'Spiritual Direction' is not a familiar term to many people, so let's take
some steps to understand it first.
What is Spiritual Direction?
- A journey of faith and discovery of God's will.
- One of my mentors shared an experience that illustrates spiritual direction well, read it here.
What Spiritual Direction is NOT:
- It is not psychological counseling, pastoral counseling, therapy, professional coaching, catechesis or twelve step sponsorship.
A Spiritual Director is:
- One who prays and listens to another to see where God shows up in the life of the Directee.
- One who joins the Directee in hearing and experiencing the Holy Spirit who is the GPS for the spiritual path.
- One who channels the gentle guidance of the Good Shepherd.
- One who prays.
A Spiritual Directee is:
- One who seeks God and the spiritual path to draw closer to him.
- One who prays.
When is it?
- Spiritual direction is a monthly 45-50 minute session beginning at a mutually agreed upon time and location (Zoom is an option). It also takes place in a retreat or other circumstance by which a directee will benefit from a single or shorter-term period of direction.
Confidentiality:
- Information shared in spiritual direction is confidential and will not be discussed or released to anyone, except in cases where there is sufficient cause to believe that life is in danger.
Fees:
- Like all of the produce of Photon Farms, Spiritual Direction is always offered for free and never for sale. If you love our mission and wish to support all that we grow here (including spiritual direction), then please bless all of the friends of the farmily by making a donation with the donate button below. This is completely optional.
Training:
- I, Fred Hayward, have received some of the most beautiful and thorough training for this specific ministry through the Spiritual Direction Certification at Divine Mercy University.
Next steps:
- If being accompanied in this way in your journey closer to God sounds like something you would like, you can start by filling out a form that will guide us in our initial meeting (click here).
- The information from the form will come to me and I will reach back out to you to set up an initial meeting (usually on phone or Zoom) to clarify what it is we will be seeking together with the Lord.
- If after that you still decide this is something you wish to do we will set up a time and a place for our first monthly meeting (in person or Zoom) and continue doing so as long as you find our relationship beneficial.
- I will at this time provide you a link to my private booking calendar (Calendly) so you'll be able to schedule meetings in advance.
- Before our first meeting you are encouraged to read and sign the agreement and confidentiality form and emailing a photo or scan of it to me. (Download the form here.) I will provide you my email during step 2 above.
Prayer:
- May the Lord bless you and keep you as you discern with him whether spiritual direction is something that might help you in your journey towards him.
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