Starting Spiritual Direction, John R. Mabry
Starting Spiritual Direction, John R. Mabry
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Starting Spiritual Direction
A Guide to Getting Ready, Feeling Safe, and Getting the Most Out of Your Sessions

Author: John R. Mabry

Narrator: Kevin Theis

Unabridged: 3 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2020


Synopsis

Starting spiritual direction for the first time? This book tells you everything you need to know.Rev. Dr. John R. Mabry can help. He has been a spiritual director for nearly twenty years, and is the director of the interfaith spiritual direction certificate program at the Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley, California.Starting Spiritual Direction is one of the first books on spiritual direction written for people who are receiving spiritual direction, rather than giving it. In a friendly, easy-to-read style, Dr. Mabry tells you everything you need to know to make your spiritual direction sessions a sacred and fruitful time.In this book, you’ll discover:-the history of spiritual direction-what happens in a spiritual direction session-how to prepare for a spiritual direction session-things your spiritual director is likely to say to you-what your spiritual director expects from youStarting Spiritual Direction is an essential guide for anyone who is new to spiritual direction. If you like spiritual authors who understand what you are going through, and can talk to you like a trusted friend, you’ll love Starting Spiritual Direction.Buy Starting Spiritual Direction today and get ready for your spiritual direction session!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Abigail on October 25, 2017

If you've never heard of spiritual direction, this book makes the case for including the practice in your life. If you receive a piritual direction, it might help clarify the "what should I say and do" question. I don't "agree" with every single opinion in the book, but I see value in considering th......more

Goodreads review by Adam on July 26, 2021

Summary: Basic introduction to the concept of Spiritual Direction and what to expect before you get started as a spiritual director. I am not completely sure how I picked up a copy of this. I think maybe it was a giveaway from the author. I don't think I agreed to review it. But as I was glancing thr......more

Goodreads review by Keith on February 06, 2021

A great overview of what spiritual direction should look like. This would be a great book to use as a basic guide for explaining what spiritual direction is to someone who is new in seeking direction. While you may not give them a full book to read, you may consider using it as a basic guide for your......more

Goodreads review by Lauren on May 06, 2018

I appreciated this book for its general overview of spiritual direction, as well as the way in which the author lays out in simple, straight-forward prose what one can expect and be wary of when embarking upon this journey. The ethics code in the back was a helpful addition. I did appreciate his sen......more

Goodreads review by Trey on February 10, 2021

This was a really helpful book told from the perspective of the Spiritual Director instead of the Directee. I believe this would be helpful to anyone wishing to embark on the journey of becoming a Spiritual Director.......more