Ariella Baugh

Laguna Niguel, CA, United States

I completed my training at the Institute for Spiritual FormationI Formation at Biola University this past May 2018. I have worked...

About Me

I completed my training at the Institute for Spiritual FormationI Formation at Biola University this past May 2018. I have worked on a church staff where my main focus is spiritual mentorship and discipleship of students and I utilize spiritual direction skills to best help me in this endeavor. In spiritual direction, I desire is to communicate God's unconditional love and acceptance through simply being with others. My spiritual direction practice is characterized by asking those questions that help engage the directee with their own hearts and emotions so that they can better see themselves and therefore better see God and how he relates to them. My main focus is helping directees understand what is taking place in their relationship with God and discern the particular things that might be affecting this relationship. I long for directees to feel seen and known by God and to aid them in their journey with Jesus however the Spirit leads me to in accordance with the training I have received.

Contact

Phone: 949-463-4373

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Youth

college students

parents

Expertise in...

Lectio Divina

women's spirituality

psychology

dark night

Deborah Behrendt

Muncie, IN, United States

I am grateful for the incredible privilege of being a spiritual companion with you as you journey closer to God. I...

About Me

I am grateful for the incredible privilege of being a spiritual companion with you as you journey closer to God. I meet with you in person or through skype.

Contact

Phone: 765-620-8234

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Phone

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Anyone who loves the Lord.

Heather Bickel Stevenson

San Diego, CA, United States

Today I prayed for each person that would view this website as they seek to find a spiritual director that they...

About Me

Today I prayed for each person that would view this website as they seek to find a spiritual director that they could share their life with. So, I have prayed for you.

God has given me a heart to walk alongside people since I was a little girl. I have walked through much loss as well as personal illness in my life and all of this has been used to give me a tender heart towards others.

Throughout the last 13 years, I have worked as a community health nurse and have specialized in working with pregnant women, adult primary care, health promotion and caring for people living with HIV. I have my Masters in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Seminary and my certificate in Spiritual Direction. I plan on being a life long learner.

I love spending time with people, missions, inner city ministries, and mentoring. I also love being outdoors,walking on the beach, rollerblading, traveling and learning new things.

My favorite thing to do is to deeply listen to others and to seek to listen to God alongside of others.

Contact

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Spanish

Specialties

Works with...

anyone

Expertise in...

women's spirituality

body-spirit

cross-cultural

dark night

chronic illness

William Bishop, MA

Littleton, CO, United States

I completed training as a spiritual director in Spring 2015 and my MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Talbot...

About Me

I completed training as a spiritual director in Spring 2015 and my MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at Talbot School of Theology in December of 2015.

I see spiritual direction as a space where we can invite someone into our relationship with God to listen and co-discern the movement and voice of God in the midst of our lives.

I'm passionate about providing a safe place created by prayer and partnership with the Spirit of God. My goal is not to be the person to give you answers but to help you learn to bring your questions honestly before God and find hope, acceptance and love in his presence.

I have a passion for missions and missionaries, as well as people in ministry. While I think everyone can benefit from spiritual direction, those in ministry who give often forget to receive. My hope is that in direction you might receive from the Spirit of God wherever you find yourself in relationship with Him.

I have experience in youth ministry, missions, and pastoral care. I attended an Evangelical Free Church for about 28 years and have been at the Anglican Church for the past 5 years. I am currently in pursuit of holy orders in the Anglican Church.

Contact

Phone: 5625771783

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Phone

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

Ênglish

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

missionaries

Students

couples

people in ministry

law enforcement.

Expertise in...

Carmelite

lectio divina

men's spirituality

sexuality

group direction.

Nancy Blanski

Minneapolis, MN, United States

My passion is to experience God's goodness by being near to Him and to encourage others to find the goodness and...

About Me

My passion is to experience God's goodness by being near to Him and to encourage others to find the goodness and joy of God's presence in all of life. I am the founder and director of Venite Ministries - a place that facilitates individual maturity in Christ through spiritual formation and spiritual direction in private, church, retreat, and academic settings.

I have been an active spiritual director for 19 years. I am a graduate of Bethel Seminary (MATS) and received my training for spiritual direction through Christos Center (Lino Lakes, MN), and also New Way Ministries, (Colorado Springs, CO). My husband Bill and I have been married for 38 years and have three grown children and eight grandchildren.

Contact

Phone: 952-836-5510

Website: email

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Karen Block

Fishers, IN, United States

Approximately eight years ago I began to sense God’s movement in my life, drawing me towards the ministry of Spiritual Direction...

About Me

Approximately eight years ago I began to sense God’s movement in my life, drawing me towards the ministry of Spiritual Direction. I have a passion for coming along side people and listening with a servant's heart. In His timing, this movement became a reality and I received my two-year certificate from the School of Sustainable Faith.

I consider it a privilege to be invited to join one’s spiritual journey, and find it very humbling at the same time. The value of Spiritual Direction is to discover an awareness of God in the ordinariness of one’s life; to explore and deepen the relationship; to learn to be; to awaken God-given desires; to discern one’s response to God….the possibilities are endless because we have a creative God. Maybe it is time to unbox Him?

Contact

Phone: 317-371-5392

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Expertise in...

Trained to accompany people on the Ignatian Exercises

Calvin Blom

Battle Ground, WA, United States

As a spiritual director I have a front row seat where I get to watch God work in the lives of...

About Me

As a spiritual director I have a front row seat where I get to watch God work in the lives of the individuals with whom I meet. Helping others hear and respond to God’s voice is one of the greatest privileges any man could ever experience. Some define spiritual direction as “holy listening” and if that means “listening to the Holy Spirit” then I totally concur with that definition for truly the Holy Spirit is the ultimate spiritual director

I was first introduced to the idea of spiritual direction in 2001 when I enrolled in a nine-month version of Ignatius’s Spiritual Exercises. This ultimate lead me to pursue a Certificate in Spiritual Direction at George Fox Evangelical Seminary. Prior to that experience my studies at Dallas Theological Seminary (ThM) and Trinity Evangelical Divinity School (DMin) had provided me with a solid biblical and theological grid from which to launch into spiritual theology.

Since beginning pastoral ministry in two small church in rural South Dakota, I have pastored congregations in Khartoum, Sudan in East Africa; Mission, KS; Portland, Oregon and currently in Battle Ground Washington. From 1990 until 2008 I taught a variety of Spiritual Formation Courses at Multnomah Biblical Seminary where I am currently serving as an adjunct professor. For five years my wife and I also hosted a retreat center for pastors and their spouses.

My wife, Evelyn, and I have enjoyed over 49 years of marriage. We have been blessed with three children, all of whom are currently walking with the Lord and who are providing spiritual leadership to our nine grandchildren.

As a spiritual director I am privileged to work with any Christ-follower who desires to move forward in their spiritual journey, but I do feel a special affinity towards pastors and their special soul care needs.

Contact

Phone: 360-635-3859

Email:

Prefer Contact By: e-mail

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

People committed to spiritual growth

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Lectio Divina

Ann Bodling

Accokeek, MD, United States

Are you in the midst of decision-making and wish for someone to prayerfully listen as you seek to discern your way...

About Me

Are you in the midst of decision-making and wish for someone to prayerfully listen as you seek to discern your way? Do you ever wish for someone who will compassionately hear and carefully hold the stories that you hesitate to tell others, while bringing them before God? Are you longing to know and grow in God more deeply, and to more often recognize His presence in your day to day life, no matter what the circumstances? I offer the ministry of contemplative spiritual direction to accompany you on your journey, contemplative in the sense that, while knowing that words are important, so is the silence that allows us the space and time to harken to the Spirit’s voice.

My faith journey began as a high schooler in Young Life and Inter- Varsity in college and grew through a three year assignment with Mennonite Central Committee in Botswana, raising my three children in the Brethren in Christ (an evangelical Anabaptist) denomination in Pennsylvania and now as member of a small, conservative Episcopal church in southern MD.

My life with God, while grounded in Scripture and the fellowship of His people, comes most effortlessly in the beauty of the natural world. As a result, I am a contemplative, a naturalist and a gardener, making a place for His creatures to thrive and for people to find Him in the peace and quiet that surrounds our home in the woodlands of southern Maryland.

I have known enough grief and struggle in my life to recognize that none of us get to heaven unscathed, and whether you come for particular, immediate needs, or are looking for a longer term spiritual direction relationship, you are welcome. May God guide you on your journey.

Contact

Phone: 717-304-5378

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...

all who seek God

those trapped in the consequences of their woundedness

parents

young adults

missionaries and former missionaries

pastors

church and ministry leaders and families

professionals

Stan Bohall

South Hadley, MA, United States

For over forty years Stan has developed people and organizations through teaching, public speaking, organizing, writing, motivating, and listening. His vocation...

About Me

For over forty years Stan has developed people and organizations through teaching, public speaking, organizing, writing, motivating, and listening. His vocation is coaching and mentoring, helping people develop by interacting with them over common interests. Stan worked with individuals as well as small and large groups, helping them develop short and long-range plans, build teams, and achieve goals.

Stan holds a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and has completed the certificate program in spiritual direction through Selah (http://www.leadershiptransformations.org/selah.htm).

Stan particularly enjoys interacting with people about their attraction to stories. He has a keen interest in books by C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Dickens, and Victor Hugo. Finding Neverland, The Green Mile, and Les Misérables are a few of his favorite films. Stan takes pleasure in exploring how popular stories help people of all ages navigate life’s challenges. Stan has also written creatively about this special interest.

Contact

Phone: 508-410-9008

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Marty Boller

Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Hi. I'm Marty Boller. I received my two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction. I've been...

About Me

Hi. I'm Marty Boller. I received my two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction.

I've been actively involved in pastoral ministry for 30+ years and now serve the larger body of Christ through my popular blog and website: The Contemplative Activist (www.thecontemplativeactivist.com). Here, we encourage pastors and church leaders to slow down, re-evaluate their work in ministry, and become, what we call, Christ-centered 3-C contemplative activists for the greater glory of God. Join us!

I love coming alongside pastors and church leaders, companioning them in the care of their souls as they juggle the heavy demands of ministry. A trained director in The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius, I'm also available for Supervision for directors (in groups or individually) being trained in supervision through Sustainable Faith.

My wife, Sandy and I also serve as trainers of spiritual direction with the Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction (www.sustainablefaith.com).

Contact

Phone: 319-361-5256

Website: www.contemplative-activist.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

church leaders

Expertise in...

Ignatian Spirituality

Enneagram

Sandra Boller

Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Hi. I'm Sandy Boller. I received my two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction. My personal...

About Me

Hi. I'm Sandy Boller. I received my two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction.

My personal goal is to live life on purpose, with Jesus lighting and leading the way, living wide-eyed in wonder and belief (Lk. 11:34). I love to help women learn the rhythms of slowing down and listening for the Holy so that together we learn to recognize God in the middle of our everyday lives. I encourage my directees to discover creative ways in being present to the One who is always present to us, finding their unique voice along the way.

My husband, Marty and I also serve as trainers of spiritual direction with the Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction(www.sustainablefaith.com).

Contact

Phone: 319 361 5258

Website: www.pastorboller.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...

women

church leaders & pastors

Dave Bonselaar

Roswell, GA, United States

In 2017, I celebrated twenty years in ordained ministery. My Masters of Divinity was earned at Western Theological Seminary. In 2016...

About Me

In 2017, I celebrated twenty years in ordained ministery. My Masters of Divinity was earned at Western Theological Seminary. In 2016, I completed a three year course at The Cenacle Our Lady of Divine Providence, that resulted in my certification as a spiritual director. Currently, I am pastoring a church in Roswell Georgia, and also participating in a Doctor of Ministry program at Fuller Theological Seminary where my focus is on Spiritual Formation and Spiritual Direction.

Spiritual Direction is not a familiar experience in most Protestant circles. It's most helpful to realize that Spiritual Direction is not therapy and it is not pastoral counseling. It is a one-on-one relationship organized around Scripture, prayer and conversations. As a spiritual director, it is my privilege to help others discern the presence and leading of the Holy Spirit– the One Jesus promised as our true Spiritual Director.

My first experience with spiritual direction came during one of the most difficult times I ever faced in ministry. It was through spiritual direction that I found great comfort and consolation in some of the rich, timeless mystical aspects of our faith. I discovered a deep love and reverence for the voice of God as molded my heart through Holy Scripture. My experience with spiritual direction not only formed my spirit, and brought me life, it at the same time breathed new life into both my calling and my ministry.

For me spiritual direction and the discoveries made are so very sacred and lead to transformation. While I appreciate the opportunity to work with all people as they experience the rich mercy, grace and love of our Lord in new ways, I have a strong call to work with pastors.

Contact

Phone: 678-571-1424

Website: davebonselaar.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...

Students

psaotrs

pastor's families

missionaries

business professionals

terminally ill

teachers

professors

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Beth Booram

Indianapolis, IN, United States

Beth and David Booram are co-founders and directors of Fall Creek Abbey, an urban retreat house in the heart of Indianapolis...

About Me

Beth and David Booram are co-founders and directors of Fall Creek Abbey, an urban retreat house in the heart of Indianapolis. They provide spiritual direction and offer the Fall Creek Abbey School of Spiritual Direction training. Beth has authored a number of books, including Starting Something New: Spiritual Direction for Your God-given Dream. Beth and David have co-authored When Faith Becomes Sight: Opening Your Eyes to God's Presence All Around You (InterVarsity Press/Nov. 2019).

Contact

Phone: 3173623680

Website: www.fallcreekabbey.org

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email through web site

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Jeffrey Borden

Olympia, WA, United States

I am a pastor in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition serving both the Free Methodist Church and the Church of the Nazarene since...

About Me

I am a pastor in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition serving both the Free Methodist Church and the Church of the Nazarene since 2003. I serve my local church on staff in the position of pastor of discipleship and spiritual formation. I began my journey in the disciplines of spiritual formation and spiritual direction in 2005 and completed the two-year certificate program in spiritual direction in 2012 from the Pecos Benedictine Monastery School of Spiritual Direction where I now serve as a Benedictine Oblate and teach at the Pecos Monastery School for Spiritual Direction.

I have a particularly strong fondness for Benedictine and Ignatian spirituality, incorporating the Ignatian exercises and a personal rule of life as foundational aspects of my devotional life. I love engaging in and forming missional-ecumenical partnerships that foster the advancement of God’s kingdom. I enjoy exploring ancient-future worship practices as well as introducing and leading others in them.

Meyers-Briggs testing shows that I favor a INTJ personality profile. I love reading (particularly ancient church fathers and Christian mystics) and I love technology. I combine these passions by maintaining a website and blogging somewhat regularly. I write book reviews, devotional reflections, and share my spiritual journey at www.icrucified.com/icruciblog.

I enjoy most aspects of Christian ministry, but my greatest joy is walking alongside fellow sojourners who are just awakening to the incarnational life…the life of living always in the presence of the God who is always with us and within us (Bro. Lawrence, Frank Laubach, Jean Pierre de Caussade).

I have been married to my best friend and wife, Laurie, for twenty-eight years and together we have raised three grown sons. We have lived in the deep south of Louisiana, raised a family in the hills of north central Pennsylvania, and we now call the Pacific Northwest our home.

Contact

Phone: 814-594-2518

Email:

Prefer Contact By: phone, text, email are all good

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors

church leaders

pastor's family

professors or academics

married couples

general spiritual direction

Expertise in...

Benedictine

Ignatian

rule of life

fixed hour prayer

Melissa M. Bostrom

Newport, RI, United States

I hold graduate degrees in biblical studies/New Testament and Community Counseling. I completed the SELAH program in spiritual direction in June...

About Me

I hold graduate degrees in biblical studies/New Testament and Community Counseling. I completed the SELAH program in spiritual direction in June 2017. I have four adult children, do part-time work as a psychotherapist using a wellness-based, body-centered, holistic approach, offer Reiki body work and spiritual direction. I am an active layperson at the Church of Saint John the Evangelist, the local Anglo-Catholic parish of The Episcopal Church in Newport RI. It is a privilege for me to accompany sisters and brothers as they grow in their faith and seek to discern the Lord's leading in their lives.

Contact

Phone: 401-835-7522

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Specialties

Works with...

My work has been mainly with adult women; however

as a veteran of 25 years as a clergy wife and 50+ years as a Christian active in a variety of parish settings across denominational lines

I welcome the chance to work with active clergy and clergy families as well as laywomen and men.

Expertise in...

As one who has been on a path of integration for many years

I find that there is a great deal of overlap between my work as a psychotherapist and as a spiritual director. Each individual who comes to me brings his or her own story and sense of need for companionship on the individual path God is laying out. My training as a spiritual director is contemplative

biblical and trinitarian. Centering prayer and daily devotional practice are key parts of my personal spirituality. Sacred music and reverent worship in the beauty of holiness are also important to me individually. However

I recognize that the Lord is the Lord of all and welcome the opportunity to grow alongside those who choose me as their companion.

Mike Bowden

Stevensville, MI, United States

After approximately 14 years serving in the Czech Republic as a missionary, I found myself restless and desiring a deeper life...

About Me

After approximately 14 years serving in the Czech Republic as a missionary, I found myself restless and desiring a deeper life with God. This led me to much searching which resulted in returning to seminary (North Park Seminary in Chicago) to be trained in Spiritual Direction. I received my certification in 2010.

My main focus is to come alongside missionaries and pastors to listen and help them discern what God is doing in their life. In our walk with God we often struggle with doubts, disappointments, difficulty in prayer, and receiving for ourself the love and grace of God. It is my desire to help men slow down and hear God’s voice above the noise and busyness that often even exists in ministry.

I serve as Spiritual Care Facilitator with TEAM to help create spiritual vitality among the TEAM mission force. I am available:

- to lead spiritual retreats for church staffs, ministry teams and small groups of men.
- to offer Spiritual Direction to pastors, missionaries and men with a longing to go deeper with God.
-I also offer individualized retreats for pastors or missionaries who sense a need to get away for more intensive Spiritual Direction and solitude.

Contact

Phone: 269-612-8162

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Czech

Ryan Bradley

Merced, CA, United States

I am a graduate of the Institute for Spiritual Formation and have been offering spiritual direction since 2004. I consider it...

About Me

I am a graduate of the Institute for Spiritual Formation and have been offering spiritual direction since 2004. I consider it a great privilege to help my directees discern the work of the Holy Spirit and their responses.

I am the assisting priest at Anglican Church of the Epiphany, in La Mirada, CA, where I love serving the Body of Christ through pastoral care, liturgy, and preaching.

I completed coursework and exams for a doctorate in Christian Spirituality. I love learning from the classics of Christian spirituality, and I've surprised again and again at how God has used them to shape my own life and ministry.

I am currently an Assistant Professor at the Torrey Honors Institute at Biola University; and I have taught in the areas of spiritual theology & formation, ethics, and religious studies at several other universities. I also serve as a Council member of Grafted Life Ministries (the parent organization for ESDA).

Contact

Phone: 562-458-0936

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Sally Breedlove

Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Sometime in 1990 I noticed that God was up to something new in my life. Until then, my sense of following...

About Me

Sometime in 1990 I noticed that God was up to something new in my life. Until then, my sense of following Christ meant seeking to know a lot about him and trying to trust and obey him as best I could. But a longing for “more” kept surfacing. I longed for a deep wholeness, for an awareness of God’s presence, for joy, for a beauty that permeated life, for compassion for others and myself. But I had no idea how to get there. The saying ""when the pupil is ready the teacher arrives"" proved true in my own life. These deep longings in my own soul for spaciousness and rest in God's presence and the fierce gift of pain forced me to ask on a very personal level did I really trust the goodness and presence of the Triune God?

Mercifully, through the spiritual practices of lectio divina, listening prayer, silence, and being companioned by others, I learned, and am still learning a new way of living my life in God. My desire is to be an attentive and prayerful companion to others as they make their own journey towards God.

During that same time I began taking classes at Regent College (Vancouver, British Columbia). Courses on the wisdom of the early church fathers, the history of Christian Spirituality, contemplative listening and the writings of Christian mystics continued to shape That deep desire to know God with my whole being.

The gift of friends along the way led to the formation of a ministry called JourneyMates, a spiritual companioning small group ministry that now has groups in five different cities. Through JourneyMates and through the speaking and writing I do, others began to ask me to companion them in their spiritual journey.

The ongoing training we do for JourneyMates leaders, the spiritual director I meet with, and my training through Selah (Leadership Transformations's Certificate Program in Spiritual Direction) have also contributed to my growth as I seek to befriend those who ask me to accompany them on their spiritual journey.

Contact

Phone: 919-604-3060

Website: http://www.sallybreedlove.com

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Reina Brekke

Saint Paul, MN, United States

My childhood was spent in a loving but atheist/agnostic home. When I came to faith in Christ in my early college...

About Me

My childhood was spent in a loving but atheist/agnostic home. When I came to faith in Christ in my early college years, I discovered a loving God who provided a moral compass for my life. During those busy years of school, early marriage, parenting, and career, I soaked up a good deal of knowledge and found multiple satisfying ways to serve God. This was enough for a long time.

My journey into spiritual direction began in my early 50’s and was generated from a sense of missing something in my faith, accompanied by a longing to experience a deeper connection with God. This path has opened my perspective concerning who God is to me, and who I am to Him. It has been a journey of discovering how to be with God, and not just what to do for Him. I have lingered, with intention, with the Ignatian exercises, experiencing transformation through imaginative prayer. I have embraced new spiritual practices and forms of prayer that were not part of my evangelical upbringing. The contemplative life with the Trinity has been a re-awakening and a deepening of the faith that God invited me to in my young adulthood.

Feeling called to minister in this sacred space of soul care, I completed my training in spiritual direction at Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta, GA. In the interest of growing further, I am currently enrolled and pursuing the Master’s degree in Spiritual Formation through Richmont.

I would be delighted to walk beside anyone who is willing to journey deeper into their understanding of God, but I have a passion towards walking along-side young adults. I am willing to companion with them during their busy season of life, listening and discerning with them as they explore who God is and how He reveals Himself to them. I have an openness to ponder the tough questions and listen for God’s voice amid all the competing voices of our culture and time.

Contact

Phone: 651.398.1805

Email:

Prefer Contact By: brekkereina@gmail.com

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Young adults

Anyone who desires to know God on a deeper level

Those with questions about whether God exists

Expertise in...

Ignatian Exercises

Lectio Divina

the Enneagram

contemplative prayer

creative writing and journaling

Owen Brock

Cincinnati, OH, United States

Trained through Sustainable Faith's School of Spiritual Direction in Cincinnati, Ohio, I have been offering direction since 2008. I am also...

About Me

Trained through Sustainable Faith's School of Spiritual Direction in Cincinnati, Ohio, I have been offering direction since 2008. I am also an instructor for the school, training others for the important work of caring for souls.

I became acquainted with spiritual direction many years ago out of a deep need to make sense of my own spiritual life. After years of attending to my inner life I began to notice that my spiritual life would go in cycles with a diminishing experience of intimacy with God. Even while continuing with familiar rhythms and practices, this pattern repeated itself for a number of years until eventually there was no sense of God at all. Nothing. As you can imagine, this was not a great topic to bring up at church.

I eventually found myself sitting across from a spiritual director. I told him about my “faith crisis”. He asked me to describe my spiritual life and practices, and after listening, he suggested that rather than looking at my current spiritual experience as a problem that needed to be solved, what if it was an invitation? That was when I first noticed the tears streaming down my face. He encouraged me that I was seeking authenticity and integrity—I was searching for the truth.

For years now, I have been offering for others what that kind soul offered to me that day. I have come to believe that our understanding of the spiritual life must evolve as we discover what faithfulness looks like for each new season of life.

I am a grateful husband, father and grandfather. Together with my wife Sandie, we been a part of the urban, community-oriented Vineyard Central church in Cincinnati for over two decades, serving as house church leaders, pastoral council members, and mentoring elders. For over forty-five years we have been a part of transformative community-oriented expressions of God’s kingdom, both domestically and internationally.

We love a great adventure spending time in the Pacific Northwest hiking and kayaking or traveling and serving internationally in such places such as Africa, Nepal, Ireland and Haiti.

Contact

Phone: 513.253.5683

Website: antiphio.com

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

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In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

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all

Expertise in...

spiritual companionship

group direction

spiritual practices

seasons of faith

List of ESDA Spiritual Directors

Ariella Baugh

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Deborah Behrendt

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Heather Bickel Stevenson

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William Bishop, MA

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Nancy Blanski

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Karen Block

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Calvin Blom

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Ann Bodling

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Stan Bohall

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Marty Boller

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Sandra Boller

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Dave Bonselaar

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Beth Booram

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Jeffrey Borden

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