Life Direction Team :: Activities

On-Going Spiritual Direction, Retreat in Daily Life and Individually-Directed Retreats

Certificate in Christian Spiritual Direction

Collaboration with SPI: Foundations in Ministry Certificate Programme

COMING EVENTS: Understanding the Dynamics of two FREEDOMS in my SELF in spiritual direction

Others activities in 2008

On-Going Spiritual Direction, Retreat in Daily Life and Individually-Directed Retreats

What is it all about?

"It is a one-on-one relationship mutually agreed upon, in prayer and conversation. it is directed toward deepening intimacy with God, helping the person who journeys to discern the presence and leading of the Spirit of God - the one Jesus sent as our true Spiritual Director."
- David G. Benner

"Simply put, spiritual direction is helping people tell their sacred stories everyday. It helps persons learn how to live in peace, with compassion, promoting justice as humble servants of that which lies beyond all names."
- Liz Budd Ellmann

Who needs it? Why?

"The widespread interest in spiritual direction among religious, clergy and lay people is a thought provoking paradox. There is a widespread quest for personal authenticity through experienced interiority.

Somehow, we must be something meaningful if anything we do is to be genuinely significant."
- Sr. S. M. Schneiders, IHM

"I stumbled into spiritual direction because of my need to feel God's presence around me in my life: the practice of having a spiritual companion has done wonders for me."
- Victor Lam

What is required of me?

Either of these attitudes need to be present:

A desire to begin to grow in relationship with God
OR
Having begun a personal relationship with God, desire to foster that relationship

How do I get started?

Kindly contact us to make arrangements and one of our spiritual directors will help you in your spiritual journey.

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Certificate in Christian Spritual Direction [Apr 08 - Sep 09]

It is heartening to see how spiritual direction is gradually receiving some recognition with regards to its importance in our day to day living and in all those who appreciate continuing growth and depth in living out faith.

There have been many enquiries (although slow in coming, initially) about this ministry of healing, reconciliation in the pastoral field of the church and among Christians.

There were 29 enquiries, some have also requested for application forms. After the interviews on those who have applied we are happy to inform that 17 participants have been accepted to the modified two year spiritual direction programme which is scheduled to begin with an orientation programme on Friday 4th April 2008.

This will continue for 18 months. The programme includes the following which participants have committed themselves to:

1. First Saturdays of the month: Full Day Session
2. Individual Spiritual Direction: Twice Monthly
3. Faith Sharing Sessions: Monthly
4. Supervision sessions: (second half of the programme)

“Spiritual Direction helps incarnate the WORD, so that our “professed theology” becomes an “operative theology”. Spirituality puts prayer in conversation with the rest of our lives. It enables each one to find God in the ministerial service that fills our days, and is one of the effective means of finding God in family, friends and in all of creation.” - R Coll, CSJ

Life Direction Team, Singapore, requests prayers for this third group of participants to this Spiritual Direction Formation programme. Please pray for all the presenters for the various sessions too. Pray that each participant in this journey of spiritual direction be enabled to further appreciate and deepen their own relationship with God. They will be better able to discover their call to this awesome mystery and ministry of spiritual direction.

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Collaboration with SPI: Foundations in Ministry Certificate Programme

Date: Feb 07 - Nov 08

Life Direction Team offers spiritual direction/accompaniment to participants of the Foundation in Ministry Certificate Programme during their course.

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COMING EVENTS:

Understanding the Dynamics of two FREEDOMS in my SELF in spiritual direction

EXPLORING My Shadowed SELF and The GOLD in my SHADOW in relation to the ministry of Spiritual Direction

[ Understanding the Dynamics of two FREEDOMS in my SELF in spiritual direction ]

Conducted by: Rev Michael McGuire, SSC , Phd Psychology

An itinerant and much sought after facilitator on perspectives of the Anthropology of the Christian Vocation in the field of spiritual direction.

VENUE: Good Shepherd Oasis

790 Thomson Road

Singapore 291842

Dates and Times: Friday, 4th July 2008 9 am -5 pm

Sunday 6th July 2008 9 am - 3pm

FOR WHO? Members of Life Direction Team

ALL who are currently in the practice of giving spiritual direction.

Registration: lifedirectionteam@yahoo.com.sg

LDT Members: S$90/- for the two days [with lunch]

(NB: to register early by Thursday 27th June: (after this date please contribute as per non- member. Thank you!)

Non- LDT Members: S$120/- for the two days [with lunch ]

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