Rev. Dr. Linda Reppond lives in Ashland, Oregon, as a mostly retired minister in Centers for Spiritual Living. While no longer working in a full-time ministry role, Dr. Linda remains a fierce advocate for young, emerging spiritual leaders: as a mentor and coach, as an honored elder at events, and one of the founders of ReGeneration, the scholarship fund for young people entering ministry.

Dr. Linda was the founding minister of the Launching Pad, a dedicated young adult church in Centers for Spiritual Living. The Launching Pad, with locations in Berkeley, CA, St. George Utah, and Ashland,Oregon, served as a magnet for conscious young adults who chose to live in community and be supported in deepening a personal spiritual practice within a community of peers.

The vision for this ministry grew out of Dr. Linda’s previous work as the Managing Director for International Youth and Family Ministries for Centers for Spiritual Living. A lifetime of work with teens and young people preceded Dr. Linda’s entrance into ministry. She served as director of the National Runaway Switchboard, President of the National Network for Youth, and Executive Director for Seattle Youth and Community Services, Special Olympics Washington, and other charities

Dr. Linda received a Masters in Consciousness Studies at the Holmes Institute in San Diego. She received her Doctor of Ministry at Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley. She currently serves as the Nominating Council Chair for Centers for Spiritual Living.