Year 3 - Postgraduate
As with our two-year certificate program, this course is divided equally between emphasis on and engagement with our own personal spiritual formation and continuing to grow in the knowledge and skills of spiritual direction. Successful completion of Yr 1 and Yr 2 and actively offering direction to others are prerequisites for this third year.
The 5 Modules
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Module 1 – Our Ongoing Story: Narrative Work
We reconnect with each other through sharing our ongoing personal journeys and our journeys as directors
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Module 2 – Soul Making: How Our Lives are Formed
We emphasize our continued formation into the image of Christ and our companioning of others on that same journey. We explore some of the connections between spiritual direction and psychology.
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Module 3 – Desire: Our Bus Ticket Home
Noticing and uncovering desire is one of our main focuses in spiritual direction. Through Curt Thompson’s book, we explore the neuroscience of desire.
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Module 4 – Contemplative Prayer: The Silence that Transforms
We take a deeper dive into the invitation and practice of contemplative prayer.
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Module 5 – Stages of Faith: The Triple Way
Belden Lane takes us on his very personal journey through the classical stages of formation: Purgative, Illuminative, and Union.
Supervision
Students will have two group supervisions in each module. Each student will offer a direction session for supervision 1-2 times a year, depending on the size of the cohort.
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Online Cohorts
In-Person and Hybrid Cohorts*
Locations
*Hybrid cohorts meet in person for 2 of the 5 gatherings, while the other gatherings are held online