Encountering Jesus Transforming Leaders

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The invitation to hear the heartbeat of God leads us on a journey into the heart of Love, whose name is Jesus. There is nothing that will breathe more life and energy into your relationship with God than the living reality that God is speaking, Jesus is present, the Holy Spirit is leading, and we can hear. And yet, our end goal is not simply to hear God’s voice so that God will answer our questions or prayers or encourage our faith…

Emmaus Road Ministries seeks to facilitate spaces for deeper transformation and freedom by encountering the love of the Father,
the companionship of the living Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit – thru spiritual direction, mentoring, prayer ministry, teaching, and retreats.

  • Prayer Ministry

    An intentional space to cooperate with the Holy Spirit to release God’s power and love with individuals so that they grow in freedom from sin, sickness and spiritual oppression and enter more into the glorious freedom of the children of God.

  • Spiritual Direction

    Spiritual direction is an intentional walk with someone on the journey of their relationship with God, helping them become attentive to and aware of how God speaks, moves, and acts in their lives so that they can respond with greater freedom, trust, and intimacy.

  • Teaching

    Shaped by a deeper revelation and experience of the love of the Father, Jesus Friend of sinners, and the power of the Holy Spirit. This happens through retreats, podcast, guest preaching, and books. Click on “contact” if you are interested in having me come teach or lead a retreat.

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Making space to encounter the living Jesus

so you can live from a place of greater fullness with God.

What People Are Saying

“My friend Mike Neelley is doing essential ministry that, as far as I can tell, nobody else is doing.  Emmaus Road Ministries is more than a podcast, more than spiritual direction, more than good writing (see Mike's recent book), more than the occasional retreat (backpacking!) for pastors and other Christian leaders, and more than thoughtful Biblical theology that embraces God the Holy Spirit as readily as God the Father and God the Son.  Mike's ministry is all these things together.  My wife and I enthusiastically support and recommend Mike & Emmaus Road Ministries for anyone searching for the unique "something extra" to help take that next step in their journey of following Jesus.” 


- Rev. Greg Ellis, Cordata Presbyterian Church, Bellingham, WA

"Being a pastor and leading the church is a wonderful calling; and at the same time, an extremely isolating experience in leadership for many. In serving the church, sometimes leaders put "doing for God" inadvertently ahead of "being with God." In time, if we're not careful, we can find ourselves serving not from an overflow of the heart but by our own effort alone. In our current season, it's never been harder to be a pastor or leader in the church and it's more important than ever to have friends and guides on the Spiritual journey to help lead us as leaders back to the comfortable and fulfilling position of being followers of Jesus again in our own hearts and souls."

- Pastor Scott Sund, Bethany Community Church, Seattle, WA

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“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me
to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”