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…
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,…
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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 Role of Spiritual Directors in Spiritual Transitions with Andrew Mayes March 2024 Andrew introduces material from his book Beyond the Edge, including some unusual models of spiritual direction, to help explore our role in accompanying those who are in spiritual transition. The Revd Canon Dr Andrew Mayes is a spiritual writer, international teacher of spirituality and…
This presentation by Phil Harrison SJ on the writing of Rob Marsh SJ was given online on Monday 26 June 2023. Rob Marsh SJ has been a leading light in the Ignatian Spirituality movement in Britain over the past decades. In this workshop Phil Harrison SJ shares key insights from his new collection of essays….
‘The Bright Field – glimpsing God in everyday moments’ You can download the handout and resources list from Alison’s morning here. Alison MacTier’s morning of reflection ‘The Bright Field – glimpsing God in everyday moments’ was part of the Spiritual Direction Forum UK’s ‘supporting and resourcing spiritual directors‘. Saturday 15 April 2023, 10.00 – 13.00. Using the well-known…
Streams in the Desert – Julie Dunstan 2 February 2023 As part of the Spiritual Direction Forum UK’s ‘encouraging the creative development of this ministry within the church and in a changing world’, we offer this evening of reflection with Julie Leger Dunstan. To reach out to both the church and the world in these changing…
Seeing in the Dark: Accompanying people through times of struggle and uncertainty You can download the handout from Chris’s morning here. Christopher Chapman’s morning of reflection ‘Seeing in the Dark was part of the Spiritual Direction Forum UK’s ‘supporting and resourcing spiritual directors‘ . Saturday 3 December 2022, 10.00 – 13.00. Life is joyful, beautiful and a…
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
