Nebraska Synod ELCA

Spiritual Director Training Program of the Nebraska Synod

Discerning a call towards serving as a Spiritual Director?

Seeking the Spirit Within, in partnership with the Nebraska Synod, offers a three-year formational program for people sensing a call to be spiritual directors.

Spiritual Directors walk with others who are seeking to deepen their spiritual lives. The mission of Seeking the Spirit Within is to help ensure that people everywhere in Nebraska and beyond have access to that kind of spiritual companionship. To help fulfill that mission, we offer a high-quality certificate program in becoming a Spiritual Director.

Participants will meet regularly online (and in person at our Summit retreats in years one and two) with a small group of other students and a certified spiritual director to study materials, deepen one’s understanding of contemplative practices and principles of spiritual direction, developing the skills necessary to serve as a spiritual director.

After two years of study and successful completion of all requirements, the student will enter a third year of mentoring and supervision in order to receive certification as a spiritual director. We encourage all our certified spiritual directors to join our ongoing education program called: Reflective Practices as well as continuously meet with their own spiritual director.