List of available MSDN Spiritual Directors
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| Last Name | First Name | City | State - Province | Description of Practice | Retreats | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hershberger | Janice | Millersburg | Ohio | Individual and group spiritual direction, meet in person or through phone/zoom | Open to anyone | |
| Hess | Dwayne | Baltimore | Maryland | I'm open to meeting with anyone. I'm flexible and willing to adapt to different personalities and needs as they present themselves. I have a special place in my heart for those who have had difficult experiences with the church or with religion in general. I identify with the LGBTQ+ community, and welcome spiritual exploration on this topic. | Group spiritual direction. Retreat or workshop topic: "Welcoming the outsider in your faith community." | I'm available to meet with people in-person in the Baltimore area, or online via video call. www.dwaynehess.net |
| Hoover Seidel | Christi | Harrisonburg | Virginia | I combine spiritual direction and energy work to midwife the awakening of soul consciousness in individuals. | I have offered Vision Board Retreats, Radical Self-Care Retreats, Falling in Love with the Earth Retreats; and Personal Retreats | Flexible. Daytime or Evening. |
| Hostetter | Sherill | Harrisonburg | Virginia | 20 plus years of giving spiritual direction. Have walked with persons seeking inner healing from trauma or crises or family-of-origin issues or healing of God image. Have training in Gestalt Pastoral Care. Have been spiritual director for ecumenical pastors. | Spirituality of Aging | women and men in person or via zoom, facetime, or skype |
| Janzen | Wendy | Kitchener | Ontario | Individual Spiritual Direction/Guidance, as well as group retreats, sessions, and worship, with a focus on eco-spirituality. I am available to meet in person, online, or phone. When meeting in person, I like to offer the option of having sessions outdoors while we walk together in a park or trail. | Church Retreats; Youth Retreats; Eco-spirituality; Spiritual Practices in Nature; Forest Church/Wild Church; Creation Care; Hiking Retreats; Staff Retreats | Open to all |
| Johnston | Ruth | North Liberty | IA | I worked 14 years as hospital chaplain, 9 years as hospice grief counselor, had intermittent spiritual direction clients throughout the years as well. Special interest is around grief, loss, and transitions. Also open to spiritual seekers, traditional and non-traditional thinkers. | I am open to anyone who is genuinely interested in paying attention to the movements of the Spirit. I have a broad sense of ministry and enjoy working with a variety of people. | |
| Kanode | Suzy | Harrisonburg | Virginia | women only; folks who are spiritual but not religious; individual and small group | ||
| Kauffman | Gay | Elkhart | Indiana | Group and individual Spiritual Direction | Open to anyone | |
| Kauffman | Christy Heatwole | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Individual spiritual direction and companionship | Open to all | |
| Kropf | Marlene | Port Townsend | Washington | Prayer, spiritual formation of leaders, healing, seasons of the Christian year, Celtic spirituality, transitions | Persons in Pacific Northwest region | |
| Lanting | Esther | Goshen | Indiana | Prayer, spiritual meditation, Spiritual growth during transitions | local men and women | |
| Lehman | Cheryl M | Tucson | Arizona | Semi-retired. Able to meet with persons on a more short term basis. | Contemplation, spiritual formation, spiritual practices | Women, men, groups, clergy, supervision for spiritual directors |
| Lioi | Samantha | Buffalo | NY | via Zoom and in person, engage the body in prayer & spirituality, nature/eco-spirituality, wisdom of the Enneagram, discernment and transition, contemplative spirituality | Advent, Lent, Ignatian discernment/trusting divine Love and inner wisdom | open to women, men, non-binary people of any faith heritage, LGBTQ+ friendly, committed to undoing racism |
| Luitjens | Rachelle | Olds | Iowa | I am available to meet in person or online. | All are welcome | |
| Masssanari | Eric | Newton | Kansas | I approach spiritual direction as a unique contemplative practice that nurtures our most intimate and fundamental relationship as human beings: our connection with God, the source and ground of our being. Like any relationship, our relationship with God requires attention, intention and continued nurturing. I seek to support you in that process through deep and reflective listening, combined with a commitment to offer ongoing support and accountability on your spiritual journey. Particular areas of interest for me include: contemplative prayer practices, Enneagram work, Christian mysticism, ecumenical and inter-faith dialog, aging and end-of-life issues, clergy care, poetry and creative writing. | Prayer, scripture meditation, caregiver support, spiritual growth during transitions, aging/eldering, death and dying, seasons of the Christian year | Open to all (in-person or via Zoom) |
| Mellinger | Laurie | Lititz | Pennsylvania | “Come Away (before you come undone”; “Drinking Deeply: The Practice of Lectio Divina”; “Desire and Hope”; “Quiet and Effective: Leading as an Introvert”; “Spiritual Formation and Sexual Identity”; “Streams of Living Water: Traditions in Christian Spirituality”; “Prayer in Lent and Ordinary Time” | Open to all; meet with clients in Lititz or Myerstown, PA. Willing to work virtually/online/at a distance | |
| Miller | Evan | Goshen | Indiana | I am especially interested in the intersections of spirituality, leadership, and organizational governance. My aim is to help leaders of both faith-based and secular organizations grow spiritually, and bring their whole, maturing selves to their leadership role, regardless of the context. My practice is based at Pathways Retreat (www.pathwaysretreat.org). | Open | |
| Minter | Karla | New Paris | Indiana | How to Reclaim your Vision to Impact the World: a 5-week experience for vision-driven creatives (on-line); Spiritual Practices for Peacemakers (on-line); Group Prayerful Process fostering Spiritual Discernment and Missional Leadership Capacity (on-line); Contemplative Retreats; Biblical Storytelling; Other | On-line and In-person | |
| Moeljono | Rebeka | Glendora | CA | Spiritual direction through zoom | Discerning God’s Call/Life Transitions, Dreamworks, Spiritual Gifts, Enneagram Prayers, Creative Prayers (Praying with Colors, Praying with Your Body, Creative Journaling), Food and Spirituality, Photography and Spirituality, Nature and Spirituality, Cycling Retreat. | women |
| Peifer | Jane | Harrisonburg | VA | I provide in person SD for folks in Lancaster, PA and in Harrisonburg, VA. I also am practiced at meeting with folks via phone or computer connection. Twenty four years of pastoral ministry provides experience and expertise for directing pastors. My listening/guiding uses the wisdom of the enneagram when appropriate. I also provide group Spiritual Direction. | I am hired by Eastern Mennonite Seminary to provide Remote Day Silent Retreats for pastors -- meeting at 9am and 4pmEST via zoom. I lead an annual post Easter retreat for a group of women pastors each year. I have taught a variety of classes for congregations about Spiritual Formation. | All ages of women, men, groups; all faith groups or no faith experience |