About Me

Sheila Wise Rowe has a Master's degree in Counseling and is the Executive Director of The Rehoboth House, an international healing and reconciliation ministry.  Sheila has over twenty-five years of experience as a Christian Counselor, Spiritual Director, Educator, Writer, and Speaker.  

Sheila is a member of The Redbud Writers Guild and writes essays for The Redbud Post. She co-authored with her husband Dr. Nicholas Rowe the book, The Well of Life: Heal Your Pain, Satisfy Your Thirst, Live Your Purpose .  Sheila has also written for The Boston Globe, The Art of Taleh, Mudroomblog.com and READY Publication. Sheila's essay; Awakened to Adventure is in the anthology by Leslie Leyland Fields entitled; The Wonder Years: 40 Women Over 40 on Aging, Faith,Beauty and Strength.  

Sheila has written a new book about healing from racial trauma. Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience released by InterVarsity Press (IVP). 

Through individual sessions, groups, conferences, retreats and writing the Lord has transformed the lives of thousands of individuals, couples, families, partnership churches, and organizations in the USA, Paris, France and Johannesburg, South Africa. 

MINISTRY IN THE UNITED STATES

• Vision New England: The GO Conference
• Christ The Redeemer Church
• Bethel AME Church
• Greater Boston Vineyard
• Cambridge Community Fellowship Church
• Life Church
• Aletheia Church
• Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
• Eastern Nazarene College
• Gordon College

MINISTRY IN SOUTH AFRICA

• Every Nation Church Roseban
• Botshabelo Project
• Malibongwe, Mother and Child Haven
• Rebecca’s Well Projects
• Emthonjeni Project
• World Vision Southern Africa 
• Africa Peacemaking Institute
• Regional Peace Network
• The Rehoboth House

MINISTRY IN FRANCE

• St. Michael’s Church, Paris

When Sheila is not counseling or writing she is creating art, crafts or searching for treasures in thrift shops.