Chet Manchester, CSB
A member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship
“So, what is your heart beating for?” was a question I faced in my late twenties. I was a struggling filmmaker in Los Angeles, experiencing some problems with my heart after a failed marriage and an unsuccessful business venture. On my mental knees in prayer, I opened to a passage in Mary Baker Eddy’s writings that instantly got my attention: “The heart that beats mostly for self is seldom alight with love.” * I realized that the function of the heart is to beat for God; it’s a reflection of divine Love itself. This glimpse of the Christ—the pure love of God embracing humanity—transformed my life and my health. From that day to this, I’ve been doing everything I can to share the healing message of Christian Science with the world.
I moved to Boston in the 1990s, and since then I have produced numerous exhibits, films, and projects for The First Church of Christ, Scientist. I served as creative director for The Mary Baker Eddy Library from 2000 to 2003. The healing practice of Christian Science is where my heart is today, along with my work for TMC Youth and this new adventure of lecturing.
*The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscellany, p.160
Lecture Titles
Being in Love—the perfect relationship
Christmas presence
Let Love lead: find your path in life and work
How Love heals
Mary Baker Eddy: A healer's journey
Light of the world
Spiritual calm in a crisis
Change: from the inside out (for prison lectures only)
Mary Baker Eddy: a life of discovery
Roadmap for life
