Spiritual Direction
Christian spiritual direction is simply one Christian walking alongside another to help:
- Pay attention to God's personal communication by His Spirit and through His Word
- Respond to this personally communicating God
- Grow in intimacy with God
- Live life in the light of this relationship with God
(Adapted from Barry & Connolly, The Practice of Spiritual Direction)
Spiritual direction is different than...
Christian counseling, mentoring, programs of discipleship, and pastoral care. While it shares the common goal of these other modalities of growing as a whole person into Christlikeness, it differs in that its primary ministry offering is that of listening hospitality. A spiritual director creates space for you to listen to your life stories with an ear for discerning the movement of the Holy Spirit in your life.
Who is a spiritual director?
The true spiritual director in Christian faith is always God. The human spiritual director is a trained faith companion who helps another to notice and respond to the movement of God in their life.
How do I make an appointment?
Spiritual Direction is currently being offered only to students enrolled at Union University's main Jackson campus. Schedule an initial, exploratory spiritual direction session below.
Schedule an Appointment for Spiritual Direction What to Expect
Meet Our Spiritual Director
Chelsy Crawford is a certified spiritual director, with training from Richmont Graduate School and the Martin Institute for Christianity and Culture at Westmont College. She is currently taking appointments for initial, exploratory spiritual direction sessions.