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Research Papers on Aspects of Spiritual Direction

The following papers on various aspects of the ministry of Spiritual Direction have been written by trainees in the Spiritual Growth Ministries Spiritual Directors' Formation Programme.  Most are in PDF format (requiring Adobe Reader).

A Christian Earth Centred Spirituality - Sr Mary Maitland

A Lay Woman’s Reflection on Marist Spirituality and the interface with Spiritual Direction - Bev McDonald
(This project has also been published in the September 2007 issue no 13, of "Presence: An International Journal of Spiritual Direction" www.sdiworld.org)

An Introduction to Focusing - Lynne Brown

Aspects of Samoan Indigenous Spirituality - Emanuela Betham

Bridges for Evangelicals: Journeying into Contemplative Spirituality and Spiritual Direction - Elsa McInnes

Buried Seed: Spiritual Direction and the Vineyard Movement - Fran Francis

Catherine of Sienna - Spiritual Director par excellence - Joan Bennett

Chronic Pain - An Invitation to Spiritual Growth - Sylvia Richardson

Contemplative Prayer Life and Belonging in Church - Margaret Dewse

Crone, St. Anne and Kuia - Pip Nicholls

Dark Night and Depression - Michael Watson (with associated document to download separately)

Directed Lives - Anne Chrisp (with an Appendix to download separately)

Divided No More - Journeying Towards and Undivided Life: The life and teaching of Parker J. Palmer and its relevance for Spiritual Direction - Angelika Halstead

Exploration of Connections between Spiritual Direction and Workplace Chaplaincy - Raewyn Perry

From Cloister to Café - Ceridwyn Parr

God is in the Neighbourhood - Bruce Maden

Healing Dysfunctional Images of God - Gay Cochran

How Directive Should Christian Spiritual Direction Be? - Peter Benge

Ignatian Spirituality and Spiritual Direction - Lilian (Lian Bee) Koh

Integrating the Active and the Contemplative in the Marketplace: a glimpse of the weaving of a seamless garment - Lois Bellingham

Issues Facing Returning Missionaries and How Spiritual Direction Can Help - Alison Palmer

Issues in Spiritual Direction with Chinese and Korean Immigrants to NZ - Pauline Causley

Journalling in a Nutshell - Barb Harrison
  Maori Spirituality, Christian Spirituality and Spiritual Direction - Moira McLennan                       *** NEW PAPER ***

Metaphors of "Dark Night" in the Writing of Philip Yancey - Geoffrey Skilton

Mission and the Art of Spiritual Direction - Simon Brown

Missionaries in Isolated Places and Spiritual Direction - Joan Gore

Moving Towards Nonviolence and Peacemaking - The Spiritual Journey - Sharon Corrigan

Mysticism in the 21st Century - Sally Smith

Offering Spiritual Direction to Extraverts - Shirley Wilson

Post-Evangelicalism and Spiritual Direction - Nola Myles

Praying With Icons – Andrew J. Brown

Praying with the Imagination - Robyn Lewis

Resistance in Pastors to Spiritual Direction - Jane Wilkinson

Responding to God through Religious Art - Joanne Garton

Sacred Hospitality: Creating a Sacred Space for Those Outside the Church - Liz Maluschnig

Spiritual Abuse - Jeannie Cochrane

Spiritual direction and Gay Christians - Ron Larsen

Spiritual Direction as a Model for Pastoral Ministry - Brian Hamilton

Spiritual Direction by Email for Missionaries in Isolated Places: An Initial Exploration - Margaret Tooley

Spiritual Direction for Those in Ordained Ministries - Murray Mills (with Appendix to download separately)

Spiritual Direction Through Faith Stages & Cross-Cultural Transitions - Adrienne Thompson

Spiritual Direction with the Aging - Doreen Riddell

Spiritual Direction, the Kingdom and the Emerging Church - Bruce Warwick

Suzanne Aubert: Foundress of the Sisters of Compassion  - Sr Helen Farrelly

Take Care of My Sheep - Kathleen Gavin

Temple or Temporal? The Spirituality of the Body - Nita Hill (with separate Appendices)

The Communication of God Through His Creation - Brendon Ojala

The Creative Process as a Tool in Spiritual Direction – Patricia O’Donnell

The Emerging Recognition of Shadow - Marg Shearing

The Long View: Reflections and Meditations for the Spiritual Journey - Clare Lind

The Ministry of Spiritual Direction - An Interface between Church & Society - Derek Shore

The Order of Preachers and Spiritual Direction - Anne Aalbers

The Place and Nature of Spiritual Direction For Generation X – Di Woods
 (with Appendix 1 and Appendix 2 which need to be downloaded separately)

The spiritual care of the frail & elderly with Alzheimer's Disease - Ngaire Beehre

The Value of God-Focused Times - Colleen Mounsey

Transformed by Grace - Ruth Coyle

Two Modern Christian Mystics: Simone Weil & Thomas Merton - Joyce Budenberg

Whisperings of Intimacy - Jo Anastadiadis

Women of the Millennium - Alison Williams

 

The following booklet is also available from the author Maggie Smith, Hororata, Canterbury, New Zealand:
"Pause and Consider - Appetizers for Prayer"