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I say my faith was likely saved through spiritual direction. Please include your check with a copy of your application form submission confirmation page and include your name and intended degree program. I highly recommend Haden for anyone who is sensing a call to become a Spiritual Director. Spiritual direction is a graced way of serving another believer -- helping the other to grow in intimacy with God and to live out the consequences of this intimacy. If you decide to continue into an M.A. I am trained through Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction, am a certified Enneagram coach, and completed training in strategies for trauma awareness and resiliency. To see people be transformed into the image of Christ for the sake of others has got to be the most thrilling thing on the planet. I gratefully acknowledge and incorporate the wisdom of my teachers/mentors Gerald May, Tilden Edwards, and Rosemary Dougherty, having been profoundly shaped by the ecumenical training environment they provided. 140 Commonwealth Avenue Otherwise, transcripts must be mailed and be contained in a sealed, signed envelope.

I am an alum of TC10. Please note: The six-credit Introduction to Spiritual Direction Practicum is an option within the Christian Spirituality Certificate and the Certificate in Ignatian and Jesuit Studies. My goal is for spiritual directees to feel heard and accepted. Areas of Interest or Specialty: Many years ago, as part of my offerings as an executive coach, I developed a unique, strong process to clarify Values, Vision, Voice. Boston College School of Theology and Ministry I began a spiritual direction group using Sacred Rhythms. The program includes discussions with faculty, who are established professionals, and hands-on, small-group work. I am an alum of TC6. Her ministerial work includes teaching Spiritual Formation for Ministry at the STM, facilitating on-line courses for the Church in the 21st Century Center, and providing spiritual direction for students and staff through Campus Ministry and the Center for Ignatian Spirituality at Boston College. I taught and mentored medical students, graduate students, and advanced high school students. Certificate students are eligible for STM’s tuition scholarships. Spiritual directors included in this directory will: *This listing is not an indication of the Transforming Center’s endorsement or recommendation of individual spiritual directors. If you qualify for a fee waiver, you should not pay the fee when you submit the application form. I continue to read and study Spiritual Formation and seek to remain faithful in my own formation and practices. It has been spiritual direction, however, that has had the most profound impact on my life. I seek to provide a safe place for others to ask questions, wonder, doubt, notice, and expand their faith, as they grow in becoming who God designed them to be. I’ve been at the Indy Vineyard Church for the last 18 years - Senior Pastor since 2007. I am a retired pastor who spent the bulk of my career in Chicago, serving as an Area Director of Young Life, as the Director of Spiritual Transformation for an inner city ministry, and as a teaching pastor at a large suburban church. I incorporate Ignatian spirituality in my individual direction sessions, as well as in retreat settings.

Having been a pastor since 1990—serving in three churches on two continents—I now offer spiritual direction for individuals and groups. Liturgical Calendar Although grateful for my upbringing in a traditional church setting, it wasn't until I was underwater emotionally and spiritually that I realized I didn't have the deep roots of faith I needed to manage through life's challenges. While counselling is usually focused on an issue/problem/crisis with a goal of gaining health, the focus of spiritual direction is on noticing, paying attention and praying with a goal of becoming more like Christ. For certificate applicants: