Spiritual Direction
Providing the simple gift of sacred presence and encouragement
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 ~
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
