Reflections of a Spiritual Director
Just a few thoughts on tending souls and the space of spiritual direction
Favorite Spiritual Direction Resources
A few books, podcasts, posts, people, and organizations to check out if you’re looking for more information about spiritual direction
Defining Spiritual Formation, Spiritual Disciplines, and Spiritual Direction
Spiritual formation. Spiritual direction. Spiritual disciplines.
These are terms we often use at CURATE, because we are, after all, a spiritual formation and soul care ministry. But we’ve been asked some version of these questions fairly often:
“So....what exactly is spiritual formation? And what’s spiritual direction? And what to you mean by spiritual practices and spiritual disciplines?”
Not only are we asked these questions, but we’ve also noticed that some folks use these terms interchangeably, because they are so very similar and are intertwined with one another when it comes to who we are becoming as people of faith. While related to one another, these three terms are distinct.
What Spiritual Direction Can Give to you
I was directing someone in a retreat setting recently and the directee entered into the session skeptically, having never experienced spiritual direction. Within a matter of minutes though, they began pouring out their heart to me and told me, “I haven’t really told anyone this before.” It felt like I was standing on holy ground. Providing that space gave them an avenue to voice the depths of their heart. Something about us comes alive when we get to articulate the depths of our souls and is met by God’s and another’s loving presence.
What to Expect in Spiritual Direction
Our approach to spiritual direction through CURATE, and what you might experience in a typical session.
What Spiritual Direction Is (…and what it isn’t)
So what exactly is spiritual direction? Here’s our attempt to explain it.
Rachel’s Story with Spiritual Direction
Rachel’s journey and call to spiritual direction, from Young Life staff to serving in HR for a missions organization, to moving to Northern California.