About this Event
View map
Workshop Objectives will enable participants to:
- Develop a deeper understanding of spirituality;
- the “content” of spiritual companioning, especially Spiritual Direction;
- the dynamic of faith and prayer including the various styles of prayer; interior
- movements; patterns, memory and imagination in prayer;
- integration of spirituality; challenges to prayer and spiritual direction;
and more.
Participants will:
- Understand similarities and differences between spiritual dynamics of the past and of today;
- Gain greater knowledge about the varieties of spiritual experience found in contemporary believers;
- Develop self-understanding regarding key dynamics essential to companioning and directing;
- Become familiar with practical and professional issues: confidentiality; professional responsibilities of a spiritual director
- Discern when to refer to counseling
- Identify the dynamics of abuse and co-dependency and other concerns.