Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation

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The Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation is a Christian educational organization that offers programs with the stated goal of providing "in-depth support for contemplative living and leadership."{{cite web | title=About Shalem | publisher=Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation |url=http://www.shalem.org/index.php/about-us |accessdate=2010-04-05}} The institute was incorporated in 1979 having grown out of a group that began meeting in 1973 in Washington, D.C.{{cite book |author=Benefiel, Margaret |title=Soul at Work: Spiritual Leadership in Organizations |publisher=Seabury |location=New York |year=2005 |isbn=978-1-59627-013-8 |page=[https://archive.org/details/soulatwork00marg/page/112 112] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/soulatwork00marg/page/112 }} The institute is an associate member of the Washington Theological Consortium.{{cite web|url=http://www.washtheocon.org/members.html|title=Member Institutions|publisher=Washington Theological Consortium|accessdate=2010-04-05}}