
“We cannot tell each other about it. It is the secret signature of each soul, the incommunicable and unappeasable want….”
-CS Lewis
Our Vision
CS Lewis once suggested that written on every soul is a secret signature, "an incommunicable and unappeasable want." This desire deep within the heart and soul often goes either unacknowledged or misidentified. At Soul Signature Ministries, it is our hope to help individuals attune to their interior worlds where the Spirit of God resides and where He does his unique and creative work.
In his letter to the Ephesian church, the Apostle Paul spoke of being a steward of what God had shown him. In that same spirit, we desire to steward what God has shown us over the years by:
helping people discover their truest thirst for God;
highlighting the life of God within despite the ongoing battle with the flesh;
exposing in a context of safety and compassion what inhibits the release of this life;
living one’s life within the Larger Story of God between the cross of Christ and his second coming rather than simply between our own birth and death;
calling forth the redeemed heart that longs to live selflessly and sacrificially as did Jesus, in whose image we are being formed.
At Soul Signature, we seek to be a friend to one’s soul in an environment of authenticity, enjoyment, truthfulness and acceptance that fosters the Spirit’s transformative work. A variety of opportunities are offered for spiritual direction whether individually, for couples, in retreat settings or a class format.
About Kent & Karla
Dr. Kent Denlinger served as a lead pastor of Valley Springs Fellowship in Warsaw, Indiana for 32 years. For 15 years, he also worked alongside Dr. Larry Crabb and NewWay Ministries as a spiritual director at the Schools of Spiritual Direction and NextStep. After retiring from the pastorate in 2018, Kent spent 5 years as a corporate chaplain in Cincinnati, Ohio where he and his wife currently reside. Kent has a Masters in Counseling degree as well as a Master of Divinity degree, both from Grace Theological Seminary. In 2010, he completed a Doctorate of Ministry in Spiritual Direction from Gordon-Conwell. Kent is co-founder of Soul Signature Ministries.
Karla Denlinger received her Masters in Biblical Counseling From Grace Theological Seminary. She also worked as a licensed marriage and family counselor for a number of years. Like her husband, Karla served for 15 years as a spiritual director for the Schools of Spiritual Direction and NextStep. Currently, she works alongside her husband as the co-founder of a nonprofit ministry called Soul Signature Ministries, which offers various opportunities for spiritual direction to individuals and groups.
Kent and Karla have two adult children and five grandchildren.
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
kent@soulsignatureministries.org
Phone
(513) 873-0545