Welcome to Spiritual Direction in the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church

Are you seeking a deeper relationship with Christ? Spiritual Direction is a ministry of holy listening with a trained spiritual companion. Together, through prayer and discernment, one may grow in awareness of the presence and movement of the Holy Spirit.

Are you seeking to affiliate with other Spiritual Directors for community and growth? The Northwest Conference Network of Spiritual Directors gathers, serves and learns together with the purpose of serving pastors, staff, their families, lay leaders, and congregants in the practice of holy listening.

About Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction is a ministry that offers sacred space to explore the presence and movement of God in one’s life. An experienced spiritual companion listens to another’s lived experience and joins in listening for the movement and direction of the Holy Spirit.

“For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from God” (Psalm 62:5).

In spiritual direction, it is believed that God is the true Spiritual Director. Through conversation, prayer, space, and silence, one can practice stepping into God’s light and listening for God’s voice.

In a spiritual direction session, a directee meets with a director for a designated time to listen together for the presence of God in the directee’s life. Sessions can be in person or virtual. The frequency and duration of the sessions can be determined through the directee’s and director’s discernment.

“Come near to God, and God will come near to you” (James 4:8).

The Spiritual Directors of the Northwest Conference are clergy and lay professionals trained through accredited institutions, are members of the Association of Covenant Spiritual Directors, and receive ongoing direction and supervision from trained professional spiritual directors.