"SPIRITUAL THRIVING"
with
Dr Susan Phillips

Around 80 people from throughout the North Island enjoyed a rich day of reflection with Dr Susan Phillips in Auckland, on Wednesday 3 March.

The workshop combined input and creative reflection on two core biblical metaphors - rootedness and journeying.
 

Audio files (mp3) of the four sessions are now available:
1. Glimpses of Grace
2. Journey
3. Fruition
4. Closing session


        Click here

Who are we?

Spiritual Growth Ministries is a network of people from diverse Christian traditions and experience who find depth and meaning through the whole Christian heritage of contemplative spirituality.

The Spiritual Growth Ministries Trust* aims to enable people to develop spiritual resources for their life and work by deepening their relationship with God in Jesus Christ through spiritual direction, formation of spiritual directors, retreats and other experiences of prayer.

Contemplative spirituality

What do we do?

We express our passionate interest in contemplative spirituality in three main ways:

  • We offer a two year, part-time Formation Programme for the training of Christian spiritual direction.

    Details are available here
  • We publish 'Refresh' - a journal of contemplative spirituality - twice each year.

    Click here to read the most recent issue: "Storytelling"
Refresh journal
  • We produce an annual programme of retreats, quiet days and other events throughout New Zealand.

    To see the programme for 2010 click here
Programme

* Spiritual Growth Ministries is an incorporated trust registered with the Charities Commission on 17 June 2008 (CC 26037)

Important news regarding the SGM Journal 'Refresh'

This year Andrew Dunn, the foundation editor of SGM’s Refresh: A Journal of Contemplative Spirituality, completes 10 years as editor. This has been a voluntary position fulfilled with dedication and passion. The Winter 2010 edition will be his last. After that edition we will let Refresh lie fallow for twelve months.

Expressions of interest are sought for a new editor for Refresh, beginning with the Summer 2011/12 issue.

Click here for more details

 

Some key people ...

Barbara McMillan

Barbara McMillan
Formation Programme Coordinator

Andrew Pritchard

Andrew Pritchard
SGM Workgroup Convenor

Carole Hunt

Carole Hunt
SGM Administrator