Biographies
Suzanne Farnham
Suzanne Farnham, the founder of Listening Hearts Ministries, continues as Program Director and spiritual leader of the organization. For a number of years, she served as Executive Director, relinquishing those duties in 2002 to focus her energy toward expanding programs. She has been a member of the Board of Trustees since the organization's inception and also serves on the Board's Executive Committee.
Suzanne developed the "Listening Hearts", "Grounded in God", and "Opening the Ear of Your Heart" training programs and continues to design training formats, retreats and workshops based on these programs. She is a popular and sought-after inspirational leader, who continues to play an active role in leading programs across the country.
Suzanne is co-author of Listening Hearts: Discerning Call in Community and Grounded in God: Listening Hearts Discernment for Group Deliberations and Manual for Discussion Leaders. She co-edited the Listening Hearts Songbook and is the author of Listening Hearts Retreat Designs and Meditation Exercises.
Suzanne was born in Georgia but grew up in New York State. She is a graduate of Sweet Briar College. She is married to The Rev. F. Lyman (Barney) Farnham. It was while Barney was the Rector at Memorial Episcopal Church in Baltimore that Suzanne began the process that led to the creation of the book, Listening Hearts. They have four children and ten grandchildren.
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