Spiritual Direction The Ministry of Spiritual Direction Hosted at Orchard Hill Retreat Center, Millerstown, PA; Thin Space Ministries, Corinth, Kentucky; and St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, Orlando, FL Sacred Integration Coordinator: Cynthia WillisRegistrar: Lindsay Zubal Location: Orchard HillRt. 17 at Orchard WayMillerstown PA 17062 *For those living outside of Central PA, we offer an online format. Cost: $50 application, $1,600 per year payable quarterly CEUs: 12/year (We usually meet on the 2nd weekend of each month) Class of 2018-2019 Pay an Invoice If you are already registered and would like to make a payment on your invoice, click here. Make a Payment About the Ministry: The Ministry of Spiritual Direction is a two year training course which assists clergy and laity to sharpen their listening skills, clarify their graces, and acquire the disciplines essentials for caring for souls in love. Year One focuses on the history, traditions & models, Biblical roots and theological foundations of Spiritual Direction. It stresses the differences between psychological counseling and Spiritual Direction, and demonstrating a contemplative approach to God. Year Two focuses on the actual practice of Spiritual Direction: developing listening and assessment skills; becoming familiar with displacement and projection; transference and counter-transference; acquiring a working knowledge of the life-stages of faith development; cultivating an increased awareness of the power of prayer and healing; and learning the importance of supervision. The Ministry of Spiritual Direction will: provide basic instruction in sensitivity toward and insight into the workings of the Holy Spirit;advocate the need for a greater connectednesss between the inner life of the spirit and the outer life of faithfulness to the Spirit’s direction;facilitate a deepening prayer life and greater contentment with silence and solitude;equip trainees to deal with strong emotions and maintain relationships over time;require trainees to undergo Spiritual Direction and aid them in accepting personal weaknesses as the basis for compassion. Commitment: One weekend per month, Friday, 6:30-Saturday, 4:00 beginning in September. Cost: $1600 per year, plus $30 application fee, payable in quarterly payments. In past years, some conference funds have been available. *About the Online Program: Provided by The Center for Spiritual Formation, Inc.: All administrative Program Functions:Registration and acceptance into programInvoicing and receiving of paymentsElectronic distribution of all materialsFacilitation of Program Theme 9-2, one Saturday per month for 12 months, via Zoom internet platformAwarding of Certificate upon completion of the program Students are expected to: Have a computer with the capability to support the Zoom internet platformSubmit all payments to The Center when invoicedParticipate in monthly sessions (Friday evening Peer Mentoring and Daily Office, Saturday morning Daily Office and presentations)Be engaged with either a cohort group or spiritual director during the program in order to work with the relevant monthly material provided in The Daily Office. (This material should be engaged within the same week as the session presentation) Downloads: MSD-Application-packet MSD-Promo-2021 2020-2021-Schedule-rev.-8-25-20 Partner Host Sites: We also partner with hosting sites in various locations: St. Michael’s (Florida)www.stmichaelschurch.com Looking for a Spiritual Director? If you would like to initiate a relationship with a Spiritual Director, please contact The Center. The staff will be glad to assist you: centerformation1@gmail.com or 717-249-1512, ext 1006