Hello, and welcome. My name is Brian Mackey. I’m a chaplain and spiritual director, and Heart, Mind and Soul Care is my ministry. I live in the Denver area and serve people across Colorado and Wyoming.
Why I do this work
As a chaplain, I sit with people when life has stopped making sense. Sometimes that is at a bedside late at night. Sometimes it is a quiet conversation with someone who has carried a question for years and never said it out loud. I have learned that people rarely need me to have every answer. They need someone who will listen, pray with them, and point them gently to Christ.
Jesus said,
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28, ESV)
That invitation is at the center of everything I do here.
My training and my church home
I earned a B.A. in Biblical Theology from Moody Bible Institute. After that I went to Denver Seminary, where I completed two master’s degrees, one in Organizational Leadership and one in Christian Formation and Soul Care. I am an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance.
Right now I’m in my second unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, and I’m working toward board certification as a chaplain through the National Association of Catholic Chaplains. CPE has been humbling in a good way. It has made me a better listener and a more honest pastor.
My faith has deep roots in Scripture and in the Reformed tradition. Over the years I also came to love the historic Church, with her sacraments, her saints, and her long practice of prayer. At the Easter Vigil in 2026 I was received into the Catholic Church and confirmed, and I am grateful to call it home. You will see both streams in what I write. I hold the Reformed confidence that we are saved by grace through faith together with the Catholic love for the sacraments and the prayer of the Church. I’m glad to serve people from many church backgrounds, and people who have no church at all.
How I can help
Through Heart, Mind and Soul Care I officiate weddings and lead funerals and memorial services. I meet with people for spiritual direction and soul care. When a church needs someone to fill the pulpit for a Sunday, I’m available for that too. Each of these has its own page under Services if you’d like to know more.
I also write a devotional blog. At the moment I’m working through the Psalms and the letter to the Philippians, and I post reflections on prayer and soul care along the way. I’ve put together a few free resources as well, including a Rule of Life workbook for anyone who wants a simple way to order their days around prayer.
My family
Chris and I have been married for 25 years, and we have six children. Being a husband and a father has taught me more about grace than any classroom. I have needed a lot of it, and I’ve received a lot of it at our kitchen table.
Chris has walked beside me through every season of ministry, and her faith and steadiness have shaped mine more than she knows. Our six kids keep me humble, keep me laughing, and remind me every day that love is learned one ordinary moment at a time.
Let’s talk
If you are carrying something heavy, planning a wedding, or saying goodbye to someone you love, I would be glad to hear from you. The same is true if you simply want someone to pray with. You can email me at brianmackey@heartmindandsoulcare.org or call me at (720) 593-6779. You don’t need the right words. Just reach out, and we’ll start there.
Grace and peace,
Brian