About Us
Marty & Sandy Boller
Marty & Sandy Boller have been actively involved in pastoral ministry since 1985.
Married in 1975 in Skokie, IL, the Bollers were participants with the beginnings of what is now the Evanston, IL Vineyard Church. Yes, that’s Sandy & Marty, drinking coffee, right there in the middle of this picture of one of the first Sunday morning gatherings in January 1976! By 1985, the Bollers were active as children’s ministry leaders in that same church in Evanston.
After moving to Iowa (1987), Marty & Sandy planted two Vineyard churches: Iowa City (1988) and Cedar Rapids (1998).
The Bollers have four grown children, all married, with eight adorable grandchildren. And in truth, it’s their family that gives them their greatest sense of accomplishment and our truest joy in life!
Over the years, Marty has written two books on Christian discipleship:
The Perfected Self (2002) and The Wisdom of Wimber: As I See It (2014); and over the years, Marty has alsso written countless blogs. Those writings turned into a popular on-line resource that now has 150,000+ hits since its humble beginnings in 2010 (Visit the ‘As I See It’ blog archives)
From pastoring a small Vineyard church in Cedar Rapids to training dozens and dozens of Christian leaders, worldwide, in the fine art of spiritual direction…
After 30 years in pastoral ministry, planting two Vineyard Churches in Iowa, Marty & Sandy have served as highly respected trainers in spiritual direction/spiritual formation with the internationally recognized Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction. Between 2015 and 2020, the Bollers hosted multiple cohorts in Minneapolis, MN; Milwaukee, WI, Peoria, IL, Kansas City, MO, Wichita, KS, Ames, IA, and Boise, ID, and beginning in 2020, when COVID hit, they successfully moved all of their training on-line, working primarily with students from the U.S., Canada, and England, yet also successfully training individuals in Egypt, Turkey, Hungary, Guatemala, and Zimbabwe.
Now, after 10+ years of training Christ-centered spiritual directors, Marty & Sandy Boller are embarking on this new phase of life and ministry.
In recent years, the Bollers have been experimenting in their work in spiritual direction, adding in the powerful self-awareness tools associated with IFS (Internal Family Systems) Therapy. Working alongside Dr. Frank Rogers Jr. and the Center for Engaged Compassion, the Bollers are finding that many of the spiritual directors they have trained over the years are finding true breakthroughs when introducing IFS principles into both their personal lives and the lives of those they work with. So, in 2026, TCA-SSD will be offering our “alpha” version of a new two-year training program for those looking to become God-honoring, Christ-centered, Spirit-led spiritual companions to others. Come read all the details…
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