Spiritual Direction

Providing the simple gift of sacred presence and encouragement

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 Having a safe, supportive companion to discuss your spiritual life can be life transforming.  

Spiritual companionship can unlock a world of possibilities and  joy. 
By learning how to be more loving, free-spirited, and generous towards all living creatures - including yourself! - your journey will become infinitely richer with intention and integrity.

Be Heard

With spiritual companionship you have someone to:

~ Listen to you ~

~ Keep calling you back to love and your true self ~

~ End your spiritual isolation and journey with you ~


Be Encouraged

Spiritual companionship is:

"The simple gift of sacred presence, offering the gentle and tenacious encouragement to open fully to God’s presence and to co-discern God’s activity in every aspect of life."

~ soulstream.org ~


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Awaken

”A sacred companion, like a spiritual director or friend, can guide and reflect back to us God’s presence in our life and the world—awakening new possibilities, connections, and deeper meaning."

~ cac.org ~


About Rod

Rod received his spiritual direction training from his dear friends at SoulStream back in 2007 and has been providing and receiving it ever since. He attended Canadian Bible College (now Ambrose University), UBC and Sauder School of Business. He received his coaching training from Essential Impact. He has taken multiple other courses on contemplation, praying for others, retreat leadership, coaching, and an introduction to counselling. He regularly offers retreats and sessions on topics such as silence, practicing contemplation in nature, and a variety of other contemplative practices. Rod is an avid hiker and nature photographer and nothing brings him more joy than spending time with his family and friends. 


As a spiritual director Rod is committed to doing the following*:
·    to be in regular spiritual direction,
·    when conducting a spiritual direction session to keep the focus of sacred presence foremost and not combine it with other therapies,
·    an adherence to the Spiritual Directors International ethical guidelines. (www.sdiworld.org) This includes the commitment to receive supervision regularly, either in a peer group or with an individual supervisor. 


*These are commitments I make to my directees, to myself, and to the spiritual direction community I am a part of called SoulStream

How do I get started?

To enter into a spiritual direction conversation with Rod, here are the initial steps and places you can go on the website to get your questions answered.

Book a free appointment

If you are ready to book an appointment for Spiritual Direction and get acquainted (the first session is free), you can go straight to my booking calendar and indicate if you want to have a Spiritual Direction conversation CLICK HERE

Second session and beyond

During a typical session we will light a Christ candle, spend some time in silence, and then discuss what is surfacing for you; What resistance do you feel? What are you feeling drawn to spiritually?

The first session

The first session will take place on Zoom and will be an opportunity to:

  • get acquainted,
  • answer any questions you might have about my approach to spiritual direction
  • and share a little bit about our individual spiritual journeys.

Let's start a conversation

If you are ready to book an appointment for Spiritual Direction (the first session is free), please fill out the form below.

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