Rev Scott Schell was introduced to Unity when his parents began to attend Unity of Des Moines in the late 60’s.  A family move to Steamboat Springs Colorado temporarily ended Schell’s connection with the Unity movement until he was encouraged by his brother, Cooper, to check out Unity of Boulder in 1989.  “It was a coming home experience for me.  I loved the people, I loved the message.” 

 The call to ministry came two years later.  “I was in church one Sunday when a guest speaker asked us to consider that if we wanted to know God’s plan for our lives, we could simply ask.  I felt ready to ask but the answer, that I was to be a minister, came as quite a surprise.  I studied accounting in college and had spend my career in business…ministry just wasn’t on my radar.”

 Ordained in 1994, Schell has served High Country Unity Church (Littleton, CO), Lakewood Unity (Lakewood, CO), Unity Temple (Denver, CO) and now, Columbine Unity (Boulder, CO). 

 Regarding his focus in ministry, Schell says, “My early spiritual life consisted mainly of studying the nature of God and applying spiritual laws.  Looking back, I can see that I was living from the perspective that if I didn’t apply spiritual law then I couldn’t expect anything to happen in my life. 

 Then, in 1996, I joined a men’s group where the focus was on another Unity teaching…our limiting thoughts limit the expression of Spirit in our lives. Through this very timely group, I began to see the subtle ways my limiting beliefs about myself and the world caused me to work to limit or reject the activity of Spirit in my life. 

 As I became less focused on creating what I was comfortable with and more interested in what my actions and reactions indicated that I believed, I experienced a profound change in my life.  I began to see that the Spirit within each of us is actually dynamic and highly active in creating a life that is fulfilling and satisfying.  As I have focused on getting out of the way, my life has presented me with an unending flow of opportunities to experience my potential and to prosper.  It’s not the easiest journey, but certainly exciting, a real adventure.”