Lynn Clouser Holt has served as a Quaker pastor and a spiritual director/supervisor for over 20 years. In addition, she has the opportunity to walk alongside students as an adjunct professor at Portland Seminary, teaching topics such as pastoral ministry, spiritual direction, and personal transformation. Lynn has also had the privilege of working overseas in Palestine, expanding her capacity to see, hold, and respond to injustice and suffering. 

​Lynn and her husband, Jon, who died in 2012, have five children and nine grandchildren. The experience of knowing great love and significant loss motivated Lynn’s heart of service for others. Her response to students and those she walks alongside is to offer hospitality as a fellow traveler by providing a listening ear and genuine care. 

Lynn's view of spiritual direction is to host a safe place for deep listening and connection to notice God’s movement and invitation in one's life. Lynn does not shy away from the tough questions of faith – encouraging others of her belief that God is honored by our searching and authentic questions. In addition, she encourages her students and directees to think outside the box with regard to their relationship with God, self, and others.