CERTIFICATE DESCRIPTION:
The Vocational Certificate in Spiritual Direction is a graduate-level program that prepares growing believers to become a full-time spiritual director. Students are specially trained to develop other believers into spiritual maturity.

CAREERS:

• Spiritual Director

• Pastoral Counselor

• Chaplain in a Christian organization

• Prayer Pastor

• Church Staff

OUTCOMES:

1. Think Christianly about spiritual direction 

2. Be present as a person while serving in the role of spiritual director

3. Guide spiritual seekers in appropriately honoring ways

4. Pace with the Holy Spirit and submit to the authority of Scripture in all of its life-giving ways

5. Structure and conduct sessions for spiritual direction that include real prayer

6. Help spiritual directees resolve conflicts by working out issues within themselves

7. Revitalize personally as a minister of God with regular, restorative self-care 

8. Follow ethical guidelines for best practices for spiritual directors regarding truth telling, power dynamics, adequate recordkeeping, professional boundaries, the right kind of confidentiality, mandatory reporting, referring directees to clinical experts or a reliable hotline, etc.

9. Make practical changes in their own behavior by correcting their understanding of Who God is and who they are.

10. Take responsibility for their personal time and energy management

11. Find moral courage, even in the face of opposition

12. Approach the future with a vision that accords with their Life Mission Statement.

REQUIREMENTS:

16 Foundational Courses

Knowledge Courses

• Knowing Father God

• God's Mission

• Developing a Christian Mind

• Incarnate God

• Holy Spirit of Truth

• Knowing Yourself

• Theology of Money

• Suffering and Healing

Wisdom Courses

• Moral Authority

• Get Right On Mission

• Effective Listening

• Moral Courage

• Emotional Maturity

• Pause to Think & Pray

• Cultural Maturity

• Conflict Resolution

Identity Branding Statements

5 Elective Webinars

• Life Mission Statement

• Personal Vision Statement

• Individual Why Statement

Strategic Futuring

Research Discernment Lab

8 Vocational Courses

• Knowing How to Know

• Theology of the Image of God

• The Power of Words

• Secular Ideologies

• Spiritual Direction I

• Spiritual Direction II

• Spiritual Direction III

• How to Start a Business