Deanna Frank

Camp Verde, AZ, AZ, United States

I received my M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, including 3 semesters of spiritual direction training, from Talbot School of...

About Me

I received my M.A. in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care, including 3 semesters of spiritual direction training, from Talbot School of Theology. I have done individual and group direction with college and seminary students as well as with church members and those in ministry. Having been a part of churches from several different denominations and also having lived in Japan for 11 years, I am comfortable working with people from a variety of cultures and Christian backgrounds.

Contact

Phone: (559) 474-9773

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Expertise in...

Cross-cultural

third culture

Lana Gentile

Vernon Hills, IL, United States

My heart and passion in spiritual direction is to create an environment for individuals to come and be a soul in...

About Me

My heart and passion in spiritual direction is to create an environment for individuals to come and be a soul in God’s presence. Spiritual direction is an invitation to explore, and engage the miracle, the mystery and the movement of Christ in you and to experience the deep heart of God which leads to freedom and abundant life in Christ. Together we seek to discover your true desires so that you can live into the giftedness and purpose that God has planted in your heart. Colossians 1:27 tells us that, “God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.”

Just like a caterpillar is created specifically to become a butterfly, each of us is created to be first a child of God in relationship with Him, and second to claim our unique presence in our community. Just like the caterpillar, we need to be transformed from the inside out. The caterpillar spins a cocoon called a chrysalis in which it is encased, and it’s molecular structure is completely transformed into a butterfly. Spiritual direction is like a chrysalis where transformation happens. There is a great mystery in how God transforms a caterpillar into a butterfly. There is also a great ministry in how the Spirit transforms a human soul. In spiritual direction we open ourselves to this mystery, to the Holy Spirit’s transforming presence by engaging various spiritual practices, such as Lectio Divina, Visio Divina, Centering Prayer, etc.

I’m a graduate of Trinity International University (BA in Group & Interpersonal Communications), earned a Certificate in Spiritual Transformation (from the Transforming Center) and a Certification in Spiritual Direction (from Christos Center for Spiritual Formation).

My personal interests are in health & wellness, exercise, yoga, crocheting, crafting in many different forms, seeing God’s creation through my camera, and organizing.

Contact

Phone: 847-951-1583

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Dale Gish

San Francisco, CA, United States

As a spiritual director and pastor, I offer spiritual direction, the Ignatian Exercises, individual and group retreats, workshops and consultations for...

About Me

As a spiritual director and pastor, I offer spiritual direction, the Ignatian Exercises, individual and group retreats, workshops and consultations for churches and ministries.

I have been a pastor and leader in Christian ministries for more than 25 years, experiencing the joys and sorrows of the life of faith. I have a passion to strengthen and encourage pastors and ministry leaders and to strengthen their relationship with the living God. Through the years I have also walked closely with spouses struggling in their marriages, and people suffering from serious mental health problems. I seek to see my directees in and through the love of the Father, encourage them to encounter the compassion of Jesus, and to open themselves to the Spirit’s work in their lives.

I have a degree in Philosophy from Berea College, a Masters of Divinity from Bethany Theological Seminary, and graduated from both the Soul Formation Academy of Spiritual Direction and Formation, and the Soul Formation School of Spiritual Direction.

My wife Debbie and I have been married for 20 years and have two school-age daughters. Together we lead a marriage ministry in the San Francisco Bay Area and seek to encourage couples towards God and into deeper connection with one another.

Contact

Phone: (415) 608-4604

Website: https://www.deeplybeloved.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

Lay leaders

Youth

Pastor's Family

Missionaries

Married Couples

Anyone seeking God

Expertise in...

Prayer

Ignatian Exercises

Examen

Discernment

Contemplative

Third-Culture

Desire for God

Grief

Midlife Crisis

Burn-out

Discipleship.

Ralph Gjerde

Montrose, PA, United States

I started my career in the business world and transitioned into full time ministry about 10 years ago. I've worked as...

About Me

I started my career in the business world and transitioned into full time ministry about 10 years ago. I've worked as a pastor of spiritual formation and as a director of a Christian retreat center. I have a masters degree in theology from Wheaton Graduate School and another masters degree in spiritual formation and direction from Richmont Graduate University. I am also a graduate of the Renovare Institute of Spiritual Formation. I became a Christian through the Navigators in college. Major spiritual influences: the lives and writings of Ole Hallesby, George MacDonald, and Dallas Willard. As far as hobbies and interests are concerned, I love mountain biking, traveling, cross country skiing, reading and am now working hard at learning German. I'm a big believer in the need for our lives and ministries to flow from a heart seriously and continually seeking intimacy with our Father. I offer spiritual direction to anyone who wishes to grow closer to Christ.

Contact

Phone: (845)645-6264

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Phone or email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Norwegian

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

church leaders

retreat participants

and anyone who wishes to grow closer to Christ.

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Lectio Divina

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:

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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.

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 Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association (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:

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

Lectio Divina

Contemplative Prayer Practices

Rule of Life

Enneagram

Stages of Faith

Crisis of Faith

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:

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.

Monica Romig Green

Whittier, CA, United States

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 He 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. Having lived in Toronto, Canada, and Dallas, TX, I'm now back home in Southern California with my husband Matthew, who is a scholar and writer on Christian spirituality and neuropsychology, and our chihuahua mix Gomez. I was blessed to be the founding director of ESDA for its first 5 years. I now work in Content Development for Grafted Life, specializing in creating interactive experiences that help people relate more deeply and directly to God and each other.

I am not currently 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

Phone: 469-230-0815

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

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

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 29 years and have 2 adult children and a 150 pound Bullmastiff, named Bentley.

Contact

Phone: 714-458-5595

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

women of all ages and stages in life

church leaders

missionaries

Expertise in...

Myers Briggs

Enneagram

Contemplative Spirituality and practices

Richard Green

Eagle, ID, United States

Over the past 40 years I’ve served as a pastor in 4 different churches. In October of 2015 I completed ...

About Me

Over the past 40 years I’ve served as a pastor in 4 different churches. In October of 2015 I completed 9 years of service in my current position. One of the reasons for concluding this phase of my ministry is so that I can devote more time and energy to one of the real passions in my life: spiritual formation and direction ministry. In order to prepare myself for this phase of my life and ministry I completed a two year certificate program in Spiritual Formation and Direction from CFDM (WWW.cfdm.org). I continue to grow as a spiritual director and spiritual formation coach. As a trained spiritual director, I support others in finding the next step on their spiritual path. My ministry is strongly rooted in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition, but I honor all traditions and practices.

Contact

Phone: (208) 608-2634

Website: www.highdesertdirection.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...

Church members

pastors or church leaders

professors or academics

spiritual directors

elderly or aging persons

business professionals

terminally ill

marginalized

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Daily Office

Lectio Divina

Centering Prayer

Myers-Briggs and Ennagram

Spiritual Formation

Terisian Mapping Model/Tool

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: uniqueadventures.wordpress.com

Email:

Prefer Contact By: phone or email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Individual and group spiritual direction

retreat leader and facilitator

lay minister for spiritual formation

contemplative prayer retreat leader. life-map journalling

Expertise in...

Lectio Divina

connecting with God through life mapping and journaling

listening with the ear of the heart

Jamie Greene

Seattle, WA, United States

My 30 years as a pastor and 30 years in business provides a unique combination to offer spiritual direction. I provide...

About Me

My 30 years as a pastor and 30 years in business provides a unique combination to offer spiritual direction. I provide accompaniment opportunities for adults of all ages, with special focus on younger men.

I am a “tent making” pastor like the apostle Paul (Acts 18:3); ordained in the Christian & Missionary Alliance (C&MA). I work in business and face many of the same daily challenges as those in the marketplace do. I have also been a church planting pastor; and non-profit ministry director.

From 2005 -2010, I updated my seminary education with a DMin degree from Bakke Graduate University, www.bgu.edu. My dissertation resulted in a published book, entitled, “Luke-Acts Improv: Biblical Narratives That Get You into The Act”, Harmon Press, Woodinville, WA 2010

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

My approach to spiritual direction is based on the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola with the Holy Spirit as Spiritual Director (John 14:26). 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 drama of the biblical story. This Gospel frame helps set the stage to see God in all things; to notice, listen, and discover where God may be at work.

I specialize in providing Ignatian-based experiential learning opportunities with Luke-Acts Improv lenses that are formative for individuals and groups. Together with reflective-interactive accompaniment, such experiences help participants to taste of and witness to the life-transforming grace of God in Christ.

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)

Contact

Phone: 206 720 7244

Email:

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...

Pastors

Business professionals

Church and ministry leaders

Seminary and education leaders

Young adults

Especially younger men

Persons touched by divorce

Persons touched by disability

Elderly or aging persons

Expertise in...

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

I completed Spiritual Direction training through Christos Center for Spiritual Formation in Minneapolis. In addition to offering spiritual direction in my...

About Me

I completed Spiritual Direction training through Christos Center for Spiritual Formation in Minneapolis. In addition to offering spiritual direction in my home, I lead contemplative retreats 2-3 times a year in central Iowa.

Contact

Phone: 515.231.7049

Email:

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Deb Gregory

Columbus, OH, 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 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.

I am a documentary filmmaker and producer of the Betwixt Podcast where I explore 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 married to a University Professor and we will live in Columbus, OH with our two adventurous daughters.

Contact

Phone: 614-589-2977

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

ministry leaders

missionaries

professors

terminally ill

marginalized persons

disabled persons

Expertise in...

third-culture

women's spirituality

lectio Divina

contemplative prayer

spiritual discernment

Ignatian spirituality (novice)

Enneagram (novice)

rites of passage

Debra Griest

Cleveland, OH, United States

I am a practicing Spiritual Director in Northeastern Ohio and Executive Director of Seeking Stillness Ministries (www.seekingstillness.org), a prayer and retreat...

About Me

I am a practicing Spiritual Director in Northeastern Ohio and Executive Director of Seeking Stillness Ministries (www.seekingstillness.org), a prayer and retreat ministry. I love supporting people as they develop their personal relationship with God. I am trained in both contemplative and Ignatian spirituality and work mostly with people from conservative protestant Christian communities. I also have an MA in Spiritual Formation from Ashland Theological Seminary and experience as a business professional and executive coach. My husband and I are grandparents, enjoy the arts, outdoor activities and sports. We live in Bay Village, Ohio on the shores of Lake Erie at the pleasure of our loveable Labrador Retriever.

Contact

Phone: 440-871-8764

Website: www.seekingstillness.org

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...

leaders

pastors

business people

those moving into new stages of life

Expertise in...

Ignatian Spirituality

Lectio Divina and other ways of engaging with Scripture

Centering and other forms of contemplative prayer

women's spirituality

life and business coaching

Myers-Briggs

Eneagram and other similar tools for increasing self-awareness and understanding

Summer Gross

Loganville, GA, United States

It’s a privilege to listen to the way God is stirring your soul, hold the intricacies of your story, and sit...

About Me

It’s a privilege to listen to the way God is stirring your soul, hold the intricacies of your story, and sit together in the Presence of God. Every human soul is a unique work of art and infinitely loved by God. He invites us to abide with Him but it’s a long, arduous journey to learn to do just that. Can you relate? Offering soul care and giving the gift of truly being seen and heard and then positioning people to hear and receive from God themselves is one of the greatest privileges of my life. We are not meant to do this alone.

I am an Anglican priest with 10 years of parish experience, a writer, and a spiritual director. Thirteen years ago I began a healing journey while also getting training with Healing Care Ministries and then finished a degree with HCM International in the School of Spiritual Formation and the Art of Spiritual Direction.
Read: aThirstforGod.com
Lectio Divina Ministry: https://m.youtube.com/user/Grossfamily10

Contact

Phone: (269) 767-0424

Website: aThirstforGod.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

missionaries

young people

people in discernment

pastors

pastor's wives

students

lay people hungry for more of God

Expertise in...

Ancient and Modern spiritual practices

creativity

dark night

anxiety and depression

discernment

Samantha Guzzi

La Mirada, CA, United States

I graduated in May 2018 with a Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot Seminary, La Mirada...

About Me

I graduated in May 2018 with a Master of Arts in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care from Talbot Seminary, La Mirada, California. I’m currently working as a staff spiritual director at Biola University. It is my joy to companion alongside people on their spiritual journey, helping them become attuned to their life with God and the special love He has for them. Nothing means more to me than seeing people discover their identity in Christ and live out their primary vocation of communion with God as His beloved. I consider it a privilege to help others name and navigate their experience, together attending and responding to the presence, work and invitations of God in all areas of their life. It is important to me that direction is a safe resting place, a sacred space where people feel known, seen, heard, blessed and transformed by our Loving Lord in their deep. May the face of our Lord Jesus shine upon you and bring you joy and peace.

Contact

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

I'd love to meet with anyone interested in growing closer to God! My current experience includes:

women

students

young adults

pastors and church leaders

Expertise in...

One of my chief passions is helping people connect with God through beauty and creativity (engaging art and play as prayer)

lectio divina

visio divina

contemplative prayer

dark night seasons

discernment and finding God in all things

feeling and orienting the full spectrum of one's desires and emotions to God in truth and love (particularly: anxiety / depression / anger / joy)

Adam Haer

Santa Monica, CA, United States

I received my training as a spiritual director at Biola’s Institute for Spiritual Formation. I have two seminary degrees--an MA in...

About Me

I received my training as a spiritual director at Biola’s Institute for Spiritual Formation. I have two seminary degrees--an MA in Philosophy of Religion and an MA in Spiritual Formation and Soul Care--both from Talbot School of Theology.

I am passionate about grace and truth and learning to be full of both after the example of our Lord. I believe that the ministry of spiritual direction is for everyone who is open to a deeper, different, and possibly disruptive experience of God and themselves. Wherever you are--whether in green pastures, beside still waters, or the valley of the shadow of death--God is with you and at work within you. It would be my privilege to join you on your journey and to look and listen along with you as we discern together what God is doing in your life.

My heart goes out to all who feel unknown, unseen, and unsupported by the church; to those who feel like their faith isn’t “working” for them the way that it used to or perhaps are wondering if it ever worked at all; to everyone who feels that what he believes, wants to believe, or should believe doesn’t match the fullness of his experience. Our God is big enough for every question and every experience, and I believe He is pleased by the courage and trust it takes to bring these things to Him.

A little more about me: I’ve worked in Evangelical megachurches for the past 15 years, but I’m committed to ecumenism. The best week of my life was spent serving and praying along Franciscan Friars at a homeless shelter in the Bronx. I am especially interested in the spirituality and struggles of men, as well as embodied spirituality generally. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, swing dancing, and mixed martial arts.

Contact

Phone: 714-868-6395

Email:

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Susan Haggerty

Sherborn, MA, United States

I have been a Christ-follower for much of my life; making a formal commitment to Him when I was seventeen. In...

About Me

I have been a Christ-follower for much of my life; making a formal commitment to Him when I was seventeen. In recent years I have begun exploring the contemplative side of Christianity, and I find it very fulfilling. It is this exploration that led me into spiritual direction. I love having the opportunity to walk with fellow Christians and see them growing closer to Jesus. In addition, I have been interpreting in American Sign Language for the past 17 years, and am fluent in ASL, so I am offering my services as a spiritual director to ASL users as well.

Contact

Email:

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: NO

Languages Spoken

English

American Sign Language

Hannah Halfhill

Pittsburgh, PA, United States

I grew up with an understanding of the presence of God and the knowledge that He wants me to know him...

About Me

I grew up with an understanding of the presence of God and the knowledge that He wants me to know him. It was not until early adulthood, however, that I understood that it is because He wants to show me His incredible love for me. Since then, it's been a beautiful journey continuing to grow in intimacy with the God of the universe and discovering the unlimited ways He displays his love.

My professional journey began in social work and this has shaped our family in many ways but my heart has always been searching for more ways to understand and know God's presence in my life. I'm grateful that spiritual direction gives me more time and resources to pursue this.

Spiritual direction was a healing force in my life at a time when I needed to know God's presence and discern his movement. Because of this, I have a desire to partner with others in this process of discernment. I've completed a two year training program with Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction and walked through nine months in the Ignatian spiritual exercises. This process has been transformative for me and has given me a deeper understanding of the movements of God. I hope to be able to use this experience to partner with others in discernment.

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Phone: 501-366-3484

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Prefer Contact By: phone or email

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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

mssionaries

youth

students

aging persons

married couples

foster parents

adoptive parents

cross-cultural ministers

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Lectio Divina

women's spirituality

grief

cross-cultural

adoption

foster care

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Stacey Green

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Richard Green

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Susan Green

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Jamie Greene

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Allison Greenwald

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