Marjorie J. Thompson is an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church USA. Marjorie has served as adjunct faculty for several seminaries, including McCormick, Auburn, Wesley, and Vanderbilt Divinity School. She taught in The Upper Room's Academy for Spiritual Formation and directed the foundational program for Stillpoint (Programs in Spiritual Direction and Contemplative Prayer) in Nashville. She has served as a chief architect of Companions in Christ. She is the author of Family, The Forming Center and Soul Feast: An Invitation to the Christian Spiritual Life. Her writings have also appeared in Weavings, Worship, The Upper Room Disciplines, and The Abingdon Preacher's Annual. She is a widely sought retreat leader, teacher, and speaker in the area of Christian spirituality.