Grafted Life Ministries

Michael Duffin

Plano, ,

Hi, I’m Michael Duffin, my wife Carolann and I live in Plano Texas just north of Dallas, I have 4 grown...

About Me

Hi, I’m Michael Duffin, my wife Carolann and I live in Plano Texas just north of Dallas, I have 4 grown boys. I am a graduate of the 2-year Selah certification training program in spiritual direction. I love the outdoors and the beauty of that which was created by our Lord. My calling for years has mostly been Outreach and Disciplining Men and Encouraging them in their relationship with the Lord, mostly through a ministry called CBMC, in addition I am involved with Grafted Life Ministries as a Life with God Small Group Leader and a Board Member. I’m the Founder of the Frisco Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast that takes place every year on the 2nd Wednesday of October.

In addition, to the outdoors, I love sports and spending time with God, family, and friends. I much favor - sitting in that quiet space where I can listen to another Christian and to God as we discern together what God is doing and how he is doing it. That space is Spiritual Direction.

My paying job - I’m an HVAC Contractor and a VP of a small commercial A/C and controls company in North Texas and have been in this trade all of my adult life.

If you are interested in my ministry of Spiritual Direction, or want to talk about Direction, Formation, or Life with God small groups, contact me by email or phone.

Contact

Phone: (714) 931-8568 (Cell)

Email: r.michael.duffin@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: Phone or 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

Pastor's family

Missionaries

Professors or Academics

Business Professionals

Expertise in...

Retreats

Parachurch Ministry

Ignatian

Rule of Life

Dark Night

Men's Spirituality

Cross-Cultural

Bevin Dunn

Chattanooga, TN, United States

The most important relationship in our life is the one we have with the triune God. Sometimes, we are deeply aware...

About Me

The most important relationship in our life is the one we have with the triune God. Sometimes, we are deeply aware of God’s presence in our lives, intimately connected. Other times, we may find ourselves feeling uncertain or disconnected in our relationship with God.

• Do you feel stuck in your relationship with God?
• Do find yourself knowing things about God, but have trouble believing or feeling them to be true?
• Do you long to experience even more of God in your daily life, to have a conversational, close relationship with God?

Spiritual direction can be a place to explore these questions with God.

My heart deeply longs for people to be heard and understood, to be known. At its core, spiritual direction is a listening relationship. I will listen attentively to you, and together, we will be seeking to listen to God, the true Director. Our souls were made for an intimate relationship with the One who made us. We find that all of life – heartache and joy, pain and healing – can be brought into honest conversation with God. Spiritual direction creates a space to slow down and listen to our souls and to the God who loves us. My hope is that through this kind of listening relationship, you will experience deeper intimacy with God with all of your being: heart, mind, soul, and strength.

I am a trained spiritual director and member of ESDA with a Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction, along with a Master’s Degree in Professional Counseling, from Richmont Graduate University. Spiritual direction is a unique and sacred relationship. What do you hear? If you sense God is calling you into a deeper intimacy with the God-with-us, I would be honored to walk alongside and listen with you.

Contact

Email: bevin@integrateccs.hush.com

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Adults

College-age and young adults

Singles

Aging

Helping Professionals

Those longing for a deeper relationship with God

Expertise in...

Ignatian Spirituality

Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

Discernment

Sustainable Rhythms & Burnout

Emotional health & spirituality

Grief

Trauma-informed

Major life changes

Embodied Spirituality

Women’s spirituality

Church hurt

Jan M. Dupont

Monrovia, CA, United States

I've been offering Spiritual Direction since 2014 in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County. My training was with...

About Me

I've been offering Spiritual Direction since 2014 in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County. My training was with the Art of Spiritual Direction through the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange in Orange, CA. My practice is informal, contemplative and always respectful of a directee's sacred story. My goal is to provide a safe and welcoming space for someone to tell this story. Together we will explore the directee's relationship with God; asking what God is saying and doing in their life, and seeking God's direction for major choices that need to be made. And always, anything that is said in a meeting is held in strictest confidence.

Receiving Spiritual Direction has been one of my most live-giving and fulfilling experiences, and it is my desire to offer the same enrichment to others.

Contact

Phone: 626-701-4770 (cell)

Website: www.jandupontspiritualdirection.com

Email: janmdupont@yahoo.com

Prefer Contact By: Email or phone is fine.

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Expertise in...

Loss and grief

women's spirituality

Christopher Easton

Danville, IL, United States

If the church needs shared experience for its life, then the church needs people others can trust. Spiritual life is so...

About Me

If the church needs shared experience for its life, then the church needs people others can trust. Spiritual life is so much more than simply listening to a lecture or watching people on a stage sing in song. We can’t just HEAR good words. We need to find people we can trust to help us grow in intimacy with God and live out the consequences of that intimacy together. This is a theology of love, very much present in spiritual direction I am privileged to be a part of. I seek to help others create space for imagining our REAL spiritual life.

Training in Spiritual Direction: Spiritual Direction 3-year Graduate Certificate Saint Meinrad Seminary and School Saint Meinrad, Indiana

Education: Bachelor of Arts Religion (Pastoral Ministry) Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, Ohio Master of Divinity Nazarene Theological Seminary Kansas City, Missouri Chaplaincy Certificate Nazarene Theological Seminary Kansas City, Missouri.

I am an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene and an endorsed Chaplain on the Chicago Central District Church of the Nazarene serving full-time with the Illinois Department of Corrections.

Contact

Phone: (217) 775-7595

Email: chris.easton@mac.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Youth

Students

Veterans

Pastors

Church Leaders

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Contemplative Evocative Method

Benedictine

Steve Ebling

Cedarburg, WI USA, Milwaukee, WI USA, WI, United States

Spiritual direction was a term I had heard of but knew little about. I was seeing a counselor in the wake...

About Me

Spiritual direction was a term I had heard of but knew little about. I was seeing a counselor in the wake of some dark waters that I was going through, and she invited me to join a spiritual direction group that she was starting. While I entered that first meeting with a bit of apprehension, I soon felt welcomed, accepted and heard. On the way home that first night, I sensed God’s invitation to pursue training as a spiritual director.
It was a privilege to be in that group for over two years, and while some left and others came, a deep bond developed as together we laughed and cried, prayed with and for one another and deepened our communion with the Father.
Two years after that first meeting, I entered the Healing Care certificate program in Spiritual Formation and the Art of Spiritual Direction, completing the program in August, 2021.

Raised in a mainline church, I came to personal faith as a teen, then attended a four year Bible college, and received a B.A. in Biblical Education. For many years I served in our local church as an elder, teacher and missions leader. I have personal experience in recovery and as a result have compassion for those who struggle. Experiencing the love and grace of Jesus through those who ministered to me in that time, created the desire to extend the same to others.

I retired from a career in Information Technology, and now I know what I want to do when I grow up! It is my desire to see people draw closer to God and experience intimacy with him. I value silence and solitude, connection and intimacy with God, justice, lifelong learning, and family.

Through spiritual practices, prayer and the Word and sometimes silence, I seek to provide a safe space where you can explore whatever you may come with, and together seek the Lord.

My wife and I have been married for over 40 years. We have two grown children and six amazing grandchildren. We live near Milwaukee, in Cedarburg, Wisconsin.
I am available to meet in my home or on Zoom.

If you would like to explore spiritual direction with me, I would welcome an opportunity to get together. There is no fee for an initial visit.

Contact

Phone: (262) 302-1232 (cell)

Email: sgebling@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: email or text

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Expertise in...

recovery

Linda Economy

Langdon, ND, United States

It may be that when we no longer know which way to go that we have come to our real journey...

About Me

It may be that when we no longer know which way to go that we have come to our real journey. - Wendell Berry

We are all on a sacred journey. As a spiritual director, I will walk alongside you as you travel your personal path. I will be a witness to your story and provide a safe space to contemplate your questions. We will search for and discern the presence of God in each twist and turn of your trail.

My own journey began when I met Jesus at a young age and continued to follow Him. I eventually encountered trauma, grief, heartache, and shame along my road. As a result, I lost my direction and questioned everything I had believed to be true. God patiently guided me to a spacious place and a faith that could hold me. Even when I wasn’t sure there was a God, or if I wanted to know Him, He gently led me to His heart of love and grace where I found rest for my soul.

Spiritual direction was a crucial guidepost on my quest for peace. After several years of meeting with a spiritual director, I began to sense a call to this ministry of listening. I was trained in the art of spiritual direction through Christos Center for Spiritual Formation. I also have a BS from Crown College in Psychology/Counseling and am a trainer for Mental Health First Aid.

The special companions on my journey are my husband, children, and grandchildren. The bright spots on my way are books, beaches, and brunch.

Contact

Email: Linda@spaciousplace.net

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Grieving

suicide survivors

pastor's wives

foster parents

adoptive parents

moms

home schoolers

Expertise in...

Grief

Gail Edmonson

Katy, TX, United States

Sometimes it's easy to see the grace of God in our journey - especially when times are good. But it is...

About Me

Sometimes it's easy to see the grace of God in our journey - especially when times are good. But it is also possible to experience His grace during the darkest of times - when it seems that God is nowhere to be found. Unexpected Grace is a ministry of spiritual direction through which we seek an awareness of God in every part of our every day life.

I received my training in spiritual direction from Leadership Transformation’s Selah.

Contact

Website: https://www.unexpectedgrace.life/

Email: gail@unexpectedgrace.life

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...

I work with people from all walks of life. I also have experience in spiritual direction with pastors

church leaders

and adult children of divorce.

Roseanne Elling

Kerrville, TX, United States

It is my privilege to offer spiritual hospitality to those who desire a deeper or different relationship with God. My goal...

About Me

It is my privilege to offer spiritual hospitality to those who desire a deeper or different relationship with God. My goal is to provide time and space where people can be heard without judgment, with the hope that they can become more aware of how God’s deep, personal, and unrelenting love is present in every aspect of their life, even when it doesn’t seem that way. In our meetings we look to the Real Director, God the Holy Spirit, for wisdom and guidance.
My background includes a 25-year former career as a psychotherapist and a variety of life experiences. I completed a certificate program with Leadership Transformations Selah Spiritual Direction Program.
Along with providing spiritual direction in-person and over Zoom, I lead contemplative prayer groups, facilitate spiritual retreats, speak, and offer career and calling coaching.
I recently moved to the Texas Hill Country and will be seeing directees in person here and in Dallas as well as on Zoom.

Contact

Phone: 214-215-0250

Email: drroseanne@sbcglobal.net

Prefer Contact By: email or text to set up a time to meet over the phone or in person

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Individuals

groups

people in "full time Christian ministry" and their families (pastors missionaries

people in para-church ministries)

people in non-profits

creatives

married couples

singles

divorced

widowed

academics

business professionals

Expertise in...

Enneagram

Myers-Briggs

grief

psychology

calling and career

discernment

finding your authentic self

creativity

trials

waiting

Christina Elmajian

Newport Beach, CA, United States

Journeying with someone in life is an honor because it opens the door to knowing that person in a deep way...

About Me

Journeying with someone in life is an honor because it opens the door to knowing that person in a deep way. Many times the trials in life can make us weary and exhausted. I know this because I have traveled that road myself. My hope is to offer a safe place to be heard and to hear from God. Spiritual direction offers the time and space to discover what God is doing in your life and to experience those "ah-ha" moments of insight and understanding.

I received my MA in Spiritual Direction and Soul Care from Talbot School of Theology. Currently, I am a Staff Spiritual Director for the Center for Spiritual Renewal. My group direction experience has ranged from high school leaders, women only, to co-ed groups. I enjoy leading retreats, especially those that introduce believers to new ways of coming before God and listening to Him.

I have been married for 24 years and have four amazing, fun teenagers/young adults. My extra time is spent painting, running, taking yoga classes, reading good books, and having great conversations and adventures with friends.

Christina@bologroup.com

Contact

Email: christina@bologroup.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Expertise in...

Trained in 19th Annotation and Journey with Jesus by Larry Warner

Kristin Engelkemier

Huntsville, AL, United States

I am passionate about seeing others bloom in God's love for them. I spent 10 plus years in church ministry, followed...

About Me

I am passionate about seeing others bloom in God's love for them. I spent 10 plus years in church ministry, followed by an inward journey of discovering my own belovedness. Spiritual Direction was the important space that helped me come alive to my identity as God's Beloved. My personal experience led me to get trained as a Spiritual Director through Denver Seminary, as well as in Formational Prayer through Healing Care Ministry. As a Spiritual Director, I long to come alongside people on their journey of recognizing and coming alive to the love of God in every aspect of their lives.

I live in North Alabama with my husband and three young girls. As a family, we love reading together, laughing, exploring new places, and always learning. I have found parenting to be a fertile space to experience and teach God's love to her girls.

I believe Spiritual Direction is a safe place to experience and process God's movement in your life. It offers an opportunity to pause from the normal rhythms of life and draw attention to God and how He is relating to you. Spiritual direction is an invitation to come just as you are. There is no homework or expectations. The real director is the Holy Spirit. The Spiritual Director is simply there to partner alongside you to listen and ask questions as you walk out your relationship with God.

Spiritual Direction is typically a monthly hour-long meeting with a trained director. Direction sessions can include spiritual practices, silence, prayer, and Scripture reading. It can also be a place to share and process what God has been doing throughout the last month. Direction is a safe place to lament and celebrate. It is meant to be an intentional rhythm of grace to care for your soul.

Contact

Phone: 2566835627

Email: bloomsoulcare@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: NO

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

women

church leaders

therapists

people experiencing anxiety

moms

women experiencing miscarriage

Expertise in...

Formational Prayer/Inner Healing Prayer

Justy Engle

Campbellsville KY, USA, KY, United States

As a spiritual director, I companion people through the process of change. Life change happens in small and seemingly insignificant ways...

About Me

As a spiritual director, I companion people through the process of change. Life change happens in small and seemingly insignificant ways, but there is always something greater at work. It is in these tiny spaces that we begin to see the seed of change germinate. I love to highlight the liminal spaces of change and invite directees to honor and share what God is doing.

I have one daughter and have raised her while I have been a single parent, so I am acutely aware of the struggles of single mothers—especially ones who are working to complete college degrees and work full-time. Becoming aware of my own need for spiritual direction came late in that time period, but I had several spiritual friendships that helped me through that process.

I am an avid reader and have a deep sense of awe for creative works and pursuits. Much of my research for my doctoral program was in women’s spiritual autobiographies from the medieval period through the twentieth century and I hold a Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Louisville. I currently work full-time as a professor in a small town in central Kentucky.

I love working with people who consider themselves creative and artistic—and people who have yet to become aware of their giftedness in creativity. I believe God has imbued in each of us an element of creativity and it expresses differently in each of us; some of us are creative engineers, while others are poets. There is beauty in all.

In addition to the regular direction, I have been trained to conduct retreats in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, or Ignatian Exercises, in the 19th annotation.

Contact

Phone: 6065265597

Email: sentimental13@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: email or text to set up introductory meetings

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Students

professors

pastor's families

single mothers

Expertise in...

women's spirituality

trauma

creativity

Jennifer Ennis

Raleigh, NC, United States

A desire for God, space, silence and listening was formed in my soul as a young girl growing up in the...

About Me

A desire for God, space, silence and listening was formed in my soul as a young girl growing up in the wide-open prairies of North Dakota. Since that time, I have had the privilege of companioning individuals and groups on their spiritual journey for forty plus years as my husband and I have lived and ministered with the Navigators throughout the US and overseas. I am a psychiatric nurse and have a part-time counseling practice.

In 1999 I received my certificate in spiritual formation from Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Since then I have been offering spiritual direction to individuals and groups and leading silent retreats. In 2006 God led a friend and me to co-found JourneyMates, a contemplative, non-denominational ministry dedicated to help people grow in intimacy with the Triune God through intentionally making space in the rhythm of our everyday life to come apart for silence, solitude, Scriptural reflection, prayer and spiritual companioning.

God has given me a passion to connect with people on their spiritual journeys to awaken a greater awareness of God’s presence in their lives and help them more deeply experience the joy and freedom of His unconditional love. Believing that God is our Ultimate Director, as the Good Shepherd of our souls, and that He is always active and present in our lives, my desire is to listen well to Him and to the individual noticing how God is present and active in their life whether it is in their pain, joy, confession, questions, anger, or delight.

I live in Raleigh, North Carolina with my dear husband, and we are graced with four married children and 13 grandchildren.

Contact

Phone: 919-395-3175 cell

Email: jen.jmates@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: email or phone

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors and church leaders

pastor's family

missionaries

disabled persons

aging persons

married couples

business professionals

military

terminally ill

marginalized

Expertise in...

lectio

women's spirituality

trauma or grief

creativity

body-spirit vonnection

cross-cultural

psychology

myers-briggs

recovery

rule of lif

dark night

Nadine Erickson

Burbank, ,

Where are you, God? This is a question I’ve frequented throughout my own spiritual journey. Spiritual direction is a transformative space...

About Me

Where are you, God? This is a question I’ve frequented throughout my own spiritual journey. Spiritual direction is a transformative space where we practice turning down the noise of circumstance and thought that can't help but distract us from experiencing the loving presence of God. Ignatian spiritual exercises like Lectio Divina provide a vehicle to help you pay attention to where God is at work in your ordinary reality and lean into a more profound friendship with Father, Son and Spirit. I grew up spiritually in the Vineyard in Reseda, California. During my 26 years there, I served as worship leader, missionary in Oaxaca, Mexico, and youth mentor. I was certified as a spiritual director by Sustainable Faith in May of 2024, and did the 19th Annotation of Ignation spiritual exercises. I am a single mom to four mostly grown children, a Spanish language interpreter, musician, and tour producer for a travel company. I love sunshine, the power of story, coffee, the 12-step healing model, boxing, and the color grey. Direction sessions available over FaceTime, Zoom, or Google Meet. Direction is also available in Spanish.

Contact

Phone: 818-422-8816

Email: nadinespage@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: Email or text to set up a call.

Available For

In-person Direction: NO

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Specialties

Works with...

Parents

missionaries

women in leadership

worship leaders

pastors

recovering addicts

single parents

Expertise in...

Ignation

Lectio-DIvina

women's spiritual growth

Enneagram

12-step recovery

Mary Kay Esswein

Cypress, CA, United States

God has led me through a lifetime of spiritual adventures that have unveiled His gracious presence in my deepest joys and...

About Me

God has led me through a lifetime of spiritual adventures that have unveiled His gracious presence in my deepest joys and sorrows and it's a blessing to prayerfully come alongside others seeking Him in everyday life. I am a retired pediatric nurse practitioner who graduated from Talbot School of Theology in 2012 with a Masters Degree in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, serving as a Spiritual Director at the Center for Spiritual Renewal at Biola for the past 9 years.

Family relationships and parenting are the joy of my life with 45 years of marriage, parenting three children to adulthood in the Lord and discovering the joy of being a grandma to 5 little ones. I have served on short term medical mission teams to Nicaragua, Dominican Republic, Africa and India and enjoy hiking, skiing, whitewater rafting, photography, singing, journaling, reading and talking with friends.

I treasure listening to the Lord with another as “deep calls to deep” and am thankful to be anchored in God's Word and His transforming power through the Holy Spirit.“You have turned my mourning into dancing.” Ps. 30:11

Contact

Phone: 714-821-6595, 714-443-1444 cell

Email: mary.k.esswein@biola.edu

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Women of all ages

parents/grandparents

medical professionals

students

professors

missionaries

Expertise in...

Women's spirituality

trauma or grief

music

lectio divina

prayer journal

body-spirit connection

Shay Eveland

Lincoln, NE,

The journey to hope is fraught with grief. As a spiritual director, life coach and storywork counselor I am committed to...

About Me

The journey to hope is fraught with grief. As a spiritual director, life coach and storywork counselor I am committed to providing space and safety for those on the perilous path of hope and healing. I am drawn to people who are in grief, feeling abandoned by God and by those who were supposed to love them. My hope is to provide a space of safety and support that allows others to process their trauma and to experience the longings deep within their own soul.

My own experiences with spiritual direction and storywork were life altering. I was named as good—as a person with value and beauty. For the first time, I began to experience what it means to find harmony between the truth of who I am and the living that I have done. In a way that is profoundly sacred, I began to see evidence of beauty in a story that once only brought me grief.

I completed a certificate in Spiritual Direction and Formation at Moody Bible College. Additionally, I have received advanced training at The Allender Center at The Seattle School of Psychology and Theology in Narrative Focused Trauma Care Levels 1 and 2. It is an honor to serve clients in a one-on-one setting offering the care and containment that they have been missing.

It is my hope to help people who are grieving and searching for answers like I was—wondering if there is hope for goodness and feeling that they have been abandoned. In meeting with me, you will find a voice that is kind, a space that is safe, and a heart that is committed to journeying with you into the wonder of who you are meant to be.

Education

BSN, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Completion of Certificate in Spiritual Direction - Moody Bible College

Completion of Certificate in Trauma Focused Narrative Therapy, Level I and Level 2 - The Allender Center

Certified Professional Life Coach

Contact

Phone: 4023090767

Email: shayeveland@yahoo.com

Prefer Contact By: email or phone call

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Expertise in...

Women's spirituality

trauma and grief

life coach

recovery

rule of life and dark night.

Carrie Everson

San Antonio, TX, United States

When I began receiving Spiritual Direction on a regular basis nine years ago, my life was forever changed. I was burnt...

About Me

When I began receiving Spiritual Direction on a regular basis nine years ago, my life was forever changed. I was burnt out from years of ministry in lonely, dry situations, confused about my next steps, and spiritually and emotionally tanked. Through time with my Spiritual Director, I began to experience God’s love for me independently of my performance in ways I had never experienced before. Eventually I felt God calling me to become a Spiritual Director myself so that I could invite others to sit under the loving, gentle gaze of God. I received my training in Spiritual Direction through Sustainable Faith in 2021. Before that, I also received an M.Div. from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in 2007. I have worked in ministry all of my adult life, including college ministry, inner city ministry, and in a church setting working with young adults. I was ordained as a pastor in 2012.
I am married with two daughters. I love hiking with my family and just being in nature, experiencing God’s beauty through creation. I also love drinking coffee, enjoying a good meal with friends or family, reading, and traveling. I have no greater joy than to sit across from another person and witness them encountering God in new ways. I would love to be a part of your journey with God. I am open to anyone who longs to experience God’s loving presence on a more consistent basis in his or her life. Contact me for a free 30 minute introductory session!

Contact

Phone: 2105634872

Website: www.dwellingod.org

Email: carrie.everson@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: text, call, or email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors

church leaders

missionaries

para church leaders

anyone who has served in ministry

Expertise in...

Lectio Divina

women's spirituality

cross-cultural

women in ministry

those who struggle to feel God's presence

John Fairrington

Jacksonville, OR, United States

Being a Spiritual Director brings with it a rhythm that I can only describe as a heart smile! Guiding others in...

About Me

Being a Spiritual Director brings with it a rhythm that I can only describe as a heart smile! Guiding others in simple rhythms that connect us to the presence and activity of God in our daily journey is a privilege for me as I am allowed to travel on adventure together with others who authentically engage with God, and watching Him infuse others with His power and life changing renovations is even better yet! Most of all I love to be a witness to the unfolding understanding of how loved we are - that never gets old!

I am a nonprofit owner and executive director, of "Wild on the Path" which is an outward focussed para-church ministry to many who have fallen through the cracks in church culture. I know firsthand the challenges of bi-vocational ministry. I understand the loneliness of ministry, and the wounds that can come with it. I have walked through the times when I felt I had no safe places to process my emotions my sin, and life situations with honesty and complete confidentiality. Now I am in the unique position to listen to and understand others in ministry without judgment and to help them live from a full heart in their walk on the Wild path of Jesus.

I received a certificate in Spiritual Direction through Soul Shepherding Institute and completed their two-year Spiritual Formation program. My wife and I have been married (and in bi-vocational ministry) for 40 years. We have two grown children and 4 grandchildren.

I know the The Lord will guide you in discerning the right Spiritual Director for your journey, and I look forward to connecting to those the Lord directs our way at WILD ON THE PATH. We are dedicated to serving those who struggle in their walk on the Path of Jesus. We exist to guide all people's into a deeper walk with Christ whether you know him already or have not yet believed. We do this through outward focused ministries done in very unique and unconventional ways. The ministries of Wild on the Path vary from • Soul Care • Spiritual Direction • Christian Coaching • Servant Leadership Training • Spiritual Retreats in various forms of outdoor activity like: Off-grid discovery routes, Camping, Motorcycle Riding, 4 wheeling, along with Sabbatical planning, Conferences and Retreats.

If you sense the need to be heard, known, encouraged in your spiritual growth and loved by a spiritual companion who will reflect the workings of the Spirit of Jesus in your life, take the first step by connecting through our Soul Renovation Sessions. Typical Christian activities and trying to believe and do what’s right are not enough to overcome your hurts and struggles and develop healthy rhythms in your life, relationships, and work. To develop a flourishing life you need Jesus-centered guidance/spirituality, practical tools, and care from mentors and friends you can trust, At Wild On The Path. We provide biblical influence and the direction of the Holy Spirit for you to become everything you are intended to be without sacrificing your individuality, your masculinity, your creativity, or your unique design by God. If you feel isolated, alone, dry, burned out, different, going nowhere, or that no one is there to hear you. Then this is a great place to launch a wildly exciting experience on the Wild Path of Jesus.

Contact

Phone: 541-621-8814

Website: https://www.johnfairrington.com/soulrenovation.html

Email: wildonthpath@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: Phone and Website Please leave a detailed message and we will return your call promptly!

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

The Adventurous

Pastors and church leaders

Wounded Warrior's

Pastor's and their family

Missionaries

Youth

Students

Disabled persons

Elderly or aging persons

Married couples

Engaged to be Married

Business professionals

Health Professionals

Military

Terminally Ill

Marginalized.

Expertise in...

Helping Men Thrive

Soul Renovation

Conversational prayer through the Scriptures

Adventures with God

The Easy Yoke

Living from a full Heart

Sabbatical

Apprenticing Jesus

Jesus' Style Rhythms and Nature

Leading in our Culture

Brokenness

Burnout

Bitterness

Becoming a Wounded Warrior

Being Bi-Vocational in Ministry.

Lori Ferrell

Vero Beach, FL, United States

I enjoy coming alongside others as they seek to hear the still small voice and go deeper in their journey with...

About Me

I enjoy coming alongside others as they seek to hear the still small voice and go deeper in their journey with God. After experiencing burnout from work and life overseas, my husband and I took an intentional Sabbatical year in 2013 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. During this time I began to meet with a spiritual director who helped me hear God's Voice of Love in my life. My journey has been one of learning to hear the Voice of Love where I have often only heard the voice of fear. My healing journey continues, and has given me a passion to help others hear the Voice of Love in their own lives. I completed a 2 year Spiritual Direction training through Selah Leadership Transformations Inc. in 2016 and finished my Supervision training for spiritual directors in 2023 through the Companioning Center. I live in Vero Beach, Florida with my husband, two teenage boys and Ruby, our beloved dog! I am available to meet with you online or in person. If you would like to explore direction with me, I offer an initial 30 minute complementary chat to ask questions and get to know each other.

Contact

Phone: (772) 696-4452

Website: www.sanctuaryvero.com

Email: sanctuaryvero@gmail.com

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...

women of all ages

men

cross-cultural workers

burnout

sabbatical

marginalized

therapists

missionaries

church leaders

divorced

widowed

chronic pain/illness

transitions

BIPOC

deconstruction

spirtual directors/supervisor

Expertise in...

Lectio divina

Enneagram

creativity

cross-cultural

dark night

embodied spirituality

breathwork

body-spirit connection

IFS (internal family systems)

somatic practices

third-culture

rule of life

Nicholas Feyma

San Luis Obispo, CA, United States

I consider it a joy and a privilege to accompany you on your journey with Jesus. I am a Spiritual Director...

About Me

I consider it a joy and a privilege to accompany you on your journey with Jesus.

I am a Spiritual Director, Pastor and Church planter. I was lead to spiritual direction during a difficult period of my life when my family and I transitioned geographically to plant a church. A few saints came into my life to help me listen to God. This lead me to cultivate spiritual disciplines in my life, bringing me closer to God namely listening to his special communication to me. The love and care God has communicated to me has been so wonderful.

I am available to meet virtually or in-person in San Luis Obispo, California.

Contact

Phone: 8058019711

Website: www.nfeyma.com

Email: nicholas.feyma@gmail.com

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...

No two backgrounds are the same. I meet with anyone who wants spiritual direction.

Expertise in...

Lectio Divina

Church planters

Grief

Rule of life

Ignatian spirituality

Evangelical

Pentecostal

Charismatic

Monica Fiedler

Salem, OR, United States

Monica offers spiritual direction online and in person. She feels most alive coming alongside others on their spiritual journeys, meeting them...

About Me

Monica offers spiritual direction online and in person. She feels most alive coming alongside others on their spiritual journeys, meeting them wherever they are, drawing on her own experience with doubts and questions, the Enneagram, and a trauma-informed, resiliency-focused approach. Ultimately, her goal is to create space where people can be more real with themselves and experience God as more real to them.

Monica’s faith journey has included a multifaith upbringing, a college-aged evangelical conversion, and exploring traditional spaces that weave in Christian contemplative practices. Holding master’s degrees in Teaching and Christian Spiritual Formation, she also works in Outreach Services for the houseless in her city.

She’s married and has two teens navigating the threshold of adulthood, with one off to college, the other at home. She enjoys jazz, daily dog walks through her local cemetery, and is embracing her sourdough-baking era.

"That is really the direction in spiritual direction, as I understand it. As gently as possible, I try to say, ‘It seems as though the light is coming from over there,’ and I point to it, hoping that I don’t point in such a way that I block the person’s view.” Susan Phillips, Candlelight

Contact

Website: www.lentius.com

Email: monicaleefiedler@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Expertise in...

Contemplative / Ignatian

trauma informed

Enneagram

rule of life

spiritual disciplines

faith journey

stages of faith

spiritual formation

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