About Us
The Center for Human Formation helps leaders and organizations preserve human flourishing in the age of artificial intelligence. Anchored by Christian contemplative spiritual formation, we equip individuals to develop greater Relational, Emotional, and Spiritual Intelligence.
Meet The Team
We are building an interdisciplinary team committed to the work of human formation—relationally, emotionally, and spiritually—in a rapidly changing world. Our work is rooted in Christian contemplative tradition and informed by theology, psychology, and trauma-aware care.
Each member of our team brings distinct experience and expertise, united by a shared commitment to cultivating wholeness for the sake of others. Our work reflects a conviction that becoming human is not automatic—it is intentional, relational, and sacred.
Christine Leahy is Founder and CEO of the Center for Human Formation. She is a Certified Spiritual Director, co-facilitates Sustainable Faith’s School of Spiritual Direction, and serves as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Richmont Graduate University, where she is a doctoral student in Spiritual Formation and Leadership (DMin, trauma and theology concentration, anticipated 2028).
Christine brings over two decades of experience in curriculum design, program development, and large-scale learning initiatives. At BraveHearts, she has served as the lead architect of the organization’s flagship recovery curriculum and has coordinated virtual summits that reached over 20,000 registered attendees from 100 countries, drawing on a global faculty of 80+ clinicians, theologians, and ministry leaders. She also co-led the development of BraveHearts’ 88-hour mentor certification program, through which over 300 mentors have been trained and deployed worldwide.
As Founder of the Center for Human Formation, Christine developed the ResQ™ Framework — an integrated model of Relational, Emotional, and Spiritual Intelligence — as a formation pathway for leaders navigating the disruptions of modern life, including the accelerating pace of AI-driven change. CHF’s programs draw on the contemplative stream of the Christian tradition, rooted in Christine’s own practice of ancient spiritual practices and the work of spiritual direction.
Her earlier career includes higher education administration at Rollins College, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Illinois State University, as well as service in the United States Army.
Michael Leahy is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and pioneer in the field of sexual addiction recovery and betrayal trauma care. He is the author of five books (Moody Publishing), including Porn Nation: Conquering America’s #1 Addiction, and has been featured on ABC’s 20/20, The View, Good Morning America, CNN, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. His work has reached an audience of over 100 million people worldwide.
Michael serves as Senior Advisor for Technology & Addiction at the Center for Human Formation. He brings decades of frontline experience in addiction and recovery to CHF’s mission.
Michael spent nearly a decade as one of Cru’s top evangelistic speakers on college campuses, where his “Porn Nation” and “Exposed” events reached over 100,000 students on hundreds of campuses worldwide, with thousands responding to the Gospel. He has served on the Board of the International Association of Certified Sexual Addiction Specialists (IACSAS), holds certification as a Pastoral Sexual Addiction Specialist (CPSAS), and led the development of IACSAS’s pastoral care counselor certification program.
Our Guiding Values
These four convictions shape everything we do — from how we approach AI and technology, to how we walk with people carrying real pain, to what we believe formation is for.
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We value Christian contemplative practices.
We are rooted in the Christian contemplative tradition, drawing from ancient practices that cultivate discernment, humility, and love. These practices form resilient, attentive lives capable of faithful engagement in the modern world.
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We value hopeful, intentional discernment.
We engage technology — including artificial intelligence — with neither fear nor naïveté. Formation is always occurring, whether chosen or not. We practice intentional, reflective pathways that preserve human dignity rather than letting culture or technology shape us by default.
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We value human wholeness.
We affirm that human beings are formed relationally, emotionally, and spiritually — and that this formation is never private. Growth in how we connect, feel, and orient toward God carries responsibility for how we love, lead, and live for the sake of others. Formation attends to who we are becoming, not merely what we produce.
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We value trauma-aware compassion.
We honor the realities of trauma, addiction, and wounded attachment without reducing people to diagnoses. Our work is marked by empathy, dignity, and practices that foster safety, agency, and restoration.
We Want to Partner with You
Reclaiming What It Means to Be Human – Together
At a time when technology is reshaping how people relate, feel, and form meaning, the Center for Human Formation brings together leaders and scholars committed to a deeper vision of humanity.
We partner with trusted voices in spiritual formation, trauma-informed care, and Christian leadership to develop research, training, and resources that strengthen relational, emotional, and spiritual intelligence—so communities can flourish with wisdom, presence, and hope.
