Bridget Deegan-Krause, MDiv, BCC, has served in professional ministry in Catholic healthcare and higher education for three decades. She works to equip mission-focused leaders for the future and is passionate about exploring spirituality as a resource for leadership.
A consultant, retreat facilitator, and coach, Bridget provides executive leadership formation with a wide variety of professionals in healthcare, government and other not-for-profit settings, with a focus on developing mission-oriented and spiritually grounded leaders for the future.
Bridget–who holds a Master of Divinity degree from Notre Dame with a BA in the Program of Liberal Studies (“Great Books”)–is a board-certified chaplain and former elected trustee with the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. She has long served in leadership within the profession of Chaplaincy, helping in the development of professional standards and ethical guidelines in her profession. She currently serves as a sponsorship trustee for Bon Secours Mercy Health System’s Northern Ohio region and a national advisor and strategy consultant for the Discerning Deacons Project.
She has served as the keynote speaker for variety of regional and national gatherings, including the Catholic Health Association and professional associations in government and not-for-profit settings. She has conducted interdisciplinary research and published articles in the Catholic Health Association’s journal, Health Progress, the NACC’s professional journal, Vision, as well as on a variety of on-line spiritual formation and preaching platforms.
Bridget served as the co-founder and managing partner of Leadership Formation Partners from 2014 through 2021, where she trained and supported facilitators in innovative formation program implementation around the United States. She oversaw the company’s information and learning technology, and directed publishing and program design for its ministry leadership formation programming, including its award-winning Mission: Day by Day.
Bridget currently works with ministry professionals and organizational leaders to design and implement customized formation programming in various settings. She is part of international efforts aimed at promoting the well-being of women in Catholic ministry. Her forthcoming book of reflections for Catholic institutional leaders is anticipated for release in 2022.
A native of Michigan, Bridget resides in the Detroit area.
