The Ministry of Spiritual Direction Program

• All gatherings are held online using the Zoom platform.
• One weekend per month (usually the weekend with the second Saturday).  Friday evening from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, and Saturday from 8:15 am to 3:00 pm.  
• Required readings prior to class. A yearly Reading List is provided at the beginning of each year.
• Optional opportunities are available during the month to connect with other students for discussion and/or role-play.

• $50 Non-refundable application fee.
• $1600 per year, payable in quarterly payments.
• If needed, scholarships are available. Please contact the Center Director for more information.
• 12 CEUs are available per year.

• Have a computer with the capability to support the Zoom internet platform.
• Submit all payments to The Center when invoiced.
• Participate in monthly sessions that consist of both a Friday evening and Saturday gatherings.
• Students must devote additional time to study and prayer.
• Receive Spiritual Direction at least once a month.
• Year Two students should offer Spiritual Direction to one person, once a month.

Year One focuses on the history, traditions & models, Biblical roots and theological foundations of Spiritual Direction. It stresses the differences between psychological counseling and Spiritual Direction, and demonstrating a contemplative approach to God.

Year Two focuses on the actual practice of Spiritual Direction: developing listening and assessment skills; becoming familiar with displacement and projection; transference and counter-transference; acquiring a working knowledge of the life-stages of faith development; cultivating an increased awareness of the power of prayer and healing; and learning the importance of supervision.