For Spiritual Directors

Spiritual Direction is a gift, both for those who offer it as well as those who receive it. To be present for directees, Spiritual Directors need to tend to their own souls and receive support and encouragement for their ministry.

To that end, the SFSAZ offers the following encouragement and support:

  • Referral to trained Supervisors
  • Peer supervision groups
  • Special events and regular connection times just for Spiritual Directors
  • Regular Soul Care Days for Leaders (day retreats intended to help leaders rest and reflect as a vital part of their ministry)

FOR PASTORS

More often than not in pastoral ministry, it can feel like there is not enough time to care for your own soul. The tyranny of the urgent and the non-stop demands of church life can leave the well-intentioned dry and empty. As writer and formation leader Steve Macchia frequently says, “The soul is the most neglected part of the leader’s life.” We want to help leaders reverse that habit.

As the soul of the leader goes, so goes the souls of those being led. So, we offer the following for pastors:

  • Access to spiritual directors who can help them pay attention to the movement of God in their lives
  • Regular Soul Care Days for Leaders (day retreats intended to help leader rest and reflect as a vital part of ministry)
  • Retreats with pastors in mind to be silent and pray
  • Working with pastoral staff teams and offering spiritual formation resources

FOR COUNSELORS

Counselors listen and tend to the souls of clients, and need to care for their own souls as well.

We offer the following opportunities for counselors:

  • Access to spiritual directors who can help them paying attention to the movement of God in their lives
  • Regular Soul Care Days for Leaders (day retreats intended to help leader rest and reflect as a vital part of counseling ministry)
  • Periodic seminars just for Counselors that address issues in counseling from a Christian Spiritual Formation viewpoint

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