Program Details
A comprehensive three-year journey of growth and development in spiritual direction
Program Structure
The Spiritual Directors Learning Community is designed as a three-year experience. Participants are encouraged to commit to the first eight months with a view to discerning whether or not they would like to continue.
Monthly meetings are held from September to April with the same cohort.
SDLC Outcomes
Participating directors will:
- Engage in contemplative prayer practices.
- Learn contemplative evocative skills and practical tools to support those skills.
- Engage in role play Spiritual Direction and supervision sessions in a safe non-judgemental space to explore and deepen skills and techniques.
- Bring personal consultation questions for the community to explore together.
Benefits of Joining the SDLC
- •Ongoing ministry and personal development.
- •A safe place to continue learning with like-minded fellow Spiritual Directors.
- •Have the opportunity to experience a supportive community with other Spiritual Directors.
- •Be able to immediately apply newly learned skills in their own practice.
- •Ongoing education and professional development in the field of spiritual direction with a certificate of completion at the conclusion of the third year which satisfies the requirements of renewing certification for those who are certified spiritual directors: https://www.ccpcglobal.com/certification/certified-spiritual-director-csd/
What To Expect
September to April
- -Monthly meetings with the same cohort
- -Suggested readings and recommended resources to supplement the teaching each month is available through the Google Classroom
- -Zoom links sent out with pertinent announcements each month
April/May
- -An end of year in person retreat where each cohort (and our growing alumni community) gather together to deepen relationships, spend time “retreating” and celebrating our Year Three cohort's completion of the program
Post Graduation
Alumni are invited to continue in their cohort through a variety of opportunities, some of which include: continue meeting for support and encouragement, forming a peer supervision group, join our staff team, oversee planning and leading the yearly retreat, joining the Supervision program.