Evan Clendenin is a contemplative educator, organizer, and gardener-tinkerer-hermit who currently lives with his family in Olympia WA.

He has served Episcopal and Lutheran churches as priest/pastor in urban, small town and rural settings. He received a BA in German from Reed College, and M.Div cum laude from Virginia Theological Seminary. He has trained in spiritual direction, community organizing, vegetable farming and draft horse care and work.

He currently offers half his working time toward the cooperative ministry of wild indigo guild, assisting churches and local communities to look and listen for God’s call into restoring creation as themselves.