Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction Service
Regent College acknowledges the transformational benefits of spiritual direction and offers students the opportunity to engage in spiritual direction/companionship (these terms are used interchangeably) through the Spiritual Direction Service.
The Spiritual Direction Service is facilitated by the Dean of Students Office for all students studying at Regent College.
What Is Spiritual Direction?
We understand spiritual direction as a practice of spiritual companionship that helps us to discern God’s loving presence and activity in our lives as well as God’s gracious invitations to us.
Spiritual direction offers:
- Companionship from a trained individual who creates contemplative space for attending to our experience of life and our experience of God.
- A reflective process, rather than a directive one.
- An emphasis on nurturing our personal relationship and encounter with Christ.
- An integration of heart knowledge and head knowledge.
- Encouragement toward discerning God’s voice amidst many other voices in our lives.
- A heightened awareness of the Sacred in all of life and the movements of the Spirit in us.
How Does the Service Work?
Regent College is privileged to have a network of spiritual directors/companions in the Vancouver area who have agreed to offer a discounted rate for Regent students. Spiritual direction is offered on an individual basis or in a group, depending on your needs and resources. The agreed upon discounted rate to the Regent community is $50 per session, and frequency is typically monthly.
Eligible MDiv students are able to access a further subsidy for this service, and their rate is $20 per session (details on accessing the subsidy can be found on Moodle).
More information about the Spiritual Direction Service can be found on Moodle (Regent Login required).
