As a spiritual director, you will assist directees by:

• Listening reflectively to that which is deeper than words.
• Helping them “notice” how the Sacred is present in their lives.
• Enabling them to hear and trust their own inner wisdom, the place where the Sacred is within them, and to respond to that presence.

The goal of spiritual direction is the integration of your directees’ spiritual development in all aspects of their lives.

Next Steps:
Here are a few further steps you can take as you seek to discover what is stirring within you:

• Talk it over with your spiritual director or a trusted friend.
• If you are not receiving spiritual direction, seek it out.
• Spend some time on retreat with your questions around this issue.
• Attend some workshops that relate to spiritual direction.
• Consider attending a training program in spiritual direction. Usually part of the training is a continued discernment of a call to the ministry of spiritual direction.
• You may call or e-mail the Institute for Spiritual Leadership for further information. The Institute offers several schedule options for spiritual direction training.
• Join a network or association like Spiritual Directors International: http://www.sdiworld.org/

At the Institute for Spiritual Leadership, we believe that this sacred relationship requires art as well as skill on the part of the director. Skills can be taught and learned; art is a gift.

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