Spiritual Direction Training
2025 DATES TBA
Training Designed for Those Led to Care for the Soul
Become a certified s
piritual director through
TableTop Ministries
Spiritual direction is the practice of being with people as they deepen their relationship with God. It is the world's oldest methodology for healing one's soul and giving way to true self.
Pictured - Nancy Sensenig - Pennsylvania
The purpose of spiritual direction
To penetrate beneath the surface of a man’s life, to get behind the façade of conventional gestures and attitudes which he presents to the world, and to bring out his inner spiritual freedom, his inmost truth, which is what we call the likeness of Christ in his soul. -THOMAS MERTON-
Spiritual Direction takes the guesswork out of a relationship with the Divine. One person listening intently as another narrates the current season of life. Both knowing God sits at the heart and center of the words and emotions. Spiritual direction seeks the intimacy of community, giving power to carry each other's burdens.
Join Spiritual Director J.R. Mahon as he teaches this life changing course.
Pictured - Ryan King, San Diego, CA
The role of spiritual director
The spiritual director is trained to listen, discern and ask questions. Directors vigilantly pay attention to the person’s story and the Holy Spirit to encourage spiritual growth. Spiritual direction is not counseling. It is the commitment to discover what God is doing in a person’s life and to help that person come closer to Christ.
Pictured - Andō, Llangennith, Wales
Spiritual Direction Training
2025 COHORT
2025 DATE TBA - Cohort One / Spiritual Direction 101
2025 DATE TBA - Cohort Two / “Face-To-Face”
2025 DATE TBA - Cohort Three - The Invitation To Listen
2025 DATE TBA - Cohort Four - Spiritual Practices
2025 DATE TBA - Cohort Five - Persona & Ego
2025 DATE TBA - Cohort Six - Nothing to Prove, Nothing To Lose
TIMES:
SUNDAYS
10:00am - 2:00pm EST / 7:00am - 11:00pm PST
COST:
$150.00 per session or $800.00 for entire course load
RESERVE YOUR SPOT BELOW
OR CALL / TEXT J.R. 619.964.0337
Workshops run throughout the year with an accompanying reading list. You may join workshops at any time.
Workshop Details:
ONE - Spiritual Direction / 101
Reading - Soul Friend - Kenneth Leech / Holy Listening - Margaret Guenther
Training Agenda:
Lectio Divina
Where are you? / Assessment
What is spiritual direction / History
The “Call” to spiritual direction
The movement of spiritual direction
Directees
Group / one-on-one sessions / exercises
Centering Prayer
TWO - Spiritual Direction / Face-to-Face
Reading - Holy Invitations - Jeannette A. Bake / Walk With Me: Transformation through the Pathway of Spiritual Direction - Cathy Aj Hardy
Training Agenda:
Lectio Divina
Who is in front of you?
Directee boundaries
Tools for the Journey / Enneagram
Group / one-on-one session exercises
Centering Prayer
THREE - Spiritual Direction / The Invitation to Listen
Reading - Christ of the Celts - John Philip Newell & Into The Silent Land - Martin Laird
Training Agenda:
Lectio Divina
What is listening
Hearing Spirit - the voice inside
Listening results
Listening not fixing
Group / one-on-one sessions / exercises
Silence
FOUR - Spiritual Direction / Spiritual Practices
Reading - The Naked Now - Richard Rohr & The Universal Christ - Richard Rohr
Training Agenda:
Lectio Divina
Introduction to practices
Guiding people in practice
Group / one-on-one sessions / exercises
Silence
FIVE - Spiritual Direction / Persona & Ego
Reading - Wisdom Jesus - Cynthia Bourgeault
Training Agenda:
Lectio Divina
Persona awareness
The structure of the ego
Becoming aware
Group / one-on-one sessions / exercises
Silence
SIX - Spiritual Direction / Nothing to Prove, Nothing to Lose
Reading - The Way To Love - Anthony de Mello
Training Agenda:
Lectio Divina
Being open / Being all in
Nothing to prove, nothing to lose
Group / one-on-one sessions / exercises
Silence
Workshop Reading Requisites:
Workshop #1 - Soul Friend - Kenneth Leech / Holy Listening - Margaret Guenther
Workshop #2 - Holy Invitations - Jeannette A. Bake / Walk With Me: Transformation through the Pathway of Spiritual Direction - Cathy Aj Hardy
Workshop #3 - Christ of the Celts - John Philip Newell & Into The Silent Land - Martin Laird
Workshop #4 - The Naked Now - Richard Rohr & The Universal Christ - Richard Rohr
Workshop #5 - Wisdom Jesus - Cynthia Bourgeault
Workshop #6 - The Way To Love - Anthony de Mello
*Reading not required but highly suggested:
A New Earth - Eckhart Tolle
True Spiritual Community - Larry Crabb
Writings on Spiritual Direction - Edited by Jerome M. Neufelder and Mary C. Coelho
The Essential Enneagram - Daniels, David & Virginia Price
Awareness - Anthony de Mello
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