Grafted Life Ministries

Erin Kuehn

Charlotte, NC, ,

I trained in the art of direction at Sustainable Faith’s school of spiritual direction. I was drawn to spiritual direction because...

About Me

I trained in the art of direction at Sustainable Faith’s school of spiritual direction. I was drawn to spiritual direction because it merged my deep desires for meaningful conversation + seeing people become their fully alive selves. I will come alongside you in your spiritual journey as we make the Mystery a tangible reality in our lives.

Contact

Phone: (336) 414-0344 (cell)

Email: erin.kuehn@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

church leaders

mothers

weary + questioning

caregivers

Expertise in...

grief

Internal Family Systems

body-spirit connection

ritual / marking

discernment

spiritual rhythms

contemplative retreats

Stacey Kuszak

Lincoln Nebraska, NE, United States

Spiritual direction was the ministry I needed and couldn't find after years of running myself ragged in ministry. I wanted to...

About Me

Spiritual direction was the ministry I needed and couldn't find after years of running myself ragged in ministry. I wanted to be able to trust the whispers of the Holy Spirit when everyone around me was saying something else. In my spiritual direction practice we take ample time to quiet our souls and listen together for what the Holy Spirit may have to say. The gifts that are often available in this space are interior freedom, discernment, awareness of God and his work in your life, deepening prayer and a fresh experience of the trinity just to name a few.

I was trained through Sustainable Faith and am continually sharpening and expanding my skills to include the Enneagram, Ignatian Spirituality, supervision and retreats.

Contact

Email: slkuszak@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 and stages of faith

Expertise in...

Enneagram

Ignatian Spirituality

retreats

group spiritual direction

Wyndi Labrecque

Roswell, GA, United States

I am a spiritual director with dual trainings through Richmont Graduate University and Larger Story with Larry Crabb. Because I believe...

About Me

I am a spiritual director with dual trainings through Richmont Graduate University and Larger Story with Larry Crabb. Because I believe in the mind-body-spirit connection, I am trained in brainspotting, which can be helpful in processing spiritual trauma/abuse, as well as offer deeper connection with God by accessing emotions, memories, and ideas stored beyond conscious thought and language. After 20 years of serving on various church staffs, as well as growing up in a ministry family, I am passionate about companioning both church staff and those who have been hurt by the church. It is a special privilege to witness the stories of others and hold them before God. Working through my own healing process has developed an affinity for others in the process of grieving and healing.

As a spiritual director, I seek to create a calm and welcoming space to explore the work of the Holy Spirit in the life of the directee. I believe that the Spirit is the ultimate director and is always at work in the directee’s life, even if the directee is unaware. Using a contemplative model, I follow the directee’s lead in the session as we pay attention together to their spiritual dynamics. As led by the Spirit, or requested by the directee, I incorporate brainspotting, as well as other spiritual practices into the direction session.

I also offer experiences with spiritual practices to groups, such as contemplative prayer, lectio divina, etc.

Contact

Website: https://www.wyndilabrecque.com/

Email: wyndi.labrecque@gmail.com

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...

Church staff

pastor

ministry families

spiritual questioners

non-churched

unchurched

all ages

Expertise in...

Brainspotting

church hurt

spiritual trauma

spiritual abuse

deconstruction

mind body spirit connections

grief

loss

discerning spirits

spiritual practices

addiction recovery support

Christine Labrum

Hatfield, PA, United States

Your story and your heart matter. Many things lead an individual to consider a spiritual direction relationship: a longing for deeper...

About Me

Your story and your heart matter. Many things lead an individual to consider a spiritual direction relationship: a longing for deeper intimacy with God, a difficult or transitional season of life, faith stretching questions, or the demands, isolation, and intensity of ministry.

As a spiritual director, my heart will be attentive to God as I companion you. Together we will listen for God and look for His fingerprints on the pages of your story. My prayer is that you will experience God's love more fully and move into greater freedom, healing, and wholeness in Him.

I graduated from Messiah College with a Bachelor of Arts in studio art (1992). I received a Master of Divinity from Biblical Seminary, Hatfield, PA (2004) and I completed spiritual direction training at Kairos: School of Spiritual Formation, Lancaster, PA (2013).

I am also a wife, mother, artist and author. My husband is an attorney and my two daughters are young adults. As an artist I reflect on, respond to, and pray the beauty and the mess of our walk with God through images. I have created three devotional books that blend Scripture, art, reflections, and journal pages and a personal retreat guidebook.

Contact

Website: http://www.creatingspacetolisten.com

Email: space.to.listen@gmail.com

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

church leaders

pastors

women

leaders

artists

writers

professionals

Expertise in...

spiritual disciplines

Lectio Divina

creativity

emotional health

art

Mike Labrum

Spring Hill, TN, United States

Hi, I’m Mike. I’m a husband, father of two, and spiritual director with more than two decades of experience in pastoral...

About Me

Hi, I’m Mike.
I’m a husband, father of two, and spiritual director with more than two decades of experience in pastoral ministry. I began to feel the call towards becoming a spiritual director in 2014 which led me to complete The Academy of Spiritual Formation and The School of Spiritual Direction through SoulFormation.

Having walked through seasons of significant loss, depression, and burnout in my role as a pastor, I've come to understand the importance of having a soul friend that can walk alongside us to help us make sense of our faith journey.

Gordon T. Smith explains that, “A spiritual director offers spiritual guidance and companionship to help us make sense of our faith journey, interpret with us the significant markers on the road, and encourage us, particularly through the more difficult transitions and valleys of our pilgrimage. Most of all, a spiritual director helps us make sense of the witness of the Spirit - assisting us to respond well to the question, ‘How is God present to me and how is God, through the ministry of the Spirit, at work in my life?’”

Regardless of what season of life you find yourself in, Spiritual Direction is a powerful ministry that helps individuals take a deeper dive in their walk by listening for the voice of God with a trusted soul friend.

When we do the hard work of discerning God’s voice in our lives and then respond in faithful obedience to Him, the Kingdom of God breaks loose all around us.

If you are interested in taking the next step, I would be honored to join you in your journey as we listen for the voice of The Holy Spirit together.

Contact

Phone: 503-406-8301

Website: https://deeperwalksd.org

Email: mike@deeperwalksd.org

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

students

elderly

professionals

Men

Women

Asian American

Missionaries

Ministry Leaders

Expertise in...

Ignatian

grief

rule of life

life coach

enneagram

lectio divina

life coaching

trauma

mental health

grief

bi-vocational

discipleship

midlife crisis

prayer

enneagram

burn-out

recovery

discernment

Jessica Lacy

Long Beach, CA, United States

What I love most about spiritual direction is that it creates a space for people to come unguarded before God and...

About Me

What I love most about spiritual direction is that it creates a space for people to come unguarded before God and bring what's authentic, even when it's unpolished. In turn, they encounter God's goodness in fresh ways that deepen faith and generate freedom.

I've spent over 10 years pastoring youth and families in the church and have my MA in Theology from Concordia University. I was trained as a spiritual director through Nuos Formation and now help train and supervise their trainees. I also have 10 years experience life coaching around a variety of issues. I approach my work holistically and will often use the body to help people access their emotions and have a felt experience of grace. I am trauma and BIPOC informed. I continue to be in awe of how God uses the seemingly mundane experiences of life as opportunities to be fully known by him and others and expand our capacity to give and receive love.

One of my greatest joys is spending time with my playful husband of seven years and connecting with my step-kids (now 22 and 24). Being a step mom has been a vulnerable grace toward deeper belonging. Recently God has been drawing me to explore the arts and I'm pursuing an AA in dance.

I can meet with people in-person or on Zoom. I lead groups as well as work one on one with men and women from their mid twenties to late seventies.

Contact

Phone: 714-675-5292

Website: www.jessicalacycoaching.com

Email: jessica@nuosformation.com

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

church leaders

business professionals

moms

blended families

BIPOC

high performers

Expertise in...

grief

anger

body-spirit connection

psychology

life coach

anxiety

step-parenting

parenting teens

trauma

dark night of the soul

Stacey Laho

Ann Arbor, MI, United States

The increasing intensity I have to know Jesus more intimately in my life emerges from the power of the Holy Spirit...

About Me

The increasing intensity I have to know Jesus more intimately in my life emerges from the power of the Holy Spirit to move and awaken me in the darkest of times. Through seasons of incredible grief my faith sought shelter in the ancient spiritual practice of lament. Sharing openly and honestly with the God who created me, calls me daughter, and loves me perfectly, is where I found safety and rest in the harbor of the quiet, tender presence of Christ’s embrace.

From the loving gaze of Jesus who continues to unexpectedly grab my attention, inviting me to receive grace upon grace, I am called toward the heart of the hurting and offer the same comfort that my Savior supplies to me. One of the best ways to connect with those who ache for more of God, long for transformation, wildly wonder, and boldly question is to simply sit with them in the Presence of the Triune God.

In the sacred practice of spiritual direction, I see an invitation to offer an attentive intentional act of listening to another’s story. Together with the true guide, the Holy Spirit, we tune in to the quiet deeper places with God that exist through knowing him and knowing oneself.

In addition to spiritual direction, I offer grief support through an online six week course as well as formal training for the Church leaders to use as they come alongside those on the journey of grief. Please contact me for more information or connect at our website: www.newhopegriefcare.org

The Lord is near and I count it all joy and honor to be called vocationally into the sacred space of Holy listening to discern with directees what God is up to. Sitting with my own spiritual director the past few years has deepened reliance on the Holy Spirit along with my formal training to guide others well. Through the Spirit’s gifting of connection, compassion, and concern for others, I offer a safe harbor for curiosity, reflectiveness, and honesty with God.

I completed my formal training in spiritual direction through Sustainable Faith, as well as a certificate as a Grief Recovery Specialist through the Grief Recovery Method and hold a certificate in iEnneagram; Motions of the Soul. I am available for both individual and group direction via in-person or zoom.

Contact

Phone: 7342235372

Website: https://www.theriverwithinsoulcare.org/stacey-laho

Email: lahostacey@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...

Open to all and specializing in grief including but not limited to death of a loved one

diagnosis of child disability

caregivers

women in ministry

and those seeking deeper places with God

themselves

and others.

Expertise in...

Grief

lament

caregiving

women's spirituality

retreats

enneagram

T.L. Landgraf

Phoenix, AZ, United States

Years ago I felt the Lord say to me, "I have made you to be like Silas, one who comes along...

About Me

Years ago I felt the Lord say to me, "I have made you to be like Silas, one who comes along side." I have discovered that the deeper meaning of this calling is in spiritual direction. I count it a privilege to journey along side others as we walk with God in our direction appointments.

I currently serve as the Senior Pastor of Carefree Vineyard Church and hold a Masters of Divinity from The Master's Institute. Prior to this call, I served as the Assistant Pastor at Hope Church in Phoenix, AZ for 8 years. I have also completed the two year school of spiritual direction offered by Sustainable Faith as a means of following the Lords call. My wife and I founded It's For Freedom in 2015 to expand the ministry of inner healing, deliverance and spiritual direction.

I also enjoy and am available to lead retreats and teach workshops on the topics of inner healing, deliverance, soul care and spiritual direction.

Contact

Phone: 602.492.2074

Website: itsforfreedom.com

Email: info@itsforfreedom.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

men

women

couples

pastors

teens

Expertise in...

Lectio Divina

Myer-Briggs

trauma

inner healing

Kathryn Landry

Yorba Linda, CA, United States

Spiritual Direction is heart listening. We listen for God’s direction in your heart’s desires. Together we find a safe place to...

About Me

Spiritual Direction is heart listening. We listen for God’s direction in your heart’s desires. Together we find a safe place to be comfortable with your strengths and weaknesses; and there find God’s love and healing.

I have a passion for working with people who want to improve in virtue, forgive old resentments, and deepen their relationship with God and others. I have personally experienced the benefits of spiritual companionship. I would be honored to walk with you on your spiritual journey.

My certification in Spiritual Direction is from the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange and Loyola Marymount University, 2023. I received my Masters of Pastoral Counseling in 2002 from Trinity College. I have been active in parish ministry for the last 30 years, including confirmation preparation, adult prayer ministry and women's retreats. I am married and enjoy many outdoor activities with my husband and family.

Spiritual Direction can be a blessing for people in transition. Come listen with me.

Contact

Email: mercy33@icloud.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Working persons

retired persons

family care givers

senior adults

Expertise in...

Holy listening

spiritual companionship

discernment

life transitions

Patrick Lapp

Puyallup, WA, United States

No one was meant to bear the cross alone. I hope to offer a space for you to rest in the...

About Me

No one was meant to bear the cross alone. I hope to offer a space for you to rest in the loving arms of the Father as we discover together what it means to "know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge" (Eph. 3:19). I am humbled and grateful to be given the opportunity to walk alongside you as you learn how to pray, how to listen and hear from God, and how to live a life in the power of the resurrection. I graduated with my M.Div. in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Talbot School of Theology. I currently serve as Pastor of Youth and Family at Christ Community Baptist Church.

Contact

Phone: (302) 423-5799

Website: patricklapp.com

Email: patrick.ccbc@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: Phone

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

youth

young adult

pastors

academics

church leaders

students

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Recovery

Lectio Divina

Men's Sexuality

Journaling

Men's Spirituality

Dark Night

Cross-Cultural

Gena Larson

Turlock, CA, United States

As a Spiritual Director, it is an honor to hold sacred space for individuals to attend to their inner lives and...

About Me

As a Spiritual Director, it is an honor to hold sacred space for individuals to attend to their inner lives and to connect to the presence and activity of God in their daily journey. As I am allowed to travel together with others who authentically engage with God, it is a joy to bear witness to their unfolding understanding of how loved they are - that never gets old!

As a ministry spouse (my husband has been a lead pastor for 30+ years) and a nonprofit executive director, I know firsthand the challenges of vocational ministry. I understand the loneliness of ministry (even if surrounded by people) and the lack of safe places to process our emotions and life situations with honesty and complete confidentiality. I am in a unique position to listen to and understand others in ministry without judgment.

I received a certificate in Spiritual Direction through Soul Shepherding Institute and completed their two-year Spiritual Formation program. My husband and I have been married (and in vocational ministry) for 37 years. We have four grown children and one adorable grandson. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, working jigsaw puzzles while listening to worship music, and spending time with God in nature.

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 my way.

Contact

Phone: (209) 648-2795

Website: Traveling-Together.org

Email: T2genalarson@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Women

Ministry Spouses

Women in Ministry

Women Leaders

Non-profit Leaders

Clay Laughridge

Stonington, CT, United States

I am a husband, dad, pastor, and spiritual director. Trained at Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction, my passion is accompanying...

About Me

I am a husband, dad, pastor, and spiritual director. Trained at Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction, my passion is accompanying others on their journey with God.

I began meeting with a spiritual director after an intense season of burnout in my life. After years of active involvement in the local church, attending Bible school, and pastoring a local church, I found myself in a place of exhaustion and staleness in my walk with God, and began discovering that what worked in the past, no longer seemed to work.

It was in this season where meeting with a spiritual director became—and still is—an important part of my spiritual formation. Spending time with someone who reflectively listened and noticed helped me discern the still small voice of God in the midst of my personal weariness and confusion. As my understanding and journey with Christ grows and evolves, I am learning afresh what faithfulness looks like in each season.

I am a grateful husband and father to three children. We currently make our home in the beautiful coastal town of Stonington, Connecticut.

Contact

Website: claylaughridge.com

Email: claylaughridge@hotmail.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

all

Expertise in...

spiritual companionship

spiritual practices

contemplative prayer

Beth Laury

Johns Creek, GA, United States

Hello, My name is Beth Laury. I am a second career minister leaving a career as a physical therapist when the...

About Me

Hello, My name is Beth Laury. I am a second career minister leaving a career as a physical therapist when the Lord called me full-time into His service. For seven years, I served as the adult discipleship director/pastor at a metro Atlanta Church. Currently, I serve with Hearts for Eternity leading retreats both locally and internationally. In addition, I provide spiritual direction and spiritual formation support for women.

I call myself a “space maker” as I make space for others to be with God. The Holy Spirit is the one doing the work and I never forget that. I love helping people slow down and listen to the Lord. I care deeply for the struggling, broken, and suffering. I am passionate about journeying one-on-one or leading groups as others grow as disciples of Jesus Christ. By the grace of God, I often witness Christ’s work of transformation in people’s lives.

Part of my personal formation has been through the Renovaré Institute. I earned a Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Direction from Richmont Graduate University in Atlanta, GA. I have completed an eighteen-month training on giving the Ignatius Spiritual Exercises from the Westmont College/Martin Institute in conjunction with the Jesuit Institute of South Africa. In addition, I am a Level 1 Certified Christian Trauma Care Provider and Level II Enneagram Practitioner, though I only use these topics if the client requests. I am married with two adult daughters and I love reading, walking, cooking, and traveling.

"As a disciple of Jesus, I am with him, by choice and by grace, learning from him how to live in the kingdom of God. This is the crucial idea. That means, we recall, how I live within the range of God’s effective will, his life flowing through mine. Another important way of putting this is to say that I am learning from Jesus to live my life as he would live my life if he were I. I am not necessarily learning to do everything he did, but I am learning how to do everything I do in the manner that he did." ~Dallas Willard, The Divine Conspiracy (San Francisco, CA: Harper Collins, 1998).

Contact

Phone: 770-853-7938

Website: sacredspacesministry.org

Email: beth.laury@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

Women pastors

Christian counselors

Church leaders

Missionaries

Professionals

Terminally ill

Suffering

Christian parents of LBGTQ+ children

Those seeking more of God

Expertise in...

Women's spirituality

Spiritual formation

The Ignatian Spiritual Exercises

Enneagram

Finding God in all things

Questioning faith

Paula Lawrence

Redlands, CA, United States

It is my great joy to sit with others, inviting the Spirit to lead us, as we listen, and look for...

About Me

It is my great joy to sit with others, inviting the Spirit to lead us, as we listen, and look for the Lords’ invitations to know Him more deeply. My own experience with direction has helped me to see how comforting and powerful companioning and seeking the Lord together can be to help us grow to know Jesus more intimately.

I loved serving in medical missions and church planting on the island of Trinidad with my family for ten years and I have a passion for the local church. I have led Bible studies with women and worked with children. I also have a deep love for cross-cultural ministry and am involved with our missionary care team.

My training was received from the Spiritual Formation and Soul Care program at Talbot Seminary and I am currently working as a Spiritual
Director for Biola University, working with Biola and Talbot students.

I have four adult married children, five grandchildren and two dogs. I have recently been widowed after 38 blessed years of marriage. I love reading, cooking, walking in nature, sitting by the beach, and sharing life with others.

Contact

Phone: (909) 793-5747(home) (909) 435-6443(cell)

Email: paula.constance.lawrence@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

Works with...

missionaries

leaders

and students

Sarah Lawson

La Mirada, CA, United States

I completed my MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at ISF in 2018, and continue to work there as a...

About Me

I completed my MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care at ISF in 2018, and continue to work there as a staff director. I love getting to process life with people inside and outside of direction, through the lens of what God might be up to in the various circumstances in which we find ourselves.

I have been involved in youth ministry with high school students for 10 years at my home church, and also served in cross-cultural missions for a time in Ukraine. Throughout my years of ministry, I have walked with students, directees, and friends through exciting moments of joy, injustice and anger, deep sadness, emotional flatness, and more. Being able to explore these different experiences with others has been a privilege and joy.

Contact

Phone: (562) 217-0612

Email: sarah.r.lawson@biola.edu

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

men

women

youth

students

musicians

artists

ministry volunteers

church staff

missionaries

Expertise in...

serving in ministry

grief

creativity

music

art

cross-cultural experience

enneagram

Jennifer Layte

Southbridge, MA, United States

After working to refugees in London, UK, and as a Christian Education Director in Worcester, MA, my past experiences and training...

About Me

After working to refugees in London, UK, and as a Christian Education Director in Worcester, MA, my past experiences and training have converged, leading me to a vocational home in spiritual direction and the pastorate. I am the part-time settled pastor of Central Baptist Church, Southbridge, MA, and founder and director of The Pilgrimage, a work of online spiritual direction and formation.

Through the Pilgrimage, I provide individual spiritual direction and group spiritual formation courses and Bible exploration. I have a particular concern to be a listening ear for those wrestling with their place in the American church and/or on the verge or in process of spiritual deconstruction. My practice is open to anyone of any or no faith affiliation, while acknowledging a Trinitarian, Jesus-centered core to my own spirituality.

My bachelor's degree in English literature which, combined with my master's in theology enable me to interpret and enlighten the stories of the Bible and of those with whom I sit, in ways that help people who may have been abused through that book to heal and move into transformation. I would be honored to be present to your story.

Contact

Website: https://the-pilgrimage.org

Email: jennifer@buildabetterus.com

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: NO

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Specialties

Works with...

nones

dones

deconstructing

Expertise in...

lectio divina

trauma or grief

creativity

writing

life-mapping

dark night

hospice chaplaincy

pastoral care/shepherding

Jamie Leat

Haslet, TX, United States

Hello! My name is Jamie Leat. At this time, I am not accepting any new clients. Thank you for your interest...

About Me

Hello! My name is Jamie Leat.
At this time, I am not accepting any new clients. Thank you for your interest.

What would you like to know about me?

Do you want to know about personal details like I've been married for 36 years to Jonathan, that I take care of one horse (Barbie), two mini donkeys (Maverick and Charlotte), one goose (Ginger), one tortoise-shell Manx cat (Lucy), and one Great Pyrenees mix dog (Louis), or that I am a beekeeper and gardener?

Or are you curious about how I navigate this crazy world and find peace and joy?

Or do you wonder what my core values and beliefs are and what type of spiritual direction I offer?

Or would you like to know how I can help you explore your unique spirituality and deepen your relationship with God?

To answer your questions, I've created a few statements reflecting how I offer spiritual direction.

* I am a Christian contemplative, which means I found healing, freedom, and purpose in the life and example of Jesus Christ through the spiritual practices of silence and solitude.

* I am a trained spiritual director who creates space for a person to pay attention to the inner movements of their soul as they explore their own spirituality and reconnect to what is true about the Sacred and themself.

* I am a trained guide for the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. The Spiritual Exercises are a powerful tool that brings about desired transformation and freedom.

* I am dedicated to helping people notice cultural and systemic environments that may affect their spirituality and their ability to experience the joy, hope, and peace of living an integrated, whole life.

* I am passionate about creating an expansive space of safety and love where people from any religious tradition can hear a voice of love and compassion that speaks deep within them.

* I have learned that questions, while confusing or frustrating, can be a threshold to something new in one's life and relationship with God. I hold the space while you wrestle with your question, and if the Spirit offers, I invite you to "see" from a different perspective.

* I am an encouraging companion who walks with you on your spiritual pilgrimage, inviting you to notice how you are experiencing God in your life.

One of my favorite quotes is, "Why are you so enchanted by this world, when a mine of gold lies within you?" (Rumi) The practice of spiritual direction is like mining for gold in your soul. It can be challenging, intricate work but comes with great and lasting rewards.

Please contact me if you have any questions or want to schedule an introductory meeting.

Contact

Phone: (817) 602-2462

Website: www.jamieleat.com

Email: connect@jamieleat.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...

women

women in pastoral or church leadership

aging

marginalized

Expertise in...

women's spirituality

creativity

dark night

Ignatian exercises

grief

people with spiritual questions or doubts

contemplative prayer practices

Eun Lech

Roseville, CA, United States

Eun Joo Lech has experienced spiritual direction to be pure GRACE. She relishes her role of accompanying everyday people (from all...

About Me

Eun Joo Lech has experienced spiritual direction to be pure GRACE. She relishes her role of accompanying everyday people (from all stages and walks of life) into the loving and generative welcome of the Holy Spirit through compassionate listening. She believes that regularly carving out time in your life for self-care can encourage, restore, and illuminate your unique journey with the Spirit.

At the crossroads of every transition, questions about our identity surface. Eun is a Korean immigrant and mother of 5 bi-racial children ( from adult to single digits). Her lived experience and studies make her knowledgeable and adept at helping others navigate the unique challenges and gifts that arise from having a third-culture identity. She finds deep joy in sitting with those in transition seasons, whether as a young adult, new parent, empty nester, mid-lifer, or a seasoned soul entering into their golden years. Her admonishment is to approach critical times of change as sacred invitations for opening your schedule, mind, and heart to perceive the new and ongoing activity of the Spirit in your life.

Along with her spiritual direction training completed through Sustainable Faith, she has a B.A. in Ethnic Studies from UCSD. In addition to individual direction sessions, she has led various cross-cultural, faith-oriented, and spiritually-seeking small groups with diverse people and opinions. She has been an educator for 15 years and is currently co-administrating an afterschool tutoring program for students of immigrant parents. As an avid gardener, she is obsessed with all things dirt and growing. She is a slow runner who chases beauty, a curious world-traveler, and is most enamored with her Polish-American husband of 24 years and her continually growing family members who morph into giant human beings as they grow in age.

Contact

Phone: 9165808560

Email: eunlech@gmail.com

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Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Korean

Specialties

Works with...

young adult

new parent

empty nester

mid-lifer

or a seasoned soul entering into their golden years

Asian American

Mutli-racial

third-culture

women

Ignation exercises/ Married (training)

Expertise in...

Enneagram

Life Coach. third-culture

cross-culture

children

Ignation Exercises/ Married (training)

Janice Lee

Southern California , CA, United States

With a Master's degree in Spiritual Formation and SoulCare, I am trained in providing care for Christians in all walks of...

About Me

With a Master's degree in Spiritual Formation and SoulCare, I am trained in providing care for Christians in all walks of life. Although my Asian-American heritage is a particular area of keenness, I am experienced in providing Spiritual Direction for diverse cultural backgrounds. I am notably an advocate for missions and having travelled to various nations as I hold a sensitivity and respect for how cultural dynamics may influence our spirituality.

Contact

Phone: 4083182230

Email: janice.i.hwang@biola.edu

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Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Korean

Specialties

Works with...

Missionaries

Ministers

Pastors

Church Leaders

Youth

Students

Marginalized

Business Professionals

Seminary Students

Etc

Expertise in...

Cross-cultural

Su K Lee

Chicago, IL, United States

Before I embarked on the journey of my Spiritual Direction program at the John C. Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction at...

About Me

Before I embarked on the journey of my Spiritual Direction program at the John C. Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction at North Park Theological Seminary, I had a conversation with a friend, who is from a non-denominational evangelical tradition. I shared that I was about to begin my program. Her immediate question was: “What is spiritual direction?” Around the same time, I had a conversation with another friend, who is from a Roman Catholic tradition and when I shared that I am beginning my class on spiritual direction, her response was: “Why, as an evangelical, are you learning about spiritual direction? This is more in line with the Catholic tradition.” So the two questions—“What is spiritual direction?” and “Why spiritual direction?”—felt like twin lighthouses that have guided my calling as a spiritual director.

As I recall my past spiritual history, I believe that I have always been involved in spiritual direction although I did not use the phrase “spiritual direction” as a theological category to describe my experience. I called it “discipleship” or “mentoring.” One key difference, however, is that when I met with either my directee or my director, our meetings were always within the context of a local church, that is, in the midst of doing life together. What was different from what I had known and experienced in the past is that a spiritual director could be someone who has not journeyed with me nor shares the same spiritual history. He or she could be a third-party person who helps you listen to God’s voice.

When I learned about the history of spiritual direction in pietism and the Evangelical Covenant Church, I was glad to see the deep historical roots of spiritual direction in a pietist spirituality. When August Hermann Prancke asked the question: “directed toward what?’(Spiritual Direction in Pietism and the Covenant Church: A Descant on Text and Life), I felt that this was the question I was asking as well. What is the goal of spiritual direction? When two people are meeting together in that space of listening to God together, what is the end which God has in mind?

The surprising answer that I discovered was: “toward fear, love and trust of God, or delicate fear.” It was surprising because fear has been misunderstood, and it is extremely difficult to discuss fear in today’s climate of anxiety and terror over COVID-19, economic crisis, and various political and racial tensions. The last thing anyone wants is more fear. But it is further clarified that what Prancke and other pietists encouraged is not bondage-fear, but rather childlike fear, which consists “in reverence for God’s promises, assurance of his presence, all in the context of an awareness of his pleasure or displeasure.” I felt that the pietists provided a clear sense of what the goal or aim is for spiritual direction. As I continue to meet with my director and my directees, I ask myself: Am I growing in, and growing towards, the delicate fear of God? Am I being aware of His pleasure? A metaphor that I came to love for a spiritual director is that of the Friend of the Bridegroom. My role is to bear witness to how the Bridegroom transforms the directees through His love and share in their fullness of joy together, as we both listen to the voice of the Bridegroom. Spiritual direction is also refining the acoustics of my heart to listen to God and help others to refine the acoustics of their hearts to hear God as well.

I grew up in California and “immigrated” to the Midwest in 2003. As a Cal Bear alumnus, I thought I would forever live and be buried in California. But God’s vision was that I go on an adventure with Him for an unspecified amount of time in the wilderness of the Midwest. I was educated at the C. John Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction at North Park Theological Seminary and served bi-vocationally in various ministry settings for over thirty years. I have a passion and heart to help lead people to experience deep intimacy with God and to experience the transforming power of the One who calls us the Beloved. I love to create space especially for women in ministry to hear God’s call and leading in their lives. I currently also work as an insurance litigation adjuster and have a heart for those whose vocation is in the marketplace. My husband and I have been married for 30 years and have two adult sons and currently live in Chicago.

Contact

Email: sujj.spiritualdirector@yahoo.com

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Korean

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

church leaders

pastor's family

missionaries

students

business professionals

students

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