About the Ministry of Spiritual Direction
The ministry of Christian spiritual direction is available to anyone who wants to deepen their relationship with God. In a Spiritual Direction relationship there is the person offering this ministry (known as the Director) and the person receiving this ministry (known as the directee).
The role of the director is to help the directee focus on their relationship with God and so enable their personal vocation (to become the person they were created to be) to grow and be better lived out through the empowering work of the Holy Spirit. The directee’s life is lived in relationship to God, creation, the world, local and faith communities. Spiritual direction seeks to enable the directee to reflect on the dynamic interaction between their experiences of prayer and life, and theology and spirituality.
Is God calling you to be a Spiritual Director?
Do others come to share with you their hopes and fears about their Christian pilgrimage?
- Have you ever felt that God might be calling you to “accompany” other people on their journey of faith?
- Have you considered whether training might develop your gifts?
If you have answered YES to any of the above then the Introduction to Spiritual Direction Training course may be for you. The course is open to anyone (lay or ordained) who finds that God is leading them to walk alongside others in the spiritual journey and who would like to develop their ability and understanding of this ministry.
Spiritual Direction is the gift of journeying with another person in order to deepen their relationship with God. Providing a safe space for listening and reflection allowing them to explore how God is working in their daily lives.
Our ecumenical training course is held at:
The Cenacle, Tithebarn Grove, Liverpool L15 6TW
From 11th September 2025 until 26th March 2026 on Thursdays
10am until 4pm.
There are 15 sessions as well as a weekend residential retreat will (October 17th – 19th 2025)
Course Dates
11th, 18th, 25th September 2025
9th, 23rd October 2025
Residential Retreat at Foxhill Retreat Centre – Friday 17th October-Sunday 19th October 2025
6th, 20th November 2025
4th December 2025
15th, 29th January 2026
5th 12th February 2026
5th 19th 26th March 2026
It is important that you attend all the Sessions including the retreat (missing more than two sessions will mean not completing the course.) You will also be asked to complete two short reflections which will form the starting point for one to one conversations on the retreat and at the end of the course.
There is also a requirement to complete mandatory statutory safeguarding training and those invited onto the Diocesan List at the completion of the course will be subject to appropriate safeguarding checks.
Requirements
In order to apply for the course, you must have been seeing your Spiritual Direction on a regular basic ( at least once every 6-8 week) prior to putting in the application.
Closing Date: Please complete the below form by 11th July 2025.