Spiritual Director Case Study

Spiritual Director

Spiritual Direction is art of contemplative listening, which is listening with the whole of one’s being, to another. Spiritual Directors meet one on one or in a group with a client that would like help seeing God at work in their lives.

Spiritual Direction is a natural leadership that can grow into a business that I have already begun, however I am in training at the Dominican Center at Maywood and am not yet receiving pay and have two clients that I see on a weekly basis. My training will be complete in a year and a half, where I plan on working this on the side and possibly full time in the next 6 years. This is a growing business that meets spiritual needs of Church goers, non church attenders, and many who desire

Some have incorporated Spiritual Direction into their psychology practices. I am in the process of working a strategic position that will give me a distinct identity and help me to focus on who I am as a Spiritual Director. Spiritual Direction is the beginning of a major trend, and I believe will move into a vital source for many who are in ministry and desire God’s leading in their lives.

Spiritual Directors International is a great source for ethical conduct and support. In addition I am meeting with a mentor who as a Spiritual Director and will help answer the aspects of the business. Spiritual Direction is today for me a hobby, a passion in which I am personal interested in because it changed my life.

The question whether or not I will make money, and this is the area where taking a risk is greater for me. Although the overhead can be small, whereas I could meet in a church building and later move to an office if my earnings permit this change. I believe that I have a strong gift in Spiritual Direction and that money will work itself out. I do need to have a plan and am excited to move toward creating a well thought out arrangement that help move toward this