Grafted Life Ministries

Mark Harris

Cape Town, tele-direction, WC, South Africa

I have a passion to journey with leaders who long to be who God has made them to be and to...

About Me

I have a passion to journey with leaders who long to be who God has made them to be and to do what God has created them to do. That passion flows from my own experience as a leader and from over 25 years of experience working with leaders in Africa.

In direction, I offer myself as a non-anxious presence who helps leaders pay attention to the presence, the work and the word of Christ in their life. As we journey, I offer a safe space where they can explore God’s invitations and grow in awareness. As a fellow journeyer, I help leaders find grace and courage through Jesus, to respond well.

I currently serve as the Director of Community Life and Formation at East Mountain Capetown, South Africa. I hold a BS in Industrial Engineering, an M.Div in Christian Education, an M.A. in Spiritual Formation and a certificate in Spiritual Direction.

Contact

Phone: +27793903448

Website: www.cftg.life

Email: mark@cftg.life

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

French

Specialties

Works with...

Leaders

Pastors

Cross-Cultural workers

communities

Expertise in...

Contemplative Spirituality

Cross-cultural

Community

Sylvia Harrison

Zionsville, IN, United States

Becoming a spiritual director seemed to be the natural next step for me in my own spiritual journey, but also the...

About Me

Becoming a spiritual director seemed to be the natural next step for me in my own spiritual journey, but also the next step in serving others. I had been in some form of educational vocation and leadership for years in elementary school, middle school, homeschool, women’s Bible studies, and small group studies. During those years I took training in lay counseling and mentored both students and adults. I was not in a denomination that emphasized spiritual direction, but after studying the early church fathers, desert spirituality, and some of the Christian Mystics I became curious.

In 2010 I took myself on a silent retreat. While planning for that retreat I felt the need for direction, wisdom from someone who had walked this path before. I was hard pressed to find someone who had any experience with a silent retreat. The Lord truly met me during that four day retreat. Part of the way He met me was through the couple who directed the little retreat center I found in central Indiana. I did not know it at the time, but they acted as spiritual directors for me. They listened intently to me, asked questions, listened to God on my behalf, and spoke love and compassion. It was a truly amazing experience and not like anything I had ever experienced before.

That retreat was the beginning of my journey toward discerning my calling and becoming a spiritual director. The experiences of the nearness of presence of God, someone else to listen to God with me and for me, and words of love and understanding touched me deeply. I wanted to help others find this place of deep connection with God and exploration of their place in God as the beloved.

In 2016 I was accepted into the Spiritual Direction Internship at Benedict Inn and Retreat Center in Beech Grove, Indiana. I graduated in 2018 and have been practicing spiritual direction out of my home since then.

I qualified as a SoulCollage® Facilitator in 2019 out of a desire to bring the creative arts into my practice. I have continued my education as a spiritual director through retreats and seminars at Benedict Inn and through Spiritual Directors International. I have designed and directed retreats on Thomas Merton, SoulCollage®, as well as for not for profit groups. I do group spiritual direction through a narrative group and lead a group in contemplative living centered on the writings of Thomas Merton. In April 2022 I completed 30 hours of training on companioning the bereaved taught by Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt PH. D., founder of the Center for Loss and Life Transition.

Contact

Phone: 317-750-0673

Email: sylviaharrison1@mac.com

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

professionals

women

youth

aging persons

spiritual directors

ordinary people

Expertise in...

Ignatian Guide (in training)

Soul Collage®Facilitator

Lectio Divina

Visio Divina

women's spirituality

trauma

grief and loss

art

creativity

Vicki Hart

Cincinnati, OH, United States

I am a trained Spiritual Director certified through Healing Care Ministries International. I have completed additional training in Formational Prayer (a...

About Me

I am a trained Spiritual Director certified through Healing Care Ministries International. I have completed additional training in Formational Prayer (a form of Inner Healing). I am also a Certified Professional Life Coach, Certified Disc Consultant and served in pastoral ministry for over thirty years. I have worked as a Realtor, Paralegal and Office Manager. I am mother of two married children and grandmother of three grandchildren. I am also a published author and speaker. My passion is to help others recognize and live out their God-given true self and to be liberated from the false values of the culture. I delight in seeing others flourish.

Contact

Phone: 5134787972

Website: yourquestcoaching.com

Email: vhart.lpc@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: phone

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Diversity

Expertise in...

life coach

Myers-Briggs

cross cultural

Jan Hassler

San Antonio, TX, United States

I consider it a high calling and an honor to journey with people on a one-on-one basis as well as in...

About Me

I consider it a high calling and an honor to journey with people on a one-on-one basis as well as in group spiritual direction. I have also done directed retreats and soul care events and retreats and have a particular heart for ministry leaders and their soul care. I love to share life stories and spiritual pilgrimages with others, helping them see God within their personal journey. My husband and I moved from Houston to San Antonio to help start a plant church where I am on staff in a Soul Care position and Elder.

I have a particular heart for church leaders, pastors, spouses of pastors, the rawness and honesty of the recovery community, and have experience in the unusual area of pet loss and bereavement. I owned a dog obedience school and have trained/shown for many years. Unfortunately, I have a history of a lot of loss and grief within that realm. God seems to place me in the lives of others as they walk through pet related hard decisions, emotions, grief, etc. regarding an area of life that we often somehow think should be minimized.

I enjoy long hikes, long, deep talks, playing in the dirt, good cups of coffee, dogs my wonderful husband and my grandchildren.

Contact

Phone: 210-488-8300

Email: hasslerjan@gmail.com

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English only

Specialties

Works with...

Ministry leaders

married couples

women

pastors.

Expertise in...

Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius

Certified Practitioner in Enneagram Harmony Triads

12 step spirituality

Life With God leader

pet loss and bereavement.

Mark Hausfeld

Springfield , MO,

Institute for Ministerial Wholeness (www.imwholeness.org) Founder and Director Mark founded the non-profit Institute for Ministerial Wholeness (IMW). IMW serves those serving...

About Me

Institute for Ministerial Wholeness (www.imwholeness.org)
Founder and Director

Mark founded the non-profit Institute for Ministerial Wholeness (IMW). IMW serves those serving in ministry, missions, and the marketplace through spiritual direction, webinars, seminars, retreats, teaching, and preaching on Holistic Formation.

Dr. Mark Hausfeld has more than thirty years of pastoral and missionary experience in the United States and abroad and is passionate about evangelism, discipleship, and church planting. His focus has centered on urban settings in North America and restricted contexts in far-reaching global Muslim urban contexts. Mark's primary focus today is twofold. He is a certified Spiritual Director through the Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University. His unique foci are spiritual direction relationships with pastors, missionaries, and educators. Mark's other passion is empowering the church locally and globally to be informed, trained, and equipped to engage and reach unreached peoples who have come to the West as immigrants, migrants, and refugees that God has brought from the ends of the earth to our Jerusalems. His mantra is, "Missions is not where, but whom."

Mark became president of the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary at Evangel University in Springfield, Missouri, on July 1, 2015, where he served for two years. He recommended to the Seminary Board of Advisors and the Evangel University Board of Trustees that his position as President be eliminated and that the seminary may be led by the Dean of the Seminary since the consolidation of Evangel University, Central Bible College, and the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary (AGTS) was complete. The Board of Trustees agreed with the recommendation.

During the 2007-2008 academic year, he was the second J. Philip Hogan Chair of World Missions at AGTS. His three Hogan lectures and monograph focused on Islam in America: Reaching Diaspora Muslims through the Local Church. He is an Urban and Islamic Studies professor and teaches at universities, seminaries, and graduate schools in the United States and globally. He started and directed the seminary's Center for Islamic Studies in 2008. He continues to serve as a professor of Urban and Islamic Studies for AGTS.

Dr. Hausfeld served as the international director of Global Initiative: Reaching Muslim Peoples (2009-2015). As director, Mark collaborated with national churches worldwide, AGWM regions, and local churches in the United States to equip and mobilize them to reach Muslims everywhere.

From 2000 to 2008, Mark served as the Area Director for Central Eurasia. In this role, he provided pastoral care, strategic consultation, and administration for missionaries and national leaders in the region's 10 Muslim-majority countries at the heart of the "10/40 Window," the least reached area of the world.

Mark and his wife, Lynda, served as AGWM missionaries in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from 1995-2001. During that time, they started Teen Challenge Pakistan and assisted in two indigenous church plants. Before becoming an AGWM missionary, Mark pioneered and pastored an inner city, multi-cultural church on the southwest side of the City of Chicago for ten years.

Dr. Hausfeld received his Bachelor of Arts from Evangel University, a Master of Divinity from AGTS, and a Doctor of Ministry (Urban Missions) from Northern Theological Seminary.

Mark and Lynda have three children. Both daughters and son are married. The daughters each have two sons, and one has a daughter. All their children and spouses are followers of Jesus Christ, involved in the local church, and professionals in profit, nonprofit, and education marketplace sectors.

Contact

Phone: 417-773-0002

Website: www.imwholeness.org

Email: mh1focus@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: Email and website

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

missionaries

and education professionals (faculty and administrators)

people working in the marketplace.

Expertise in...

Spiritual Direction

Ignatian spirituality and discernment

men’s and women's spirituality

cross-cultural relationships

Lectio Divina

Contemplative/Centering Prayer

Deborah Haynes

Hickory, NC, United States

Debbie is the Founder and Board Member Emeritus of Safe Harbor of NC where she had ten years of experience in...

About Me

Debbie is the Founder and Board Member Emeritus of Safe Harbor of NC where she had ten years of experience in spiritual counseling as well as in relapse prevention counseling. She has been providing spiritual direction for two years and is a graduate of the Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction.

Contact

Phone: 8284467963

Website: gracefordays.com

Email: Debbie@gracefordays.com

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Men

women

church leaders

business professionals

those struggling with substance use disorders

Expertise in...

trauma

creativity

recovery

Meah Hearington

Tennessee, USA, TN, United States

"There is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace, and my happiness depend; to discover myself in discovering...

About Me

"There is only one problem on which all my existence, my peace, and my happiness depend; to discover myself in discovering God. If I find Him, I will find myself, and if I find my true self I will find Him. ~Thomas Merton

This quote summarizes the core of my calling and ministry. I find it a privilege to journey alongside individuals as they learn and deepen their awareness of themselves and of God. It has been in my own experience of spiritual direction that I've experienced this transformation of life most deeply.

I was trained through the Selah spiritual direction certificate program through Leadership Transformations, Inc. I am also a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I have extensive experience in both mental health practice (having been practicing since 2009 and supervising other counselors since 2010) and in spiritual direction practice (having been offering spiritual direction since 2009). Due to my mental health practice experience, I specialize in providing spiritual direction to women who are recovering from traumatic events.

Contact

Phone: 978-406-9332

Website: http://rootedwholistic.com/

Email: meah@meahhearington.com

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: NO

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Expertise in...

Women's Issues

Trauma Recovery

Cameron Hedges

Santa Clarita, CA, United States

B.A. Biblical and Theological Studies from Biola University and an M.A. Spiritual Formation and Soulcare from Talbot School of Theology. My...

About Me

B.A. Biblical and Theological Studies from Biola University and an M.A. Spiritual Formation and Soulcare from Talbot School of Theology. My M.A. is a professional degree and I am a trained Christian Spiritual Director working as a staff director at Biola University. I am currently building a private spiritual direction practice here in the Santa Clarita Valley. I offer direction to all within the Protestant (any denomination) and Catholic Christian faith. I also have training in Ignatian (Jesuit) spirituality practices and exercises. If you are curious about spiritual direction, what it is, its history, etc. please feel free to email me with any questions.

Contact

Phone: 661-644-6391

Email: cameronhedges.sd@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

church leaders

missionaries

students

college

pastor's family

Christians

faith struggle

professors

academics

new believer

grieving

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Lectio Divina

men's spirituality

trauma

grief

creativity

dark night

rule of life

spiritual disciplines

Rachel Hehr

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

While on staff with Young Life, I had the gift of meeting with a spiritual director, which was especially helpful in...

About Me

While on staff with Young Life, I had the gift of meeting with a spiritual director, which was especially helpful in a difficult season of ministry in my early 20s. Meeting her led to attending seminary at Fuller's regional campus in Colorado, which is where I met my husband, Bryan. My exposure to and passion for spiritual formation grew in my time at Fuller, with several professors who were also trained in spiritual direction. I felt the nudge and invitation from the Holy Spirit to pursue training in spiritual direction myself, longing to offer the same gifts I had been given to others as they need a safe space to prayerfully articulate the joys, sorrows, questions, doubts, and abundant grace of life in Christ.

After graduating, my husband and I relocated to California, where we both attended the two-year School of Spiritual Direction (SOSD) under Sustainable Faith. I completed Sustainable Faith's SOSD program in 2018, and I recently completed their supervision training as well. I'm the co-director of CURATE Ministries, alongside my husband Bryan, which is a soul care and spiritual formation ministry, dedicated to coming alongside others as they pursue new heights and depths in their spiritual lives.

God has used spiritual direction in such profound, unexpected ways in my own life--I can honestly say it's been a life-changing experience! I find the greatest joy in offering spiritual direction, and I come alive at the chance to walk alongside others in their relationships with God. I consider it holy ground. My heart as a spiritual director is simply to prayerfully listen to you as you share from your own prayer life and journey with Jesus, staying attuned to the Holy Spirit's voice, movements and graces in your life.

I am a mom to two beautiful girls, Evangeline and Lyla. Bryan and I also relocated to Colorado Springs and are enjoying being back in the Rocky Mountains.

Please send me an email if you're interested in spiritual direction, supervision, or if you have any questions. I am able to see people in person in the Colorado Springs area, as well as over Zoom, Facetime, etc. I look forward to connecting with you!

Contact

Phone: (719) 659-2351

Website: https://curateministries.org

Email: rachel@curateministries.org

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors

ministry leaders

missionaries

fellow spiritual directors

students

church leaders

high school students

middle school students

youth pastors

youth leaders

married couples

anyone seeking a deeper life in Christ

Expertise in...

supervision

spiritual disciplines

spiritual formation in marriage

Ignatian spirituality

women's spirituality

ministry leadership

Bryan Hehr

Colorado Springs, CO, United States

Curate your Heart. Experience God's fullness. Be Transformed. My driving passion is to see people grow deeper in Christ. I am...

About Me

Curate your Heart. Experience God's fullness. Be Transformed.

My driving passion is to see people grow deeper in Christ. I am captivated by the reality that there is more of Christ and His love than we have experienced.

I grew up in Colorado Springs, enjoying the beautiful Rocky Mountains. After studying finance at the University of Colorado, I helped churches, non-profit organizations and individuals with stewarding their finances.

Shortly after graduating from college, I discerned a call to full-time pastoral work and enrolled at Fuller Theological Seminary. While working on my Masters in Theology, I was introduced to the ministry of spiritual direction, and realized I had been serving as a spiritual director to others long before I formally knew what spiritual direction was. A few of my seminary professors were also trained in the ministry of spiritual direction, which offered a unique integration between theology and what it means to follow Christ in the day-to-day.

Upon graduating, my wife I moved to Auburn, CA to serve as the community life pastor in a local church. Shortly after moving to Auburn, I attended Sustainable Faith and completed my training in 2018. In addition to serving at the church, I enjoy offering spiritual direction, leading retreats and spiritual formation groups. I recently transitioned off of staff and am pursuing ordination in the Anglican Church and moved back to Colorado and I am pursuing my D.Min in Spiritual Formation at Denver Seminary. I meet with directees in person in Colorado Springs and online anywhere in the world.

I have a heart for pastors, missionaries, ministry leaders and anybody who heart a desire to grow deeper in Christ.

In 2020 I completed my training to become a supervisor. I greatly enjoy the privilege of walking alongside peers in this ministry, where we get the opportunity to attend to our own souls for the sake of those we care for and to grow in our skills to do so. If you are interested in spiritual direction, supervision, retreats or just want to connect, please reach out!

Contact

Phone: (719)2105955

Website: curateministries.org

Email: bryan@curateministries.org

Prefer Contact By: Email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors

church leaders

missionaries

Couples

anyone with a desire to go deeper with God

pastor's family

students

professors or academics

disabled persons

elderly or aging persons

married couples

business professionals

terminally Ill

marginalized

Expertise in...

Ignatian Spirituality

Discernment

Contemplative Spirituality

Lectio Divina

Spiritual Practices

Sabbatical

Rule of Life

cross-cultural

dark night

Amy Heilman

Hampton Roads, USA Virginia Beach, VA , VA, United States

"This is what my soul has been aching and longing for." Those were my thoughts after attending my first spiritual formation...

About Me

"This is what my soul has been aching and longing for." Those were my thoughts after attending my first spiritual formation retreat in 2009. I've pressed in deeply on the spiritual journey ever since. I began serving in ministry right out of college in 1990 and I have many years of experience in different capacities of church ministry. However, there was a new awakening in my personal communication with our Triune God through spiritual formation practices of Lectio Divina, Visio Divina and Ignatian Prayer. I wanted to invite others into experiencing this kind of transformational intimate relationship with our Triune God too. With encouragement from my Spiritual Director, in 2018 I completed a two-year training as a Spiritual Director through SDI (Spiritual Direction Institute) and received training as a Chaplain through UCI (United Chaplains International).

Since 2016, I have been actively involved in JourneyMates, a Christian soul care and spiritual formation ministry, serving as a small group facilitator in group spiritual direction. I consider spiritual direction a humbling honor, as it provides a sacred space to prayerfully listen to one’s deepest concerns, longings, and desires for spiritual growth. My passion for the Word of God and unwavering love for our Triune God fuel my steadfast desire to encourage others to live in the fullness of who God created them to be, as Beloved sons and daughters of the King.

Contact

Phone: 757-288-5640

Website: https://www.breathedeepministries.org/

Email: breathedeepministries@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: Email is best.

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

pastor's wives

pastor's family

church leaders

Expertise in...

Women's spirituality

Lectio Divina

Visio Divina

Examen

Ignatian

journaling

and writing

Sharon Henderson

West Lafayette, IN, United States

I love to see God reveal Himself to others, and it is a joy for me to encourage a life-giving connection...

About Me

I love to see God reveal Himself to others, and it is a joy for me to encourage a life-giving connection to Him. Life is busy, hurried, and noisy at times. Through spiritual direction I love to offer a quiet and unhurried space to give thoughtful consideration to one’s life with God.

God longs to be gracious and compassionate to us. He has expressed His perfect love through Jesus Christ, and desires that we experience this love and be made whole and holy by it. Because of my own experiences of His life-changing grace, my passion is to see people of all ages experience Him intimately. As a spiritual director, it is my privilege to come alongside others to help them notice and be responsive to God's loving presence in all of life. Through reflecting on our life story, asking questions, and prayerful listening, we see evidence of God's grace. We notice together ways God is at work within and around us, and discern His direction and calling.

God desires to transform us more and more into the likeness of Christ. As a spiritual director, I support you as you open yourself to that deepening work, anchoring you in Biblical truth, so you can live into your full potential in Christ and then live that out in the world. Spiritual practices are offered that help you draw closer to God in ways that are meaningful for you.

I received my training in spiritual direction through Sustainable Faith, and have been practicing spiritual direction since 2012. I have also participated in a two-year spiritual formation program through the Transforming Center. In addition, I have been trained to use the Enneagram, a tool for spiritual transformation, facilitating groups and helping individuals to better understand their profiles.

I have been married for 31 years to a remarkable man, David. We have enjoyed the privilege of serving together in church ministry for nearly three decades. We have six wonderful adult children, all of whom I refer to as my greatest earthly treasures!

Contact

Phone: 765-491-3995

Website: onesoulpurpose.net

Email: sjhenderson@onesoulpurpose.net

Prefer Contact By: sjhenderson@onesoulpurpose.net

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors' wives

church and ministry leaders

at home moms and moms working outside the home

Expertise in...

Lectio Divina

Ignatian Exercises

Enneagram

listening prayer

life mapping

Dan Henry

Cincinnati, OH, United States

Trained at Sustainable Faith's School of Spiritual Direction in Cincinnati, Ohio, I've been offering spiritual direction to both groups and individuals...

About Me

Trained at Sustainable Faith's School of Spiritual Direction in Cincinnati, Ohio, I've been offering spiritual direction to both groups and individuals since 2010. I am now an instructor for the school, training Cohorts in Portland, Seattle, Detroit, Nashville, and Cincinnati. I also served as a Vineyard pastor for nearly fourteen years.

Born in Hawaii, I grew up in a military family, so I lived in several different states. Five different Elementary Schools, two Middle Schools and three High Schools taught me the value of adaptability (among other things). I eventually followed my sweetheart, Tracey, from Oregon to Southern California where we were married in 1975. Together we raised three children, two of whom have increased the Henry tribe by marrying amazing spouses.

Originally ordained with Calvary Chapel after completing their bible college, I served as a worship leader at Calvary Chapel Valle Vista, and then worship Pastor at North Coast Calvary Chapel. On the winding path from California to Ohio I traversed multi-collar worlds: climbing up telephone poles, down into manholes, designing internet architecture for the phone company, and eventually pausing midlife to complete my Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Information Systems. (What a long, strange trip it's been ;)

In 2008 I was invited by Lyman Coleman to prototype a groundbreaking and transformative men’s retreat and group experience for the Vineyard, thus ruining me for traditional small groups and small talk forever. My love for "men's work" continues unabated, meshing wonderfully with the practice of spiritual direction.

I currently meet clients both online (via Facetime, Zoom, etc), and in person. I'm generally available during business hours on weekdays, with some exceptions. For more information please visit my website www.pilgrimheart.io (NOT dot.com) or e-mail me at dan@pilgrimheart.io. Our first consultation is free.

Contact

Phone: 513-910-5200

Website: www.pilgrimheart.io

Email: dan@pilgrimheart.io

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors

church leaders

ministry and work teams

actually anyone at any stage of their spiritual journey

regardless of background.

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Lectio Divina

Men's spirituality

Enneagram

Centering Prayer

Carolyn Herbert

North Olmsted, OH, United States

My passion is helping women create ""sacred space"" of deeper intimacy with Jesus Christ in the midst of their life circumstances...

About Me

My passion is helping women create ""sacred space"" of deeper intimacy with Jesus Christ in the midst of their life circumstances, in order to experience greater wholeness and deeper peace. I was trained through Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction. I also am trained by them to accompany individuals through the 19th Annotation of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises.

I also hold an M.Div in Pastoral Counseling, an M.A. in Biblical Studies and a D.Min in Spiritual Formation from Ashland Theological Seminary in Ohio. I serve the Lord as auxilliary staff at Christ the King Vineyard Church in North Olmsted, Ohio. I also served 20 years on staff at a Pregnancy Care Center, and as executive director for the last 7 years. I am a single mom of 5 married children, 15 grandchildren and 16 "great-grands."" Next to the Lord, these all are the loves of my life.

Contact

Phone: 440 777 3333 Ext. 129

Website: carolynherbert.com

Email: carolynherbert@outlook.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors

pastors' families

leaders

business professionals

women in life transitions

Expertise in...

Ignatian Exercises Accompaniment

women's Spirituality especially major life transitions

Andrea Herlong

Nashville, TN, United States

It is an honor to walk alongside people on their journey with God. The ministry of Spiritual Direction has helped me...

About Me

It is an honor to walk alongside people on their journey with God. The ministry of Spiritual Direction has helped me grow closer to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, and my prayer is that those I companion will experience God‘s incredible love, presence, joy, and peace in their lives.

I was introduced to Jesus when I was six years old living in Italy, and I have walked hand-in-hand with him ever since. I have been a hospital chaplain, a teacher, and an educational administrator. I am also an Anglican priest. I received my spiritual direction training from Lipscomb University‘s Institute for Christian Spirituality. I have a Master’s in Pastoral Studies from Loyola University and a Doctor of Ministry from Trinity School For Ministry. I am a lifelong learner. I love Ignatian Spirituality and am now leading individuals and groups through the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises.

Contact

Email: Andreaherlong@gmail.com

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Specialties

Works with...

Women

men

teens

pastors

church leaders

pastor’s families

students

professors

academics

business professionals

military

teachers

chaplains

Expertise in...

Lectio Divina

Women’s Spirituality

Anglican

Enneagram

Ignatian Spirituality

grief

Richard Herman

Moorestown, NJ, United States

Richard Herman is a retired Presbyterian pastor with over 40 years of experience in pastoral ministry, who continues to serve God's...

About Me

Richard Herman is a retired Presbyterian pastor with over 40 years of experience in pastoral ministry, who continues to serve God's people as a teacher and spiritual director. A graduate of Bucknell University (BA) and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary (M. Div.), he is certified as a Spiritual Director by Oasis Ministries. He has also earned a Certificate in Spiritual Formation from Columbia Theological Seminary subsequent to completing his D. Min at Fuller Theological Seminary, and is a trained Stephen Leader. Dick is married to Lissa and they have a married daughter and two granddaughters, who live nearby. He also enjoys taking walks and bird-watching with Lissa, travel in the Celtic lands of the UK, photography (nature and contemplative) and playing with both his granddaughters and a golden retriever named Winnie.

For Dick, spiritual direction is being a contemplative companion on a faith journey whose presence encourages listening intentionally for the quiet voice of the Shepherd that calls each of us by name, leads us out and sustains us. Direction is the process of paying attention together to the life-giving movement of God’s Spirit in a person’s life held intimately in the hands of God’s that are good, loving, strong and nail-scarred. The director is an “anam cara” or “soul friend” who, amidst a dangerous journey in a dangerous world, provides a safe place and a safe relationship in which to discover and grow in God’s grace and love.

"Spiritual Direction is the prayerful practice of being with people as they seek to grow and deepen their relationship with God, helping them attend to God’s voice and recognize His presence. Spiritual Direction asks the question: ‘Where is God and what is He doing in my world?’" ~ Richard Herman

Contact

Phone: (609) 670-273

Website: www.richardhherman.com

Email: rhherman51@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: e-mail or phone

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

Pastors and church leaders

Pastoral family members

Missionaries

Students

Academics

Disabled persons

Elderly or aging people

Singles

DIvorced

Married individuals and couples

Business professionals

Educators ...

Expertise in...

Benedictine

Celtic

Lectio Divina (individual and group)

Men's Spiritality

Photography

Creativity

Rule of Life

Dark Night

Imaginative

Evangelical and Reformed

Anya Hernandez

Dallas, TX, United States

My name is Anya Louisa Hernandez and I’m a teaching artist and spiritual director. Before I discovered spiritual direction, I was...

About Me

My name is Anya Louisa Hernandez and I’m a teaching artist and spiritual director. Before I discovered spiritual direction, I was a dance-theater performer and director. With a bachelor’s degree in theater, much of my worldview has been colored by a cultivated practice of presence with others, self, and questions at hand, knowing that they point to a larger story unfolding. Over the years, my artistic life has become inseparable from my Christian walk as I discovered the healing partnership of prayerful creativity and compassionate, embodied listening. I now practice as a certified spiritual director and trauma support specialist in Dallas, TX. When I’m not practicing, I facilitate SEL arts enrichment for youth, and serve in community life ministry, often enjoying shared meals and good coffee with church family. Through spiritual direction, I look forward to walking with you as we learn to listen, engage, and create with greater awareness of God’s story unfolding in every area of life!

Contact

Email: anya.louisa1@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: NO

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: NO

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

women

young adults

students

youth

educators

pastor's family

dancers

artists

Expertise in...

creativity

embodiment

arts

trauma-informed

Penny Hill

Delaware, OH, United States

Have you ever felt disconnected or alone? I've been there too. I thought I had the perfect life, until one day...

About Me

Have you ever felt disconnected or alone? I've been there too. I thought I had the perfect life, until one day it all started to fall apart. On that day, my aunt died, my dad was admitted to the hospital, and my husband of over 20 years decided he wanted to separate. Since then, my dad has also died and my marriage ended in divorce. I have gone through the dark night of the soul (also called the valley of the shadow of death) and found God faithful through it all.

I would be honored to walk with you wherever you currently are in your journey with God. I will hold space with you and the Holy Spirit to help you to connect with Jesus. My goal is to create a safe place where I can help you to hear from Jesus, not to tell you what I think Jesus wants you to know. I cannot promise that you will hear from Jesus during a session for He's in control, not me. But I can lead you through practices that help people to connect with God.

I have a certificate in Spiritual Formation and the Art of Spiritual Direction from Healing Care Ministries. I also have a certificate in Formational Prayer from Ashland Theological Seminary and a BA with majors in psychology and economics from The Ohio State University.

Contact

Email: PeonySJourney@gmail.com

Prefer Contact By: email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

women

spiritual directors

those burned out by church

who struggle

who want more out of life with God

who are deconstructing

who are divorced

who are searching for God

who feel misunderstood

who feel like they don't belong

Expertise in...

Ignatian

Lectio Divina

spirituality

dark night

Formational Prayer

Inner Healing Prayer

spiritual practices

spiritual formamtion

mindfulness practices

David Hillis

Tucson, AZ, United States

My journey in spiritual direction started from a personal journey years ago as a successful pastor on the edge of burnout...

About Me

My journey in spiritual direction started from a personal journey years ago as a successful pastor on the edge of burnout, who stepped away for a season in order to find my true self and put my personal relationship with Christ back in the center of my life, rather than ministry. Now I am blessed to serve only out of my passions & gifts.

Skilled at listening to people’s stories and helping directees and retreatants uncover the movement of God in them. Lots of experience working with people at all stages of their spiritual journey, from spiritual seekers to committed followers of Christ and all stages in between. Work with pastors in crisis & life transitions, and lead retreats for pastors and church leaders to rekindle a deep relationship with Jesus and creating more healthy, sustainable spiritual rhythms. Work with church boards & staffs to set up structures and speak on pastoral wellness. Also serve as a retreat speaker and provide marital/premarital Counseling (Prepare-Enrich Certified Coach for over 15 years).

Pastor for more than 25 years, ordained in the Evangelical Covenant Church, currently on the pastoral staff of a large church in the Church of the Nazarene denomination.

Received my training from Fuller Seminary & from the Weborg Center for Spiritual Direction at North Park Theological Seminary. I am a member of the Covenant Association of Spiritual Directors, yet I also have extensive backgrounds in both Benedictine & Ignatian spirituality.

Outside of ministry, passionate loves are my wife, son & hiking/backpacking. My wife also provides support with couples spiritual direction.

I routinely offer in-office & virtual sessions, easily scheduled through an online reservation system (see website).

Contact

Phone: 520.344.3003

Website: https://calendly.com/davidhillis/direction

Email: davidshillis@hotmail.com

Prefer Contact By: website, email

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Specialties

Works with...

pastors & church leaders

spiritual seekers

new Christians

missionaries

spiritual directors

singles

pre-married & married couples

all ages/genders/ethnicities

Expertise in...

Ignatian spirituality (discernment/Examen/etc.)

Benedictine

Visio & Lectio Divina

Rule/Rhythm of Life

dark night

crisis & life transitions

identity/true self

retreats

Sum Yu Ho

San Gabriel, CA, United States

I was originally born in Hong Kong, then later on studied oversea in Ontario, Canada for higher education. In these forty...

About Me

I was originally born in Hong Kong, then later on studied oversea in Ontario, Canada for higher education.

In these forty plus years of this interesting journey of my Christian life, there were moments God purposefully and sovereignly allowed unexpected challenges in my life through which God used to lead me into full-time International Ministry, loving others and being hand and feet for Jesus. In heined-sight, God used this full-time ministry to lead me into life rewarding theological training, MA Spiritual Formation and Soul Care in Talbot School of Theology at Biola University. God also used this training to stretch and transform me further, and deepen my Christian journey.

As part of the community of Christ, it is my deepest passion to journey with others as a Spiritual Director, particularly in the Asian Community. I believe that Jesus can heal and bring hope to those who seeks after Him.

Since cross-cultural experiences brings me life and energies, I am totally comfortable with it and find it fascinating to interact with others. I am praying that God will bring blessings, growth, grace and hope to those who walk in this road less travel.

Contact

Phone: 626-765-7257

Prefer Contact By: 626-765-7257 please feel free to leave messages or txt to this number

Available For

In-person Direction: YES

Tele-Direction: YES

Group Direction: YES

Retreat Leading: YES

Languages Spoken

English

Mandarin

Cantonese

Specialties

Works with...

Worked with oversea missionary

MFT therapist

emotionally & physically traumatized church leader

deeply troubled relationship of married couple

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