SPIRITUAL DIRECTION RESOURCES
AND RESEARCH        
He mātauranga o ngā wairua

Browse our treasure trove of research on spiritual direction.
Enrich your practice.

Each participant in the second year of the Spiritual Growth Ministries Spiritual Directors Formation Programme engages in a research project on an aspect of the work of spiritual direction in which they have a particular interest. A selection of these Special Interest Papers are published on this website.

This collection offers a rich resource for spiritual directors and people interested in contemplative spirituality.

New papers are listed first, followed by links to projects organised by themes. Scroll further down to see a complete list of available papers.

Enter key words to find papers on specific topics.

David Crawley, SDFP Assistant Co-ordinator

 

New Papers on Spiritual Direction (2024/2025)

New category: In light of the growing number of Formation Programme participants from Asia, we have added a new category - Spiritual Direction in Asian Contexts. Follow the category link below to see the papers that begin this collection.

A Bridge to Abundant Life: Spiritual Direction with People Who Have Been Disempowered in Their Faith Communities - Christine Petrie

An Exploration of Sexual Desire as a Signpost to Our Hidden Desire for God and How Spiritual Direction Can Help Uncover and Explore This - Marcel Vickers

A Place for Spiritual Direction in the New Zealand Church - Sam Bate

At Home with God in Creation - Courtnay Walsh

Directing Someone Like Me: Extending Manaakitanga to Neurodivergent Spiritual Direction Clients - Abigail Vink

Discernment in the Spiritual Direction of the Desert Tradition - Tracey Hunt

Draw Near to Me - Opening Up the Drawing Process as a Spiritual Practice - Catherine Whaley

Experiences of participants who have recently completed the Spiritual Growth Ministries Spiritual Directors Formation Programme - Becs Jamieson

Reflections on Contemplative Spirituality as an Antidote to Burnout - Naomi Greene

Spiritual Direction in the Church - Kelly Capps

Spiritual Direction Through the Lens of Whakapapa for Those of Māori Descent - Trish Rollo

The Gift of Dreams - Tay-Marie Yorston

The Place of Spiritual Direction in a Local Chinese Church in Singapore - Liaw Chin Chen

The Role of Shadow Work in Spiritual Direction - Alan Stanley

The Sense of Touch: Using Clay and Spiritual Direction - Kaye Bustin

Using Julian of Norwich - 14th C Mystic - in Spiritual Direction - Caroline Talbot

 

Spiritual Direction Papers | By Category

 

Full Collection of Papers on Spiritual Direction

Arranged in alphabetical order, according to title.