James Leonard

WEST CHICAGO, IL, United States

I am available for spiritual direction in face-to-face meetings in my office in West Chicago, IL or online through Skype or...

About Me

I am available for spiritual direction in face-to-face meetings in my office in West Chicago, IL or online through Skype or ZOOM. My area of focus is encouraging a life of prayer when prayer is understood as an opportunity to quiet the heart and listen to God who speaks his love and grace to the heart of all who care to listen. We who believe in Christ are always being invited into a deeper knowledge of Christ in us, the hope of glory. That knowledge comes to us as the Holy Spirit pours out the love of God to all who seek, ask and wait. "If you then... know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” Experiencing the presence of God within opens the door to more loving relationships with others, more creative living and to seeing the goodness of God in all things. I believe that when someone listens to our story with compassion and an eye to the work of God in us, we can find the vision and strength to live a life of freedom from habits that narrow our focus to a distorted understanding of who we are. A spiritual director is one who is called to listen to the stories of those who come to him/her and give feedback that helps the directee see glimpses of the subtle movements of the Spirit within who is inviting us into the joy and freedom of loving God, others and self.
I have completed the two-year program in the School of Spiritual Direction offered by Sustainable Faith (2017) and have fulfilled their requirements to become an Affiliate Spiritual Director.

Contact

Phone: 630-520-8439 (mobile)

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors or church leaders

missionaries

youth

students

professors or academics

elderly or aging persons

business professionals

Expertise in...

contemplative prayer

lectio divina

creativity

poetry and art.

Bill Lewis

Sarasota, FL, United States

As you bring your questions, concerns and yearnings to God often the tables are turned and you’ll find Jesus asking you...

About Me

As you bring your questions, concerns and yearnings to God often the tables are turned and you’ll find Jesus asking you the questions “Who do you say I am” and “What is it you want”? As a Spiritual Director my role is, by attentive listening, to be a mirror to help you see the patterns in your own life and a window to help you see the workings of God in all things. I offer a wealth of life experience, including living in other cultures. My education includes an MBA and a Masters in Spiritual Formation. Whatever the stage of your life’s journey, we can listen and explore together. I am available for direction in person, by phone or email.

Contact

Phone: 941-355-2156

Website: www.formedinchrist.org

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Matthew Lewis

Fountain Valley, CA, United States

I received my MA in Spiritual Formation & Soul Care from The Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot School of Theology...

About Me

I received my MA in Spiritual Formation & Soul Care from The Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, CA. I have also served in full-time pastoral ministry for over a decade. While a majority of that time has been spent serving as the Pastor of Worship & the Arts, my current position is Executive Pastor. I have a heart for pastors, leaders and creatives.

Contact

Phone: 7148698200

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Specialties

Works with...

Church leaders

pastors

creatives

students

pastor’s family

missionaries

David Lippman

Santa Cruz, CA, United States

I love the practice, experience and art of spiritual direction. One of my favorite places in the world is sitting across...

About Me

I love the practice, experience and art of spiritual direction.

One of my favorite places in the world is sitting across from another person, made in the image of God, and assisting in learning to listen and discern the Holy Spirit and respond to His guidance.

Spiritual direction is a beautiful training ground for Life in the Spirit, the practice of Sanctification. For those who have been made partakers of the Holy Spirit, who have tasted of the good word of God and the powers of the age to come, and long for more.

It is literally working out your salvation with fear and trembling as God works and wills His good pleasure in you.

The spiritual direction experience can be described as a co-journey, where we look at the map of your heart, your story, where you came from and where you’re going, and begin to notice the patterns, movements and promptings of the Holy Spirit. What is God saying this season of your life?

These brief moments in spiritual direction create an everlasting impact on the soul and begin to anchor the soul in eternal hope, an experience of the Presence of God which will someday last forever.

This can foster an ongoing conversation between you and God everywhere you go, not matter what you do.

There is something so precious and sacred about spiritual direction. When else do you have the freedom to speak from the holiest place inside your being. How often do you intentionally step into your story?

What would it be like to share the ups and downs of your story with another person, trained to pay attention to God-inside-you?

I love what Wendell Berry says, "There are no unsacred places, only sacred and desecrated." What areas of your life are sacred to you and God? What parts of your story feel desecrated?

Spiritual direction works to flourish you, body and soul, through tending like a gardener to your inner life and outer circumstances and begins to comprehend and partner with the unfolding of His promises to you in the Bible.

This is an opportunity to be honest, to struggle, to wonder, to grieve, to ask, to enjoy, to celebrate, to shed the conformed patterns of this world and step into a renewed mind that proves the good, pleasing and ultimately perfect will of God.

Take a step into significance.

Partner with God in spiritual direction. Your soul will thank you later. 

Contact

Website: Soul-Care.com

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Men

leaders

youth pastors

volunteers

youth

teens

young men

students

undergraduates

graduates

married couples

business professionals

non-profits

small groups

small group leaders

missionaries

creaties

writers

artists

speakers

teachers

evangelists

young marrieds

engaged couples

pre-engagement couples

dating couples

adventurers

hikers

seekers

wanderers

prayer warriors

question-askers

brain-stormers

grace-needers

presence-lingerers

skeptics

philsophers

doubers

worriers

idolaters

pre-believers

losers

winners

the unsure

the broken

the lost

the deeply entrenched

the grieving

the fault-finding

the dream-despairing

the lone-rangers

the guilt purveyors

the longing-for-more-ers

and the long-past-despair-ers

all those made in the image of God

those who long for His ways

and for those who are still looking ;)

Expertise in...

safety

confidentiality

trust

openness

biblical basis

peace

tenderness

rest

philosophy

academics

literature

fear

doubt

grief

relationships

dating

marriage

major vices (pride

lust

fear

etc)

theology

men's spirituality

creativity

conceptualization

dreams

desires

longing

despair

healing

patience

perseverance

struggle

youth leaders

youth directors

young pastors

non-profits

ministry pain

ministry struggles

ministry relationships

family relationships

relation to father

relation to mother

relation to siblings

prayer

practices of prayer

beauty projects

prayer projects

God's character

intercession

praise

being-with-you

love.

Thurston Todd Long

Cincinnati, OH, United States

Draw on years of experience as vocational and bi-vocational minister, and as an trainer of spiritual direction to provide Christocentric, Contemplative...

About Me

Draw on years of experience as vocational and bi-vocational minister, and as an trainer of spiritual direction to provide Christocentric, Contemplative, Incarnational companionship to Protestant and Catholic Christians and seekers. Free consultation session.

Contact

Phone: 513-873-0101

Website: www.seekingdirection.org

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email or text

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors

church leaders

laypersons

vowed religious

couples

recovery

yogis

Expertise in...

Ignatian Exercises

Teresian Prayer

Critical Journey Stages of Faith

Enneagram

Recovery

Holy Yoga

Greg Loumagne

Norwalk, CA, United States

It is a blessing to sit with another in spiritual direction. I am passionate about simply being and resting in Christ...

About Me

It is a blessing to sit with another in spiritual direction. I am passionate about simply being and resting in Christ. Offering a hospitable place for another to just be and discover God is part of what I love and hope to help create in direction.

I completed my MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Talbot School of Theology's Institute for Spiritual Formation in May 2014 and have offered direction since 2011, when I finished my formal training as a director.

With experience in student development, teaching, journalism and photography, I love to explore vocation and beauty amidst the mundane and extraordinary ways God weaves our life together. I have a love for words and beauty in the small things.

I'd love to meet with you and hear your story.

I am also passionate about finding rest and the significance retreats can have in our spiritual lives. If you are looking for someone to lead or write and develop a retreat for an individual or group, please let me know.

Contact

Phone: 909-379-8457

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Fran Love

Oceanside, CA, United States

As a Spiritual Director my intent and practice is to help people attend to the presence and activity of God in...

About Me

As a Spiritual Director my intent and practice is to help people attend to the presence and activity of God in their lives, and to grow in healthy self-awareness of the ways they respond to God.

I enjoy working with followers of Christ at any point in their relationship with him. Helping people become discerning people who know how to make good decisions about life choices is an important part of my work as a spiritual director. Since self-awareness is critical to good discernment, I help people navigate the Enneagram as a tool for honest self-evaluation and transformation. I also accompany people through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises.

I have spent over 30 years working with leaders in high stress environments. What I bring to spiritual direction for Christian leaders and cross-cultural workers is an understanding of the role of suffering, especially the 'dark night of the soul' experiences where God and His rewards seem absent.

I have a BA in Biblical Studies, an MA in Christian Ministries, am ordained, and have completed a two-year certification program in Spiritual Direction with Christian Formation and Direction Ministries (2011). I train others in spiritual direction through Sustainable Faith.

Contact

Phone: (303) 330-9143

Website: www.franlove.com

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Works with church leaders

missionaries

people who serve God in any profession

Expertise in...

Ignatian spirituality

dark night of the soul experiences

transitions

second-half of life issues

building healthy discernment

prayer

Enneagram

cross-cultural

Owen Lovejoy

Black Mountain, NC, United States

I view our spiritual journey as a journey to the heart of God. Redeeming a devastating experience in my life, God...

About Me

I view our spiritual journey as a journey to the heart of God. Redeeming a devastating experience in my life, God propelled me to new landscapes of the heart. I now walk with others on their journeys of the heart. I offer spiritual direction for individuals (face-to-face or via Skype) and to small groups. I have seminary degrees and spiritual direction training through SELAH (Leadership Transformation). I also lead mission trips to Honduras.

Contact

Phone: (828)713-6691 (cell); (828)669-6691 (home)

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Specialties

Works with...

Currently

my directees are pastors

the spouses of pastors

missionaries

and other folks who are looking for answers and hoping that God has them.

Expertise in...

Biblical

Trinitarian

Contemplative spiritual direction. Applicable to most life experiences.

Wayne MacQueen

London, ON, Canada

Hi. I’m Wayne MacQueen. I received my certification in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction in 2010. I...

About Me

Hi. I’m Wayne MacQueen. I received my certification in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction in 2010.

I love coming alongside pastors and church leaders to help them cultivate a deepening life in Christ while in the midst of the many burdens they carry in their day to day ministry commitments.

I’ve been actively involved in pastoral ministry for 25 years and now serve the larger body of Christ in Leadership Coaching and Spiritual Direction.

My wife, Sabrina, and I are also serving as Leaders in Training with the Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction. (www.sustainablefaith.com)

Contact

Phone: 5194512688

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

Ministry Leaders

Missionaries

church leaders

Becky Magnuson

Columbia, SC, United States

My passion is to companion with others on their journey to a deepening love relationship with the triune God. In the...

About Me

My passion is to companion with others on their journey to a deepening love relationship with the triune God. In the direction session I provide space for directees to listen for the quiet voice of the Holy Spirit as they explore the mysteries of God’s loving nature illuminated in His Word. Just as I have found a deep peace as Abba’s beloved child through spiritual direction, I also desire to come alongside others as they discover His personal offer of overflowing hope (Romans 15:13).

I first encountered contemplative practices over 20 years ago in a community church where I learned to follow Jesus’ call to abide in Him and, through spiritual retreats, to find rest apart from the demands of a busy world. God’s Presence and guidance through the contemplative life has provided a firm foundation to my roles in the corporate world, in ministry, and as a wife to my husband Dave.

I have been in vocational ministry since 2000, living and serving internationally in a variety of roles and settings. Since 2006 I have been based in Columbia, South Carolina where I am involved in the ministry of member care, serving cross-cultural workers through pastoral care, debriefing, mentoring, and spiritual direction, as well as serving in the local Christian community through teaching, small group and retreat facilitation, and spiritual direction.

I hold a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Selah (Leadership Transformations). My academic training includes an MA in Pastoral Counseling and Spiritual Formation and a Doctor of Ministry in Member Care, both from Columbia International University. I began my professional career as an optometrist before being called to serve overseas as an international public health and development consultant.

Contact

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Specialties

Works with...

women

men

singles

couples

cross-cultural workers

church leaders

persons with disabilities

college students

professionals

Expertise in...

contemplative practices

Lectio Divina

grief & loss

creativity

cross-cultural

member care

spiritual formation

Jen Manglos

Pasadena, CA, United States

Hi, my name is Jen. I am a child of God - a daughter, sister, friend, and tia - a spiritual...

About Me

Hi, my name is Jen. I am a child of God - a daughter, sister, friend, and tia - a spiritual director and retreat facilitator - a red head. I graduated from the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot Theological Seminary in May 2010. During my time there I received training in spiritual direction and found it to be such a lovely way in which to journey with others. I currently offer individual and group direction for men and women, and also am available for chapel and retreat planning. My interests lie in helping others to freely approach the Lord, bringing this honesty into community, and creativity and storytelling for the non-artist. I have recently completed the Camino de Santiago, a pilgrimage throughout Spain, and am excited to bring these experiences into direction. I am available to meet in Pasadena, as well as through Skype.

I formerly worked for Saddleback Church for 3.5 years, coordinating retreats for the Rancho Capistrano property. I recently relocated to Pasadena, California where I work for Caltech and on the side am creating a non-profit retreat ministry. I thoroughly enjoy engaging in beauty: the company of good friends, interesting films, flavorful meals, reading a book, listening to a podcast or music, and a rich cup of coffee.

"The Risen Christ makes life a perpetual feast."

-Athanasius

Contact

Phone: 714-606-1527

Website: www.jenmanglos.com

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

Female pastors

church leaders

young professionals

single women

Expertise in...

Art and creativity

storytelling and narrative

women's spirituality

body-spirit connection

pilgrimage

Rachel Martinke

Tulsa, OK, United States

As a spiritual director of women, I seek to find God in all things and serve as a witness to the...

About Me

As a spiritual director of women, I seek to find God in all things and serve as a witness to the things He is doing in the lives of my sisters in Christ. After 5 years on the mission field in Mexico City, God led me to pursue training as a spiritual director. I graduated with an MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from the Institute for Spiritual Formation, Talbot Seminary, in December 2018. After serving as a staff spiritual director with Biola University, I have now moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma to work with a non-for-profit ministry dedicated to encouraging women in difficult life circumstances.

My heart’s desire is to provide spiritual direction in particular, to women who are seeking to grow in their identity in Christ and notice His movement in their life and circumstances. Since journeying with Jesus in other cultures is an integral part of who God has created me to be, I delight in giving direction to those in intercultural situations and those serving on the mission field.

Contact

Phone: 562-713-8384

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Specialties

Works with...

women

missionaries

students

cross-cultural workers

Expertise in...

women's spirituality

cross-cultural

Jessica May

Laguna Hills, CA, United States

I minister primarily as a staff director at Biola University's Center for Spiritual Renewal working with college aged females. I've been...

About Me

I minister primarily as a staff director at Biola University's Center for Spiritual Renewal working with college aged females. I've been a student in the Institute of Spiritual Formation since 2013, working towards my degree in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care. I have recently completed my training as a spiritual director in May 2017.

My desire is to walk alongside those who want to better understand the hard places they have found themselves in life or within their walks with Jesus. I have experience working in various kinds of church ministries outside of spiritual direction including hospitality, children's ministry, high school ministry and leading adult small groups. I have come to notice that in each ministry setting I've been drawn to hearing people's stories and understanding their journeys with God through the joyful and sorrowful times. It is an honor to be with people in their places of grief, sorrow and pain just as much as it is to walk alongside those who are in a lighter time of life or celebrating what God is doing.

I am very drawn to those "cradle Christians" or long time believers who have grown up in the church and are finding themselves having questions about their belief in God, maybe for the first time. I understand this to be a challenging place and spiritual direction offers a welcoming space for questions and strong emotions towards God. I really enjoy entering into those places with others.

Contact

Phone: 9492018180

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

college students

young married

working professionals

Joel McBrayer

Fullerton, CA, USA, CA, United States

I am a graduate of Talbot's Institute for Spiritual Formation where I received my training as a spiritual director. I am...

About Me

I am a graduate of Talbot's Institute for Spiritual Formation where I received my training as a spiritual director. I am honored to have the opportunity to be a staff director at ISF's Center for Spiritual Renewal. I truly value spiritual direction as one of the means by which we set aside sacred space to discern together what God is doing in the life of the directee.

My hope is that spiritual direction can be a place where one is able to bring their whole self: their hurt, pain, hope, joy, anger, sadness, confusion, doubts, wonder, amazement and find that they are loved exactly where they are at. I am passionate about helping people find God in all things - the mundane and the spectacular.

Contact

Phone: 808-636-5897

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Sylvia McGuire

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

I am a lover of beauty, as experienced in the various seasons of my life as a graphic artist, watercolor artist...

About Me

I am a lover of beauty, as experienced in the various seasons of my life as a graphic artist, watercolor artist, musician, and all-around-“creative”. I enjoy cooking (especially with others!), fine dining, hiking, adventure and travel. I’ve been involved in ministry in eastern Asia and lived in Alaska, Eastern Europe, and Scandinavia. But most importantly, I am passionate about journeying alongside others in our mutual discovery of our Belovedness in the heart of God. The first time I received spiritual direction I didn’t even know there was such a thing, and I balked at the term “direction”. But I found it, more than any other prayer ministry or counseling I’d received in the past, to be respectful of my own heart’s ability to hear God. And thus began the great adventure!

I am 65 years old, and have been married to the love of my life for 40 years. We raised our two children in Alaska, and enjoy four beautiful grand children. Now we live on the Front Range of the Rockies in Colorado Springs, where we drink in plenty of sunshine! My husband and I love to practice hospitality in our home, and so the idea that there is a spacious hospitality offered to us in the presence of God is near to my heart. As such, I see spiritual direction as a holy invitation extended by God, inviting us to a spacious time and place in our hearts and souls.

I offer retreats, which are designed to be reflective and restful, in my home or wherever I’m invited. (I especially enjoy collaborating with other spiritual directors.)

I lead creative soul care retreats, which I call “Confluence”, where participants are encouraged to experience God as they create in a playful, contemplative way.

I would consider it a sacred honor and privilege to journey along with you, wherever you are in your spiritual journey. Perhaps you have been experiencing a fresh hunger for God. Perhaps you are seeking discernment as you head into life-direction decisions, or you desire a spiritual companion to help you stay on track with God in the day-to-day stresses of life. Whatever your situation, choosing to enter into a relationship of spiritual direction can be life-giving.

I have completed a 2-year certificate program of spiritual direction through Leadership Transformations, Inc. SELAH. Completing this program has served to solidify the love I feel for this calling.

I am available to meet with you in person, or via Skype, FaceTime and Zoom.

Contact

Phone: (719) 272-1458

Website: https://sylviamcguireblog.wordpress.com

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Everyone hungry for God

Creatives

Missionaries

Pastors and church leaders

Expertise in...

Lectio Divina

Women's spirituality

Creativity

Art

Enneagram

Spiritual Disciplines

Rule of Life

Contemplative practices

Julie Meissner

Cypress, TX, United States

Trained as a Spiritual Director through Leadership Transformations, Inc., my passion is to walk alongside people as they discover the freedom...

About Me

Trained as a Spiritual Director through Leadership Transformations, Inc., my passion is to walk alongside people as they discover the freedom found in God’s unending love for them, Jesus’ delight and presence with them, and the Holy Spirit’s peace filling and leading them.

My mission is to offer soul hospitality, freely loving God’s created, redeemed, and sent people along their sacred journeys.

My main roles in life are wife, mom, and co-founder of Abba’s House for refugee women and their children. I partner with my husband in ministry and homeschool our three children in Cypress, TX.

Contact

Phone: 832-628-4200

Website: https://dwellministries.wordpress.com/

Email:

Prefer Contact By: website or email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

ministry leaders

lay leaders

missionaries

women

Expertise in...

Lectio Divina

Visio Divina

Spiritual Exercises of Igantius

women's spirituality

Rule of Life

creativity

art

spiritual seasons

Laurie Mellinger

Lititz, PA, United States

I find great joy in walking with others who seek to notice and respond to the call of Jesus toward life...

About Me

I find great joy in walking with others who seek to notice and respond to the call of Jesus toward life and wholeness. We experience joys and sorrows, growth and diminishment, light and darkness… and the Three-in-One God calls us, woos us, and teaches us through all of these. I am a teacher and an encourager; I’m passionate about loving relationship with God, vulnerability and service with other followers of Christ, and winsome engagement with those who do not yet know the One who draws them. Also, I have walked through deep valleys (loved ones suffering mental and physical illness and cognitive decline; a difficult marriage; the deaths of dear friends and family members), so can empathize with others who suffer, being with them in the light of grace and truth until we emerge offering wisdom and compassion for others.

I’ve offered spiritual direction since 1998, and have been supervising directors since 2009. I love meeting new people for prayer and discernment about working together. I earned a master’s degree in theology from Evangelical Seminary and a Ph.D. in Christian spirituality from The Catholic University of America. As one of the professors at Evangelical Seminary, I teach in the Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Direction, and also teach/supervise beginning spiritual directors through the Kairos School of Spiritual Formation. I’ve served in staff and pastoral positions in independent churches and Mennonite churches, and spent years as a piano teacher and worship leader. I offer retreats and workshops on prayer and other spiritual practices, trauma and healing, stress and resilience, and other topics. I practice direction in Lititz and Myerstown, PA, as well as via phone, Zoom, and other platforms.

Contact

Phone: (717) 471-6970 (cell)

Email:

Prefer Contact By: e-mail

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

Leaders

Missionaries

Therapists

Spiritual Directors

Students

Professors

Elderly Persons

Grieving Persons

Expertise in...

spiritual practices

discernment

imaginative prayer

healing prayer

Christian theology

psychology and neuroscience

education

spirituality

grief

loss

suffering

trauma

ethics

Lauren Mendoza

La Mirada, CA, United States

Receiving spiritual direction has been a gift in my life and it is an honor to offer spiritual direction. My prayer...

About Me

Receiving spiritual direction has been a gift in my life and it is an honor to offer spiritual direction. My prayer is that spiritual direction is a safe and welcoming place to pause and notice the truth of what you are feeling and experiencing in life, as well as a place to ponder and enjoy the Holy Spirit’s work and presence. It would be a privilege to journey with you and bear witness to the invitations and ways God is revealing His love and care for you.

I graduated from the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot Theological Seminary with a M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care in May 2017. Through the program, I was trained as a spiritual director.

Contact

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Kelley Miller

Cupertino, CA, United States

God uses individual and group spiritual direction to open hearts to the work of the Holy Spirit within and around us...

About Me

God uses individual and group spiritual direction to open hearts to the work of the Holy Spirit within and around us. It is a sacred honor to listen with others to our Heavenly Father’s invitations in grief, joy and the everyday as we journey in Christ.

I completed an MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Talbot School of Theology where I was trained to be a Spiritual Director. I have also completed two courses on Spiritual Direction with Children through the Companioning Center and have received supervision as a listening companion to children.

I am a missionary kid and have spent a decade of my adult life overseas. I have taught elementary school and ESL, have served in missions, and have worked in children's ministry. During the academic school year my availability for monthly meetings is primarily on Sunday afternoons.

Contact

Phone: contact by email

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

women

children

students

missionaries

Doreen Miller

Lebanon, PA, United States

When I think about the life-changing, soul-transforming gift of spiritual direction, I feel an upsurge of joy and gratefulness. All praise...

About Me

When I think about the life-changing, soul-transforming gift of spiritual direction, I feel an upsurge of joy and gratefulness. All praise to God for inviting and enabling us to join Him in loving and serving His people and the world in this way!

After decades of working full-time as a mother to four daughters (and now four sons-in-law and seven grandchildren!) and working part-time as a physician, I am an unlikely spiritual director. Used to diagnosing problems and dispensing "cures," I have had to learn to allow God to be the One who does both the diagnosing and dispensing. Yet, these past professions also prepared me to do this work of spiritual direction by providing much practice in listening carefully, loving tenderly, waiting patiently, and trusting the one true Healer to bring wholeness.

Since completing Kairos School of Spiritual Formation's two-year spiritual direction training program in 2013 and Evangelical Theological Seminary's MAR in Spiritual Formation in 2014, I have enjoyed watching God open doors for ministry. In addition to private spiritual direction practice, I lead spiritual direction groups in my role as licensed Congregational Spiritual Director at our church. I am also available to lead weekend and all-day prayer retreats centered on Scripture, using traditional Christian contemplative practices. Retreat themes include The Spirituality of Aging, The Lord's Prayer, Reflections of God in Water, Living In-Between, The Fire of God, and Christian Spiritual Practices.

Though not taking new directees currently, I occasionally make two exceptions--missionaries and those interested in the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. Having served overseas in Zambia and Honduras, my heart goes out to missionaries. In addition, God changed my life through encountering Christ anew in the Spiritual Exercises, so I am trained to give them to others.

Contact

Phone: 717-926-9197

Website: eyesarentenough.com

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Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: NO

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

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Elderly

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Ignatian spiritual direction

Ignatian Spiritual Exercises

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