Spiritual Direction
I am a Certified Spiritual Director (CSD) and a professional member of the Christ-Centered Spiritual Direction Association (CSDA). I am an affiliate Spiritual Director of Fall Creek Abbey's School of Spiritual Direction, an Indianapolis hub of trained Spiritual Directors. In the same way I went through a rigorous ordination process with the American Baptist Churches, to include formal theological education and pastoral supervision, I believe it is important to partner with the Holy Spirit to be trained, equipped, and certified to do what God has called and gifted me to do as a Spiritual Director. I am committed to seeing my own Spiritual Director and being under supervision in my practice as a Spiritual Director.
I find great joy in walking with people on their spiritual journey, desiring to see the Holy Spirit strengthen their spiritual vitality in their lives and ministries. It is my desire to see Christians and congregations learn how to find rest for their souls in the easy yoke of Jesus Christ. I am uniquely qualified to companion people who serve in vocational ministry, paid or volunteer, full-time or part-time, inside the church, or serving in parachurch organizations. Leaders need soul care more than ever in today's world!
Two deeply formative experiences of my ministry life that have prepared me to this calling, beyond formal education, vocational training, and on-the-job pastoral experience, have been my pastoral burnout in 2015 and my 3-month sabbatical in 2019. Through this transformative healing journey with the same congregation I continue to serve today, I resumed spiritual direction after taking a break from it for a decade, completed my doctoral degree, started writing and publishing Christian discipleship and Bible devotional books, and became a certified spiritual director through CSDA at Fall Creek Abbey. My testimony demonstrates that pastoral burnout is not the end of ministry; it is the beginning of a new season of life with Christ that can be the most effective and fruitful time of your life. I am happy to announce that I am privileged to take my second sabbatical in 2027, from July 4 to October 10. What a sacred joy to walk in these ancient rhythms of work and rest. Contact me if you want to develop a rule of life, learning how to build a trellis for you life so that you, too, can walk in the ancient rhythms of spiritual formation.
I would love to companion you wherever you may find yourself on the journey. I'm not sure what opportunities will be opened and relationships will be built by putting myself out there like this, but for now I am thankful to be on the journey wherever the Lord is taking me. As long as I get to do it with Him, I am content. May God be glorified as each of us is transformed by the renewal of our minds! Soli Deo Gloria!
Click on the CSDA logo below to learn more about Spiritual Direction from the CSDA website. Click on the Fall Creek Abbey logo below to learn more about the School of Spiritual Direction and to meet the affiliates of this gracious Indianapolis hub of Spiritual Directors. Don't forget to contact me today if you would like to take advantage of a free 20-minute discussion with me to discern if Spiritual Direction is the right next step on your spiritual journey.
