Dwelling Deep Ministries
“Too much of your surface is exposed to the breath of every wind that blows. You must learn to dwell deep.”
Amy Carmichael (1867 - 1951)
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Sat, 22 FebAll Nations Christian College22 Feb 2025, 10:00 am GMT – 23 Feb 2025, 3:30 pm GMTAll Nations Christian College, Easneye, Ware SG12 8LX, UKGuided group retreat over a Saturday and Sunday that is designed to provide various ideas for prayer, as well as a reflective space for busy Christians. There will be 6 sessions of guided reflections, prayer exercises and group spiritual direction.
Wed, 05 MarZoom05 Mar 2025, 2:00 pm GMT – 09 Apr 2025, 5:20 pm GMT+1ZoomA weekly online seminar over 6 weeks before Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday. Discover new contemplative practices that will help you journey deeper with God through Lent 2025. Run by a group of YWAM spiritual directors, this pilot project is open to YWAM workers only.
Mon, 24 MarAll Nations Christian College24 Mar 2025, 2:00 pm GMT – 28 Mar 2025, 2:00 pm GMTAll Nations Christian College, Easneye, Ware SG12 8LX, UKA creative, residential Lenten retreat I run at All Nations Christian College in East Hertfordshire, U.K. Highlights include pottery session, art retreat, music ministry and guided contemplative prayer reflections based on the themes of "Lament & Hope". Register by 3 March 2025.
Mon, 07 AprAll Nations Christian College07 Apr 2025, 2:00 pm GMT+1 – 10 Apr 2025, 2:00 pm GMT+1All Nations Christian College, Easneye, Ware SG12 8LX, UKAn individually-guided retreat for Christians looking to get away for a few days to seek God. Offered in the lush English countryside, this retreat offers space and quiet, with no set program and only 2 sessions of spiritual direction to start and finish your retreat. Register by 24 March 2025.
Date and time is TBDOnline Spiritual Direction via ZoomDate and time is TBDOnline Spiritual Direction via ZoomI have availability for individual spiritual direction, and I work across time zones! Contact me for a free, commitment-free trial session!
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About Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction is an ancient ministry that has been part of the Christian tradition since the earliest times. The desert fathers and mothers were convinced of the value of having a spiritual guide or companion with whom to share their experiences of the ways the Lord had been present to them in their life journeys. Likewise, the early Celtic Christians valued the practice so much that they sometimes travelled great distances over land and sea to meet with their spiritual director, known as their Soul Friend ('Anam Cara').
"Spiritual direction is a prayer process in which a person seeking help in cultivating a deeper relationship with God meets with another for prayer and conversation that is focused on increasing awareness of God in the midst of life experiences and facilitating surrender to God's will."
(David Benner, "Sacred Companions", 2002)
Spiritual direction is not problem-based, although problems may be part of a person’s spiritual journey. Rather, it is faith-based, and it works on the premise that those seeking spiritual accompaniment will have some sense of their lives being an expression of their relationship with God. Distinct from counselling, coaching or mentoring, Spiritual Direction focuses primarily on one’s relationship with God, and helps one to discern God’s presence and action in one’s faith journey.
As a spiritual director rooted in the Christian faith, I recognise that God has called each person to faith through God’s own love, and the Holy Spirit really is the True Director and Guide for each soul. I do not offer therapy, counselling or give advice. Through prayer and reflective listening, I serve as a human spiritual companion in helping you discern the work of the Spirit in your life.
