SUPERVISION FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS

Anyone who is exercising the ministry of Spiritual Direction should consider the support afforded by supervision.   This is a valuable resource for people who regularly engage with another person in a professional one to one relationship.

The scope of supervision is wide.    It covers awareness of God in one's ministry, growth in insight and professionalism (good practice) and offers a `safe space' to explore feelings while receiving encouragement and support.

Sometimes the issues that come up in spiritual direction can be very complex, confusing or difficult to disentangle. It might be that the relationship between director and directee has become troubled, for whatever reason, or perhaps the director feels the directee is stuck in a given situation.   Supervision offers the opportunity for the director to step back and reflect with another professionally trained and trusted person in an environment of complete anonymity.       It is an attentive and supportive climate which should ideally allow the director to explore new options and ways to approach the difficulty that has arisen.

The Revd John-Francis Friendship and Revd Colin Travers jointly coordinate supervision in this area and either will be happy to answer any queries.   They can be contacted by email:

john[at]spiritual-direction-in-essex.org

colin[at]spiritual-direction-in-essex.org

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