Samuel Rahberg

Samuel Rahberg is a husband and a father of two who serves the Christian Church by supporting its leaders. He creates experiences and resources that help lay and ordained men and women meet the challenges of ministry, learn from them, and become more effective Christian leaders.

Samuel is the Program Director for Certificate in Spiritual Direction at Saint John's School of Theology (Collegeville, MN). Formerly, he served as Director of the Benedictine Center of St. Paul's Monastery (MN). He is a spiritual director. CliftonStrengths Coach, and Oblate of St. Paul's Monastery and has experience in parish ministry.

Samuel is a DMin candidate at Duke Divinity ('28), holds an M.A. in Theology from Saint John's School of Theology and a B.A. in Parish Education and Administration from Concordia University (St. Paul, MN). He completed the Foundations of Christian Leadership program sponsored by Duke Divinity School and was selected as a New Contemplative by Spiritual Directors International in 2013.

Among many loves, he is most interested in parenting well, fly fishing, woodland stewardship, family camping, fitness, pilgrimage, genealogy, reading theology, and home improvement.

Select Publications

Shadoems: Shadow Work Through Poems (Aetos Publications, 2025)

Enduring Ministry: Toward a Lifetime of Christian Leadership (Liturgical Press, 2017)

Ice Break: A Collection of Poems on Slow Change (Aetos Publications, 2019)

The Gospel of in Poem and Image (Aetos Publications, 2016-2019) with the artist Natalie Rahberg

"How to Foster a Healthier Year in Ministry" (Faith & Leadership, Leadership Education through Duke Divinity, 2016)

"The Importance of Spiritual Imagery and Experiences for Contemplatives Approaching Forty", Co-authored with Rachel Twigg Boyce (Presence Magazine, 2015)

"Listening" in Illuminating Ministry: A Journal, Volume 3 (Liturgical Press, 2014)

Leaning into the Future: A Study of the Benedictine Center of St. Paul's Monastery (The American Benedictine Review, 2014)

The Future of Benedictine Retreat Ministry: An Adaptive Challenge for St. Paul's Monastery (Benedictines Magazine, 2012)