Grafted Life Ministries

Karen Gleason

East Lansing, MI, United States

Trained in Spiritual Direction, I have a considerable amount of experience with leading and attending silent retreats. It’s my sweet-spot. I...

About Me

Trained in Spiritual Direction, I have a considerable amount of experience with leading and attending silent retreats. It’s my sweet-spot. I welcome and embrace listening to people talk about their journey with Jesus, in this listening ministry of Christ-centered Spiritual Direction. I give space for them to share, leaning into their stories, and comforting them in the places that they find themselves in.

Spiritual direction is the ministry of listening to God together. I seek to provide a safe, prayerful, and confidential space in which we can do just that, look together for the presence of God in the events of your daily life. My role is to simply come alongside you to help you notice God’s movements. Awareness is key to moving deeper with the Lord. You would come to our times together prepared to talk about your prayer life. I would listen. It's a quiet, contemplative time together waiting on the Lord. I will encourage and support you as you notice (begin to notice or want to notice more) and respond meaningfully to God’s invitations and to greater awareness of Him in all of life.

In a nutshell, I hold space for people to explore the movements of God in their life by asking questions and listening deeply to them and the Holy Spirit, as they seek to become present with the One who is always present with them.

A little bit about me: I enjoy doing a multitude of things not limited to but including studying the Word of God and leading Precepts, family time, homeschooling, connecting with friends, reading, nature, camping, gardening, hiking, being active, laughing, learning, crocheting, knitting, arts and crafts of all kinds, coffee, and practicing thankfulness with contentment. Mercy and teaching are my Spiritual gifts. I’m currently active as a Stephen Minister.

Contact

Email: karengleasonsd@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: E-mail

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

women

men

church leaders/directors/employees

young adults

mature (elderly/aging) persons

grieving

missions

homeschooling

Expertise in...

leading silent retreats

Lectio Divina

Ignatian exercises

centering prayer

listening prayer

body prayer

art

breath prayer

grief

music

rhythms

Larry Glover-Wetherington

Durham, NC, United States

My spiritual formation began when a nursery worker from the church my parents attended visited our home seven days after I...

About Me

My spiritual formation began when a nursery worker from the church my parents attended visited our home seven days after I was born and enrolled me in the Cradle Roll. My father was called into ministry several years later, and church was the context of my life. The first time I remember hearing about God, or Jesus, or the Holy Spirit were childhood experiences in church.

As a young person, I began to encounter major changes and challenges in my life. My college education was interrupted by four years in the Air Force, 1968-1972, where I served in Texas, Japan, and Vietnam. I returned from Vietnam embittered and very spiritually needy. After my discharge from the Air Force, my wife and I moved to Gainesville, Florida, so I could finish my BA degree at the University of Florida. Having been separated a year by the Vietnam tour of duty, we immediately began our church life together again.

The Sunday School lessons were about Joseph in the Old Testament. From my Vietnam experience, I readily identified with Joseph being sold into slavery. I was floored when Joseph said to his brothers, “You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.” How could he say that? How did he know that? Where did he get his faith? It occurred to me one day after much soul-searching, that from his dreams Joseph had realized that God had called him to a higher purpose. All the tragedies had not prevented God’s redemptive purpose for him and, in fact, had him at the very place God needed him to be.

One Sunday afternoon in my living room, the Holy Spirit brought it home to me that I, too, was loved by God, and God had purpose for my life. I didn’t know how Vietnam fit into that, but I trusted God to bring the pieces together. I encountered Christ so personally and profoundly that I felt healing and acceptance fill my being. I began to experience profoundly transforming spiritual growth.

I had entered the University of Florida to go to their Law School. During my last semester, it was time to take the LSAT. During those weeks, I was also reading through the New Testament devotionally. One day in the Spring, between classes, I sat under a pine tree, still very much in prayer about God’s direction for my life, and I turned to the next chapter in the New Testament, which was Ephesians 3. Shortly, I began to read the words, “I, who am less than the least of all the saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ.” God quickened those words to me in that moment, and I knew God was calling me into the pastoral ministry. To prepare I received the MDiv and ThM degrees from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. I have now accompanied individuals and churches for 41 years as a pastor.

When I turned 50, I sensed that God was calling me to a different place in our relationship. I yearned for a deeper intimacy with God, a different language for my spirituality, a more expansive understanding of transformation and spiritual formation, and a more effective usefulness in the Kingdom of God.

I had heard about spiritual direction in seminary, but besides the demands of seminary and pastoring a church, my wife was chronically ill, and I was her primary caretaker. She subsequently died at age 40. Her name was Myra Jane (Janie) Wetherington. The epitaph God gave me for her was: "She was the joyful presence of the suffering God." The journey of being present to her through her illness and death has been one of my most profound walks with God both in questions and assurance. I remarried a couple of years later to Miriam Anne Glover, and we combined our names to Glover-Wetherington.

At the age of 50, I entered the Spiritual Guidance Program offered by the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation and received a Certificate of Completion in 2001.

The spiritual journey begins with an inner longing for God, who is grander than us, to satisfy an emptiness within. We may strike out on a search for God only to discover the wondrous truth that God is already searching for us; that our yearning for God is also God’s yearning for us.

Our journey to God is not something we achieve; instead, it is a response of love to God, who wants a love relationship with us that is real and personal. This relationship is a gift that we receive and a choice that we make. The Christian life is not only a journey to God, but a journey with God, within the embrace of God. It is a life lived out of the continual life-giving presence of Christ around us and within us.

Do you have a deep desire for intimacy with God? Have you experienced perplexing spiritual dilemmas and wanted to talk about it without fear of censorship or someone trying to fix you? Has God been at work in your life, but you didn’t recognize that it was God, or how God was leading? Have you been in a period of time where your prayers seem like the doldrums? Does your spiritual life seem dry and meaningless? Does your life seem incredibly busy and without meaning? Have you been away from God for a long time and are wondering how you can cultivate God’s presence in your life? Are you going through a time of major transition? Do those around you look to you for spiritual guidance, but you need a place to talk about your own spiritual concerns? If you find yourself responding positively to these questions, you would benefit greatly from spiritual direction.

I always begin a spiritual direction relationship with three sessions of discernment. We can then prayerfully discern if we are a good fit for that journey. I would love to explore that possibility with you.

Contact

Phone: 19195646061

Website: https://www.CompanionsAlongTheWay.com

Email: director@CompanionsAlongTheWay.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

students

elderly

married couples

military

terminally ill

business professionals

major transitions in life and work

Expertise in...

Certificate in Spiritual Guidance - a two-year program for spiritual directors by the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation

Group Spiritual Direction

Forty-two years pastoral ministry

spiritual direction for clergy and lay leaders

life transitions

Board Certified Coach (BCC ) Certificate # 3189 by the Center for Credentialing & Education

Joseph Goetz

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Area, USA, , United States

Expedition Ministries Personal Journeys in Spiritual Direction and Spiritual Formation I'm known for being a focused and intent listener. Your story...

About Me

Expedition Ministries
Personal Journeys in Spiritual Direction and Spiritual Formation
I'm known for being a focused and intent listener. Your story matters to me because it matters to God. Our sacred covenant is not just confidential but held with the utmost care and respect, ensuring your safety and security.
I’m a trusted leader and guide specializing in one-on-one spiritual direction and group spiritual formation retreats in the wilderness. My spiritual formation retreats are transformational and custom-made to meet your needs, focusing on silence, solitude, and spiritual growth.
I’m a commissioned graduate of Tending The Holy from Christos Center for Spiritual Formation.

Contact

Phone: 6512103820

Website: In process

Email: joe.goetz63@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: joe.goetz63@gmail.com

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Men's Spiritual Direction

Women

Men and Coed Wilderness Spiritual Formation Retreats

Expertise in...

Men's Spirituality

Robbie Goforth

La Mirada, CA, United States

• Professionally trained in Spiritual Direction at the Institute For Spiritual Formation at Talbot School of Theology • Masters of Arts...

About Me

• Professionally trained in Spiritual Direction at the Institute For Spiritual Formation at Talbot School of Theology
• Masters of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot School of Theology
• Masters of Arts with an emphasis in Bible Exposition from Talbot School of Theology

Contact

Email: robbiegoforth@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...

I am particularly interested in how liturgies shape one's ability to be open to the Lord and how cultural liturgies harm one's ability to be open to the Lord.

Dayspring Goforth

La Mirada, CA, United States

I was trained as a spiritual director at Talbot School of Theology where I received my MA in Spiritual Formation and...

About Me

I was trained as a spiritual director at Talbot School of Theology where I received my MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care; I have been providing spiritual direction since 2019. I find it such a joy to sit with my fellow sojourners and watch God’s work unfold in their lives as we explore together the mysterious and confusing love of God. I specifically enjoy working with those who are struggling with spiritual doubts or darkness, spiritual shame, church hurt, or those who are simply tired and confused. I offer in-person spiritual direction in the La Mirada area and remote direction via Zoom.

Contact

Phone: 719-310-6318

Email: Dayspring.m.goforth@biola.edu

Prefer Contact By: Email, text

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Brenda Golden

Roswell, GA, United States

Brenda Golden enjoys creating space for the soul to breathe and to connect to the triune God. Brenda earned a master’s...

About Me

Brenda Golden enjoys creating space for the soul to breathe and to connect to the triune God. Brenda earned a master’s degree in Community Counseling from Georgia State University and a Diploma in Christian Counseling from Richmont. She is a certified addictions specialist and a trained spiritual director. Brenda is both a member of Spiritual Directors International (SDI) and ESDA. She also received training in The Art of Supervision of Spiritual Directors at North Park Theological Seminary.

Brenda and Jonathan, along with their two sons, founded St. Peter’s Place Anglican Church in Roswell, Georgia, where she leads worship and women’s groups. She is also the founding partner of Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee Company through which she and Jonathan work with coffee farmers and orphans in Rwanda.

Brenda is available for both spiritual direction and supervision at The Agape Center for Spiritual Formation in Historic Roswell, GA. agape center.co

Contact

Phone: (678)469-6027

Website: https://www.agapecenter.co/

Email: Brendaegolden@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...

church leaders

aging persons

pastor's family

students

missionaries

marginalized

prof

Expertise in...

Women's spirituality

trauma or grief

Ignatian spirituality (trained to lead peole through the spiritual exercises

Lectio Divina

Contemplative Prayer Practices

Rule of Life

Enneagram

Stages of Faith

Crisis of Faith

Michael Golden

Bend, OR, United States

I live in the Central Oregon High Desert and serve as pastor of a church my wife and I planted over...

About Me

I live in the Central Oregon High Desert and serve as pastor of a church my wife and I planted over 18 years ago. I sensed God’s calling into the ministry of Spiritual Direction during my doctoral studies (Leadership and Spiritual Formation) at Portland Seminary. After graduation, I completed the Spiritual Direction Certification Program at Portland Seminary.

My calling as a spiritual director is to assist others in discerning God's movements in their lives and provide them space to construct their own framework. Often, it is within our life transitions where God works in our formation. While not uncommon, I have experienced many challenging transitions in my own life (personally, vocationally, theologically, spiritually) that taught me to patiently listen for God’s leading.

As one who has been in pastoral ministry for over 20 years, I understand the challenges pastors can encounter in their own private, spiritual formation. Prior to pastoral ministry, I served in various ministries within the context of local churches, and encountered the typical issues that lay ministry presents.

I continue to study as I have a profound interest in different streams of spiritual theology, and how that understanding is applied into our lives.

Contact

Email: mikgol@bendbroadband.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors and church leaders. lay ministers

disabled persons

military

recovery.

Jane Goleman

Denver, CO, United States

Do you long for a deeper connection with God as you go through life one day after the next? Trying to...

About Me

Do you long for a deeper connection with God as you go through life one day after the next? Trying to nurture that desire in the midst of so many responsibilities, opportunities, and relationships is challenging. It's difficult to find a quiet space and uninterrupted time to process life and ponder the important questions. Spiritual Direction helps create that rhythm and focus. It is a discipline that supports and enables a ‘pilgrim posture’ of slowing, expecting, noticing, and welcoming God in the midst of real-life busyness.

My own experience of receiving Spiritual Direction has been life changing. I had no idea I was carrying so much grief! Living life includes disappointments, loss, unfulfilled dreams, as well as family vacations, promotions, and celebrations. But we often don’t take time to process the sadness or disappointments. Gradually our joy is diminished and God may feel distant as we keep “shoulding” ourselves.

I love to listen and create space for people to be seen and heard; to sit with others in sadness or celebration; to witness God’s gentleness and compassion take someone by surprise. It is such a privilege to share in someone’s journey as they experience healing and the return of joy, or to see someone’s calling clarified and become front and center.

I am a life-long learner and follower of Jesus. Most of my career has been in academic medicine as a pediatrician with a brief stint as an associate pastor. One of my interests is the intersection of how the body informs our understanding and integration of life experiences. I have an M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, D. Min. from Gordon-Conwell, and my Spiritual Direction Certification is from the Fall Creek Abbey in Indianapolis.

I currently live in Arvada, Colorado but will always be part of the Buckeye Nation! I offer both in-person and virtual appointments. If you’re interested, please reach out! I meet with potential clients for an initial one-hour complimentary session so that we can explore together if Spiritual Direction is something you are interested in pursuing at this time, and whether we are a good fit.

Contact

Phone: 6145512710

Email: golemanjane@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

Works with...

healthcare providers

ministry leaders

missionaries

professors

marginalized

business professionals

immigrants

disillusioned by faith

ordinary people!

Expertise in...

life transitions

church wounds

burnout

mind & body awareness and integration

grief

spiritual formation

deconstruction & reconstruction

doubt

Dr. S. Randall Gooder

Indianapolis, IN, United States

Trained at Fall Creek Abbey in Indianapolis, IN, I am a Pastor / Spiritual Director with a desire to walk with...

About Me

Trained at Fall Creek Abbey in Indianapolis, IN, I am a Pastor / Spiritual Director with a desire to walk with others to discern the work and leading of the Holy Spirit in their lives and ministries. I have been a pastor for 24 years and offering Spiritual Direction since 2018.

Contact

Phone: (317) 985-1720

Email: Randy_g@Indyvineyard.org

Prefer Contact By: Email / Telephone

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

Leaders

Missionaries

Academics

Rob Goodman

San Antonio, TX, United States

I am an Anglican priest and spiritual director in San Antonio, Texas. I offer spiritual direction through a non-profit organization dedicated...

About Me

I am an Anglican priest and spiritual director in San Antonio, Texas. I offer spiritual direction through a non-profit organization dedicated to providing opportunities for people of all ages to encounter God’s transforming power through Creation, Community and Contemplation.

I am particularly interested in the spiritual component of health, the rhythms of spiritual health for those in the helping professions, and the spiritual care of veterans.

I hold a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from Perkins Theological Seminary and a Master of Divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary. I also hold a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Texas A&M University and am a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (SAIM), but I no longer practice veterinary medicine after retiring from the Army Veterinary Corps and entering full time ministry.

Contact

Phone: (210) 602-3345

Website: horizons-sa.org

Email: rob@horizons-sa.org

Prefer Contact By: e-mail

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors

leaders

healthcare professionals

recovery

veterans

Expertise in...

liturgical spirituality

rule of life

Sheryl Graves

Grapevine, TX, TX, United States

If you're interested in spiritual direction, I'd love to talk with you. We could begin with a short introductory chat to...

About Me

If you're interested in spiritual direction, I'd love to talk with you. We could begin with a short introductory chat to get to know one another and explore your interest in spiritual direction. I'm passionate about the spiritual flourishing of all God's people, including pastors/ministry leaders and those wounded by the church.

After many years working in business, missions/non-profit organizations, and church staff (in adult discipleship and executive leadership), I consider spiritual direction and spiritual formation God's redeeming hope for the world. Theologian Frederick Buechner describes our calling as "the place where your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet." I find that joy in opening a safe space for others to engage honestly with God and their lives both in gratitude and dissonance.

I completed my Masters in Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Direction Certification through Portland Seminary at George Fox University in Portland, Oregon.

I'm an ever-forming contemplative who loves camping, snorkeling, hiking, reading, deep conversation, and delighting in learning from multigenerational/multicultural relationships. I've been married to Martin for almost forty years, and we have three adult children, one of whom is already with the Lord.

Spiritual Direction
Group Spiritual Direction
Sabbatical Spiritual Direction
Retreat Speaker/Facilitator
Life with God Leader & Trainer
Currently training as an Ignatian Guide

Contact

Phone: (817) 776-2918

Email: sherylgraves.spiritualdirection@outlook.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...

Pastors or Church Leaders

Missionaries

Business professionals

Women

Men

Marginalized

Church Wounds

LGBTQ+

Expertise in...

Embodied Spirituality

Ignatian Exercises

Internal Family Systems

Loss & Grief

Trauma-Informed

Dark Night

Rule of Life

clive gray

Greenisland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

I grew up in Northern Ghana as the son of missionaries. My life story developed marrying a Floridian 27 years ago...

About Me

I grew up in Northern Ghana as the son of missionaries. My life story developed marrying a Floridian 27 years ago and have three adult children. It has been a journey that included being a professional pilot, a missionary, a sojourner…yet one of greatest gifts along the path has been the freedom in encountering the knowing the Fathers love for me. It was always so, however now I can live as if I wasn’t less loved. I received a diploma in spiritual direction form Manresa Centre for Spirituality in Dublin, and practice in person in Ireland or via Skype to clients around the world. Fear, worry, anxiety and shame are all a part of who we are…yet His still small voice calls you to trust…trust in new ways, Please let me know how I may accompany your spiritual journey in listening and knowing Jesus in beautiful ways to His Peace and freedom.

Contact

Phone: +447496379192

Email: clivegray1@gmail.com

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Christian leaders

pastors

people in need of encouragement

people seeking Peace with Jesus.

Gary Green

Colorado Springs, ,

As a former missionary, I focus heavily on giving direction to ministers or those in ministry training. When possible, I love...

About Me

As a former missionary, I focus heavily on giving direction to ministers or those in ministry training. When possible, I love to use nature - hiking, fly fishing - to connect with others.

Contact

Phone: 3253702597

Email: gary.green@barnabas.org

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English and Spanish

Specialties

Works with...

Missionaries

ministers

men

Stacey Green

Brea, CA, United States

“God comes to us disguised as our lives”…I have always found that statement to be intriguing. Have you ever considered that...

About Me

“God comes to us disguised as our lives”…I have always found that statement to be intriguing. Have you ever considered that God could be speaking to you through the ordinary circumstances of your life? Where is God at work in your life and what are His invitations to you?

My calling is to offer spiritual companionship to women as they navigate the many roles, relationships and transitions in their lives and help them to find freedom in Christ in their places of brokenness, fear and shame. I long to help women awaken to the Presence of God in their daily lives and I seek to offer a safe harbor, a place where others can feel seen, heard and received in the love of Christ.

I received my training in Spiritual Direction through Christian Formation and Direction Ministries (CFDM) in Los Angeles, CA, along with 2 years of soul care training for church leaders at Biola University’s Institute of Spiritual Formation. I have been married to the love of my life for 33 years and have 2 adult children and a 150 pound Bullmastiff, named Bentley.

Contact

Phone: 714-458-5595

Email: Green2thumbs@sbcglobal.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...

women of all ages and stages in life

church leaders

Expertise in...

Myers Briggs

Enneagram

Contemplative Spirituality and practices

grief

Monica Romig Green

Hamilton, ON, Canada

I am so blessed to offer spiritual direction and have a great love for helping Christians recognize all the ways that...

About Me

I am so blessed to offer spiritual direction and have a great love for helping Christians recognize all the ways that God is active in their lives. No matter what our circumstances, God is continually loving, teaching, redeeming and healing us. I am enthusiastic about creativity and the arts, and teach on play, improvisation, creativity and worship. God has also walked with me through relational and physical pain (previous broken marriage, breast cancer, death of a parent). Through those experiences, God has developed in me a deeper compassion for our weaknesses and a marvel at what Christ can do for us in the midst of our trials.

I have been giving spiritual direction since 2003, and supervising directors since 2005. I received a master’s degree in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Biola University where I also received my direction training, and an MDiv from Trinity College in Toronto, Ontario. Having lived in Toronto, Canada; Dallas, TX; and Southern California; I now live in Hamilton, Ontario, with my husband Matthew, who is a scholar and writer on Christian spirituality and neuropsychology. I was blessed to be the founding director of ESDA for its first 5 years, altogether I worked for Grafted Life about 9 years. I was ordained to the priesthood in September 2024 and I am currently finishing my curacy at Christ's Church Cathedral in the Anglican Diocese of Niagara.

I am not taking on any new directees, as my schedule is now full. But I'm happy to make referrals to other quality spiritual directors I know.

Contact

Website: http://monica-romig-green.com/

Email: monica.romig.green@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...

Creative-types

Spiritual Directors

Missionaries

Church Leaders

Counselors/Therapists

Academics

Persons touched by Cancer

Persons touched by Divorce

Expertise in...

Emotional Health

Relational Prayer

Dark Night Experiences

Ignatian Spirituality

Creativity & Art

Improvisation

Matthew Green

Hamilton, ON, Canada

Spiritual formation was, for me, a ray of hope when life wasn't working the way I understood it. I knew that...

About Me

Spiritual formation was, for me, a ray of hope when life wasn't working the way I understood it. I knew that God was real, and I knew the Holy Spirit was there, but it felt like there was something missing, and it was first in the community at the Institute for Spiritual Formation that I discovered that what was missing was - strangely - me. I had to recognize that as much as God mattered to me, I mattered to God, a rather drastic shift in my perspective, but one that I hope I can bring to my relationship with directees.

I grew up the second son of a Baptist pastor but managed to work my way into the Anglican church, where I discovered I really appreciate the tangible quality that symbolism and ritual provides. I received my training in direction partially from the Institute for Spiritual Formation, partially from Regis College in Toronto, and partially from bumping elbows with enough spiritual directors that enough of it rubbed off. I have a Masters in Spiritual Formation and a Ph.D. in Pastoral Theology, focusing on the neuroscience of spirituality (because somewhere along the way, I decided theology needs more neuroscience in it).

My style in session tends to be one primarily of giving space and listening, allowing people to unfold their stories but asking questions to open things up further and trying to find threads to tie things together. I hope that direction provides a place where people feel heard and cared for, and if God is in the quiet whisper, as Elijah found, then I also hope the direction room can be a place where we can stop long enough to hear. Blessings to you as you discern where the Lord is in your journey.

Contact

Website: www.matthewrgreen.com

Email: matthew.rob.green@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: NO

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

Men

Women

Church Leaders

Academics

Expertise in...

Emotion

Neuroscience

Anglicanism

Enneagram

Personality Types

Dallas Willard

Psychology

Dry Humor

Susan Green

Chattanooga, TN, ,

Life is eternal and the people God so loves around us everywhere are precious. Listening for the holy of our every...

About Me

Life is eternal and the people God so loves around us everywhere are precious. Listening for the holy of our every days, I continue to be awed by the beauty of the image of God in people. I am eternally thankful for people who have brought clarity and light into the midst of my mystery and challenge, into those things not easily explained or understood. When others have offered a space for me to bring all that I am into all of who God is, I can see that I am fully known. I have seen God's unconditional love as others allowed me space to see all the places God had been with me, and was with me. And I could look forward with faith and hope that there would be no place in the future where I would be left alone.

I am thankful for for those who welcome space for questions and mystery and unanswered questions. I am grateful for those helping me see the "particularness" of being created in God's image for eternal good and God's glory. I want to offer a graced and prayerful presence for others to experience God’s love and presence and care.

In spiritual direction we rest in the reality of God's Trinitarian presence. We listen for the holy, grow in awareness of the holy, and listen with more awareness to the ways God is ever with us. Our life will be transformed when we live it with God.

Beloved community through the Renovaré Institute (2012) and Richmont Graduate University’s Spiritual Direction Program (2015) helped me see walking with others as a spiritual director was my particular gift. I trust deeply in God’s transforming work through spiritual direction and it my great joy and passion. Chattanooga is a short drive to my small home town of Chickamauga, just over the Georgia line, where I love meeting with folks in my home office. I am available for distance direction as well.

And I do think most anything can be made a bit better by sharing a cup of coffee with real cream.
Susan Green, Spiritual Director - 423.802.9565, artiesue@gmail.com

Contact

Phone: 423-802-9565

Website: susangreen.net

Email: artiesue@gmail.com

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Individual and group spiritual direction

Spiritual direction supervision

retreat leader and facilitator

lay minister for spiritual formation

contemplative prayer retreat leader. life-map journalling

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Lectio Divina

connecting with God through life mapping and journaling

listening with the ear of the heart

Jamie Greene

Seattle, WA, United States

No matter the context or role, I always find myself accompanying others toward threshold moments. My 30+ years as a bi-vocational...

About Me

No matter the context or role, I always find myself accompanying others toward threshold moments. My 30+ years as a bi-vocational pastor provides a unique reservoir of experience from which to offer spiritual accompaniment in everyday life and work. I have served in a variety of frontline leadership roles as a pastor-teacher, chaplain, spiritual director, Ignatian retreat guide, and in business as a packaging sales representative, peer mentor and work-life coach.

In midlife, I updated my seminary education, earning a Doctor of Ministry degree in transformational leadership. My dissertation project made the case for a major reframing and paradigm shift in Christian formation and mission. It's purpose: to create a biblical teaching resource for experiential learning that would help form missionary disciples in every day life and work, bearing witness to Jesus. See “Luke-Acts Improv: Biblical Narratives That Get You into The Act”, Harmon Press, Woodinville, WA 2010

During this time, my prayer life was significantly transformed by the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola and studies in improvisation.

I trained as a Spiritual Director in the tradition of the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola with SEEL of Puget Sound, after having been informally mentored for several years in the practice of spiritual direction by a Jesuit priest. Ignatian spiritual direction is cultivating the art of discernment, that is to hear and recognize the voice of Jesus through Scripture and prayer. This leads to freedom, clarity, and focus for life and ministry, along with confidence to act in accordance with God’s leading. . . so you may be able to discern what is best. . . (Philippians 1:9-10; Luke 24:13-32, John 10:27)

I wear Luke-Acts Improv lenses like an actor on an improv stage finding his place in the story. “Luke-Acts Improv” is a metaphor for reframing our lives in the transformative drama of the biblical story. This Gospel frame helps set the stage to see God in all things; to notice, listen, and discern where God may be at work.

I am also a trained Ignatian retreat guide for the Spiritual Exercises in Everyday Life.

In recent years, my experience has been significantly impacted by becoming a Benedictine Oblate, at Westminster Abbey, Mission, BC, Canada. The Benedictine Rule, with its spirituality of work, has a great deal to offer the individual grappling with issues of work-life balance.

It’s a joy to be able to offer these streams of living water in Christ to support and encourage others, “that their hearts may be encouraged as they are knit together in love, to have all the riches of assured understanding and the knowledge of God’s mystery, of Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. (Colossians 2:2-3)

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Phone: 206 480 6342

Website: www.lukeactsimprov.com

Email: jamieimprov@gmail.com

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Pastors

Business professionals

Church and ministry leaders

Seminary and education leaders

Young adults

Persons touched by divorce

Persons touched by disability

Elderly or aging persons

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Missionary discipleship

Street chaplaincy

Improvisation

Prayer as encounter

Prayer-Work-Life Balance

Transition after loss/setbacks

Calling and Vocation

Intersection of faith and work

Protestant-Catholic interaction

Allison Greenwald

Ames, IA, United States

My focus in spiritual direction is helping others become more self-aware and God-aware. SD sessions offer a sacred, spacious space for...

About Me

My focus in spiritual direction is helping others become more self-aware and God-aware. SD sessions offer a sacred, spacious space for the directee to slow down and be present to him/herself and to God. I provide compassionate listening as the directee shares the confusing and confounding experiences of their lives. Together, we bring the directee’s questions and hurts before God and wait for the Spirit’s gifts of wisdom, healing and hope. We often end our sessions by resting in God and considering his invitation.

In my earlier years I served within the church and taught at a university. My own experience of waking up and going deeper led me to complete spiritual direction training through Christos in Minneapolis in 2016. Accompanying others in their healing journey is my “sweet spot” and such a privilege. I have a natural bent toward contemplative practices like silence and solitude and love to facilitate those times for others, so I lead weekend contemplative retreats 2-3 times a year (since 2012). Major influences are Ruth Haley Barton, Dallas Willard, John Mark Comer, David Benner, and Henri Nouwen. I am also profoundly influenced by being a wife (39 years), mother of three and grandmother to eight.

Contact

Phone: 515.231.7049

Email: agreenwald6@gmail.com

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Languages Spoken

English

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Individuals of all ages; people "at a wall" and facing transitions

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Contemplative practices

spiritual formation

Enneagram

Ignatius

Discernment

and Transitions

Deb Gregory

Ormond Beach, FL, United States

I like to think of the spiritual life as a garden, full of seasons and cycles. It's my great joy to...

About Me

I like to think of the spiritual life as a garden, full of seasons and cycles. It's my great joy to come along side others to listen and to notice what God is growing in them and to be reminded of his loving care. While I enjoy holding space for anyone, I particularly enjoy being present to pastors, ministry leaders and people going through liminal space and transition. As a global citizen who has lived in, traveled through and worked with ministries in over 50 countries, I also enjoy holding space for expats who live between worlds.

My work as a documentary filmmaker and producer of the Betwixt Podcast explores the liminal spaces where transformation happens. My academic background is in Biblical Studies, Old Testament, Archaeology and Communications. While I continue to love these topics, the best education I have received was through the Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction.

It's my joy to offer individual direction, group direction, facilitate clearness committees and community discernment processes, teach, and lead contemplative prayer and retreats. I am also certified to teach the enneagram, lead the Ignatian Exercises and offer training for individuals, groups, and leaders. I am also a trained labyrinth facilitator.

I am married to a University Professor and we will live in Ormond Beach, FL with our two adventurous daughters.

Contact

Phone: 6145892977

Website: www.flourishspiritualdirection.com

Email: deb.j.gregory@gmail.com

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English

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Pastors

ministry leaders

missionaries

professors

terminally ill

marginalized persons

disabled persons

Expertise in...

Enneagram

Ignatian Exercises

women's spirituality

Lectio Divina

contemplative prayer

spiritual discernment

missionary support

third-culture kids

rites of passage

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