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Previous Educational Outreach Events

November 2010

Spiritual Guidance and Justice Institute: November 1st, 2010.

April 2010


Spiritual Directors International Educational Events
"Gratefulness: The Heart of Spiritual Care"
San Francisco, California, USA: April 8-12, 2010

March 2010

Join SDI at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress
Anaheim, California, USA: March 19, 2010
Learn gathering times and RSVP to meet during Congress

January 2010

FREE Teleconference: “How to Seek and Find a Spiritual Director” January 12, 2010 12:00-1:00 EST; 5:00-6:00 GMT/UTC.


December 2009

Parliament of the World Religions
Making a World of Difference: Hearing Each Other, Healing the Earth
Melbourne, Australia: December 3-9, 2009

Spiritual Directors International will offer a workshop and opportunities for Parliament participants to come to a “listening post” to experience spiritual direction for FREE. This is a great chance to share the ministry and service of spiritual direction around the world and across traditions as thousands of people who care about religion will gather in Melbourne in December.


November 2009


The PBS Religion and Ethics program came to Seattle to produce an upcoming segment about spiritual direction!

On Monday, November 16, 2009, PBS was filming at the Seattle University Chapel of Saint Ignatius. Father Pat O’Leary, SJ, told the story of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, talking about the Ignatian spiritual exercises, prayer, and the importance of spiritual direction. We will keep you updated on when this segment is due to air - stay tuned!

September 2009

FREE Teleconference: “How to Seek and Find a Spiritual Director” September 15, 2009 12:00-1:00 EDT; 4:00-5:00 GMT/UTC.

July 2009


Bridges to Understanding: Multifaith and Interfaith Spiritual Direction
July 20-24, 2009, Colchester, Vermont, USA
Carol A. Fournier, NCC, Liz Ellmann, MDiv, Kathleen McAlpin, RSM, Brother Jamal Rahman, and Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit

Plus bonus programs open to the public!

Join us for two very special events that will be held during the weeklong Bridges to Understanding course at St. Michael’s College near Burlington, Vermont:

  • Psalms For the Soul:  An Evening of Song and Prayer with Rabbi Shawn Israel Zevit Monday, July 20, 2009 7:30 p.m.
  • Perspectives on Peace Panel Reflection & Reception -- FREE Wednesday, July 22, 2009 7:00 p.m.

May 2009

Spiritual Direction: Growing Seeds of Peace:
Bellevue, Washington, USA: May 5, 2009, 9:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

April 2009

 Spiritual Directors International Pre-Conference Institutes in Houston, Texas, USA:

  • Men’s Spiritual Journeys: Signposts on the Way: April 15-16, 2009
  • Spirituality and Health Care: A Time of Renewal: April 16, 2009 from 9:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
  • Health Care as Sacred Vocation: April 16, 2009 from noon–5:00 p.m.


 “Practices of Spiritual Presence”: Houston, Texas, USA: Thursday, April 16, 2009, 5:00 p.m.

  • Spiritual Directors International Public Event


 Spiritual Directors International North America Conference "Being Present" Houston, Texas, USA: April 17-19, 2009

 Spiritual Directors International Leadership Institute, “Wide Open Spaces: Discerning New Horizons with The Next Generation”: Houston, Texas, USA: April 20–21, 2009


March 2009

Los Angeles Religious Education Congress:
Anaheim, California, USA, February 27 - March 1, 2009


Center for Action and Contemplative presents:
The Emerging Church: Conversations, Convergence and Action
with Fr. Richard Rohr, Brian McLaren, Phyllis Tickle, Shane Claiborne and Alexie Torres-Fleming
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, March 20-22, 2009



February 2009


Spiritual Care Summit. Health and Hope: The Hard Reality of Living Intentionally in a Village of Care. Orlando, Florida, USA: February 1-4, 2009.
Dawn Grinenko, MD; Dan Robinson, DPharm, Carol Ludwig, MA; and Liz Budd Ellmann, MDiv co-present workshop, “Spiritual Care for Health Care Providers.”


Spiritual Directors International Leadership Institute: Spiritual Direction and Health Care: Orlando, Florida, USA: February 5, 2009

 

January 2009

The Third Eye: Contemplation as an Alternative Consciousness with Richard Rohr, OFM: Denver, Colorado, USA: January 16-17, 2009
Sponsor: Spiritual Direction Colorado.



2008

December 2008

FREE Teleconference: “How to Seek and Find a Spiritual Director” December 4, 2008 12:00-1:00 EST Spiritual Directors International Public Event

November 2008

Inner and Outer Landscapes - 2008 Jubilee Associates Continuing Education Event Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA: November 7-9, 2008 Sponsor: Pacific Jubilee Program

To register or learn more about the Inner and Outer Landscapes conference click  

October 2008

Machu Picchu—A Pilgrimage for Spiritual Directors Peru, South America: October 21-November 4, 2008

Methodist Spiritual Directors 2008 Retreat Alexandria, Louisiana, USA: October 27-30, 2008.  Sponsored by Fellowship of United Methodist Spiritual Directors and Retreat Leaders

The Many and The One: Multi-faith and Interfaith Sensitivities in Spiritual Direction and Formation Litchfield, Connecticut, USA: October 30, 2008 Spiritual Directors International Leadership Institute

September 2008

Second Global Gathering of Guardians for Gratefulness with Bro. David Steindl-Rast and Chungliang Al Huang Morschach, Switzerland at Mattli Retreat Center: September 12-15, 2008

To register or learn more about the Gratefulness Events, click here.

August 2008

FREE Teleconference: “Program Directors Connect, Contemplate, Create” August 21, 2008 12:00 EDT Spiritual Directors International Member Event


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