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Spiritual Direction Forum 2025 – 8 November You can view the presentation Spirituality, Theology & Spiritual Direction by Susanne Carlsson. Click the button below. View Susanne’s Presentation You can view the presentation by Julie Dunstan – Spiritual Direction as Practical Theology. Click the button below. View Julie’s Presentation
The Spiritual Director: Practising the Charism of Presence and Attention In The Spiritual Director, Julia Mourant invites practitioners into a deeper understanding of this sacred ministry, embracing its charism as a way of being rather than a set of skills. She explores the distinctive nature of spiritual direction as both vocation and spiritual gift, grounded…
A Dynamic and Vital Connection: Theology, Spirituality and Spiritual Direction On Saturday 8 November (10am-3pm, online) we will be exploring our explicit and implicit understanding of the interaction between theology, spirituality and spiritual direction. Our hope is to encourage a renewed interest in and commitment to the dynamic between our inner experience, scripture and the Christian…
Support and Resource Group Event with David Runcorn: Telling it Slant Following Jesus could leave even St Paul saying, ‘now we see dimly’. It is altogether too wonderful and beyond human understanding to be reduced to questions and answers. We find ourselves in the quirky, even contradictory world of parables, led down apparent side tracks,…
Follow up resources to Professor Nicola Slee’s presentation. Reading list: Nicola’s list for exploring the subject further. Blessing: Blessing prayer written by Nicola and used at the beginning. Our light our peace our joy a prayer by Nicola and used in the session inspired by Simeon the Theologian. Chat: Read comments, recommendations and questions given by…
Profiling ourselves as Spiritual Directors with Ray AndrewsMay 2024 Drawing on his own experience Ray explored how we might profile ourselves as spiritual directors or accompaniers – and how this can help or hinder those seeking direction. The Revd Ray Andrews is the Diocesan Spirituality Adviser for the Church of England Diocese in Europe. He…
The Charity Commissioners have now given the Spiritual Direction Forum UK Charitable Status. “We are satisfied that SPIRITUAL DIRECTION FORUM UK is a charity and it has been entered onto the Register of Charities with the Registered Charity Number 1207982.” We are established as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and the Board of Trustees comprises: Julie Dunstan, Nick…
Group 3. To advocate and encourage the creative development of this ministry within the church and in a changing world by
Group Members: Julie Dunstan, Chris Chapman, Julia Mourant, Naomi Gates and Sarah Lear
Group 2. To promote and protect good practice by
Group Members: Susanne Carlsson, Nick Helm, Chris Mason, Rachel Overton, Ruth Holgate
We desire
In the same spirit in which Spiritual Direction is conducted, we will endeavour to:
Create a Core Committee
Create three working groups to represent the three faces of the forum
The committee has been operating from the beginning. Current membership is: Nick Helm & Julie Dunstan (co-chairs), Ruth Holgate, Susanne Carlsson, Catherine Williams.
It has:
Group 1. To support and resource spiritual directors by
Group Members: Catherine Williams (Chair), Ray Andrews, Mary Flitcroft, Henriette Howarth, Peter Rainford & Vron Smith
