Frustration to Joy with the Spiritual Disciplines.