June 12: Session 4 Flow

Art & Practice of Spiritual Direction

Session 4: Interior Movements

June 12, 2021
All times are listed in Pacific Time 

As with all retreats, times are flexible and may be adjusted along the way.

8:50  Zoom opens

9:00  Opening Ritual 

9:02  Opening Prayer: Mark 10:17-22 The Rich Young Man (23 min.)

9:25  Breakout Rooms: Share from journaling (20 min.)

9:45 Large Group: Recall Theological Presuppositions from March (15 min.)

10:00  Break (10 min.)

10:10  Discernment/Movements (10 min.) 

10:20 Role of Director with Directee (20 min.)

10:40 Role of Director with Self (5 min.)

10:45 2 Large Groups: Discussion of Ch 5 Sacred is the Call (20 min.)

11:05  Large group: Stretch Break (5 min.)

11:10   Counter Movements/Resistance (10 min.)

11:20 Mentor Groups: Discussion of Ch. 6 in Sacred is the Call & 

     Ch. 6 in The Practice of Spiritual Direction (40 min.)

12:00 Lunch! (With completion of Blocks to Spiritual Awareness and Practice) (90 min.)

1:30  Role Play and Discussion: Repression (25 min.) 

1:55  Role Play and Discussion: Resistance (20 min.)

2:15 Role Play and Discussion: Direction session: The Rich Young Man (35 min.)

2:50 Journal the day (5 min.)

2:55 Reminders and Closing Ritual (5 min.)

What’s Next? 

• Mentor group meeting with Quads
• Assignments for July: Keep checking the assignment page; Continue reading Holy Listening (Guenther) plus other reading ahead; Resources handouts, audios and videos 
• Reflection paper (due June 24)
• Continue looking for directees, if necessary 
• Begin supervision sessions