We’re Not Here to Repeat the Final Word

The Evolution of Thought Is Calling Us

There was a time when I thought being “called” meant being given a clear destination. I assumed the work of ministry—of spiritual leadership—was to plant roots, grow a community, teach the teachings, and hold the space. And I’ve done that. I’ve tried all the traditional routes: founding a spiritual center, hosting services, leading retreats, crafting curriculum, showing up Sunday after Sunday. I’ve served. I’ve led. I’ve loved it. But what’s becoming clear to me now is that the call was never about arriving. It was—and is—about becoming. Constantly. Courageously. Creatively.

Marie Forleo calls it being a “multi-passionate entrepreneur.” And when I heard that phrase, it landed with the kind of clarity only truth can bring. I am not just a minister. Not just a teacher. Not just a broadcaster, a writer, a facilitator, a board member. I’m all of it. And that’s not a distraction from my path—it is my path. It reflects what this moment in spiritual evolution demands from all of us: to stop compartmentalizing who we are and to start leading with wholeness.

This is the message I keep hearing—not just for myself, but for all of us drawn to New Thought teachings. The awakening we once experienced—the moment we realized that life is consciousness and Spirit is all there is—that moment wasn’t the summit. It was the doorway.

Enlightenment is not the conclusion. It’s the beginning. And now more than ever, we are being called not just to wake up, but to stand up. To speak up. To step fully into our roles as leaders of a movement that is still being written.

Science of Mind was never meant to be the final word. It’s a living, breathing philosophy—bold, elegant, and endlessly curious. What Ernest Holmes gave us was not a conclusion. It was a beginning. A method. A launching pad for inner discovery and spiritual realization. He didn’t hand us dogma. He invited us into inquiry. And if we’re truly listening to what this teaching is, then we know that the natural evolution of thought must lead to the natural evolution of belief.

What we believe today is meant to grow. To expand. To challenge us. To stretch into places our past selves couldn’t imagine. Spirit never stops expressing—and if Spirit evolves, so must our understanding. So must our structures. So must our sense of what ministry, service, and leadership look like. We cannot hold on to the teachings if we’re unwilling to let them breathe.

I’ve tried all the containers I was given for ministry. And they’ve each shaped me. They’ve offered powerful frameworks, deep friendships, profound learning. But they’re not the destination. They were never supposed to be.

The role of the spiritual leader today isn’t to preserve a blueprint from the past. It’s to model what it looks like to live awake, to adapt, to remain responsive to what Spirit is doing now.

And that’s why I’ve been drawn to more fluid expressions of leadership. Writing here. Listening deeper. Letting the old forms soften while something more alive takes shape. Not more polished. More real. Less about defining what ministry is supposed to look like, and more about following the actual pulse of transformation.

And I know I’m not alone. You feel it too—that nudge, that urgency, that subtle inner fire that says: it’s time. Time to stop blending in. Time to bring your voice, your vision, your divine contradiction out into the open. We’re not meant to do this in secret. We’re not meant to wait for permission. If you’ve been awakened to truth, then you’ve been charged with the responsibility to live it fully.

What we used to call ministry has broken wide open. It’s no longer one form. It’s podcasts and protest. It’s art and prayer. It’s online communities and neighborhood gatherings. It’s coaching and creating. It’s presence. Real presence. And whether or not you call yourself a minister, if you are living from spiritual principle and sharing that in the world—you are leading.

This isn’t about branding. This is about consciousness. It’s about being visible in our truth. It’s about embodying our teachings with integrity. It’s about modeling the kind of freedom, fluidity, and authenticity that shows others what’s possible.

So yes, I’ve tried all the roles. All the titles. All the ways I thought ministry was supposed to look. And what I’ve found on the other side of that effort is liberation. The deeper I go, the more I realize that I’m not here to serve the model. I’m here to serve the movement. And the movement isn’t static. It’s alive. And it’s moving through you just as much as it’s moving through me.

I want this space—this Substack—not to be another platform, but a pulse. A meeting point. A place where we can have the conversations that matter, that stretch, that stir. Not as polished experts, but as present, evolving leaders of consciousness. If you’ve been feeling the edge of your next becoming… if you’ve been holding back something big because it doesn’t fit the mold… this is your confirmation: you’re not alone. You’re not late. You’re not too much. You’re right on time.

So bring your voice. Drop into the comments. Share what’s alive for you. Ask what’s uncertain. Speak what’s becoming. Let’s be in this evolution together—not as followers of a movement, but as the movement itself. The old structures gave us grounding. Now we’re being asked to grow wings.

We’re not here to repeat the final word. We’re here to write the next one.