Meet the Instructors
Gary Simmons, Th.D
Gary Simmons, Th.D. is the creator of the Integral Ministry Practice Certificate Program and a pioneer in applying integral theory to the evolution of spiritual communities and ministry systems. An ordained Unity minister with more than four decades of leadership experience, Gary has served the Unity movement in multiple capacities, including founding three Unity churches, serving on the Board of Trustees of the Association of Unity Churches International, holding executive leadership roles at Unity Worldwide Ministries, and teaching as adjunct faculty at Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute.
Gary is the co-founder of The Art of Quantum Living and the co-creator of the Quantum Living Process™, a comprehensive shadow work system designed to support personal, relational, and organizational development. His work integrates integral theory, developmental psychology, spiritual formation, and embodied practice.
He is the author of The I of the Storm: Embracing Conflict, Creating Peace (a Unity bestseller now in its thirteenth printing), The Soul’s Conspiracy, and has been published in the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice. His work on integral approaches to church evolution is also cited in Ken Wilber’s The Four Turnings.
Gary served as co-minister with his wife, Rev. Dr. Jane Simmons, at Unity Spiritual Center in Spokane, where they intentionally guided the community from a minister-centric model toward mission-centric ministry. Now retired from pulpit ministry, Gary continues to teach, coach, and mentor leaders engaged in developmental approaches to ministry and organizational life.
Jane Simmons, Th.D.
Rev. Dr. Jane Simmons is an ordained Unity minister, educator, and author with more than 25 years of ministry and teaching experience across Canada and the United States. She holds a doctoral degree in Theology from Holos University Graduate Seminary and currently serves as adjunct faculty at Unity Worldwide Spiritual Institute, teaching graduate-level courses in a virtual format. Jane has ministered in four Unity churches, served as Teen Ministry Coordinator for Unity Worldwide Ministries, and was the 2020 recipient of Unity’s Light of God Expressing Award. She has also served as an associate professor at Holos University, with a teaching focus on spiritual formation, consciousness development, and applied theology.
She is the author of You Can’t Sleep Through Your Awakening, a work that integrates memoir, psychology, science, and spiritual inquiry to explore the lived experience of awakening. Jane is also co-author of Who Have You Come Here to Be: 101 Possibilities for Contemplation and has developed both youth and adult curricula, including I of the Storm for Teens.
Jane is co-founder of The Art of Quantum Living and co-creator of the Quantum Living Process™, a transformational practice weaving together neurobiology, developmental psychology, quantum science, and the world’s contemplative traditions. She brings particular expertise in virtual learning environments, facilitation, and developmental formation.
In addition to her teaching and writing, Jane is a trained facilitator with the Alternatives to Violence Project, supporting individuals and communities in developing nonviolent conflict transformation skills. Her work is grounded in a commitment to heart-centered leadership, compassionate action, and the emergence of more mature spiritual communities.
Teaching Together
Gary and Jane Simmons bring a rare combination of theoretical depth, lived ministry experience, and developmental practice to the IMP Certificate Program. Their teaching integrates personal formation, organizational systems, and evolutionary purpose, offering participants both conceptual clarity and practical application grounded in decades of ministry leadership.