Are you interested in strengthening your gifts for spiritual care giving, prayer, and discernment, both one-on-one and in groups?

Truett Seminary is offering a new spiritual direction-training program taught by Dr. Angela Reed.

Spiritual direction is a historic ministry of the church that involves accompanying others in prayerful reflection and conversation as they attend to God’s presence and calling in their lives and grow in prayer and Christian maturity. The courses include study, prayer, and practical ministry experiences with Baylor undergrads and in congregations. This certificate program requires a four-semester commitment in order to receive certification in spiritual direction.

The first cohort meets Fall 2017-Spring 2019. Course fees will involve two payments of $846 each due in August 2017 and August 2018, plus books and personal spiritual direction fees.

Participants may include Baylor University faculty and staff, Truett Seminary alumni, alumni of other theological institutions, and other interested applicants. Prerequisites in biblical and theological education and character references will be required for admission. The deadline for the completed application is August 18, 2017.

Certification

This program requires a four-semester commitment in order to receive certification in spiritual direction. The first cohort meets Fall 2017-Spring 2019. Course fees will involve two payments of $846 each due in August 2017 and August 2018, plus books and personal spiritual direction fees. The deadline for the completed application, including reference letters, is August 18, 2017.

For more information and application instructions, contact Truett_SpiritualForm@baylor.edu. Applications are processed and approved through Truett Seminary, then registration will occur through Continuing Education.

If you are eligible for employee tuition remission, you may choose to register for the course as a student. Please see Baylor Human Resources for information on this process. Those qualifying for tuition remission must also be approved through the Truett Spiritual Formation office to participate. Please contact Truett_SpiritualForm@baylor.edu for the application and reference forms.

About the Instructor

The primary instructor in the spiritual direction training program is Truett Seminary's Director of Spiritual Formation, Dr. Angela Reed. Dr. Reed has been a spiritual director for nearly two decades and has a passion for teaching others about this ministry. She is the author of Quest For Spiritual Community: Reclaiming Spiritual Guidance for Contemporary and co-author of Spiritual Companioning: A Guide to Protestant Theology and Practice which received the Dallas Willard Center book award for 2016.

Program Schedule

Meeting dates for the first year include four Saturdays in Fall 2017 (9:30 AM-4:30 PM): September 16, October 7, November 4, and December 2 (Spiritual Direction I) and four additional Saturdays in Spring 2018 (Spiritual Direction II). Training in the second year will continue with four Saturdays in Fall 2018 (Spiritual Direction III) and four in Spring 2019 (Spiritual Direction IV).