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Ellen Kogstad

Ellen Kogstad is a spiritual director and workshop presenter. Upon retirement from NPTS she was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from the seminary. She was a member of the team that started the C. John Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction and taught formation classes for many years. Kogstad is also the founder and director emeritus of New Moms, an urban ministry in Chicago to at-risk young mothers and their children.