Develop skills to “listen people to life” through discernment and prayer.

This non-credit bearing certificate of completion provides unique training for anyone desiring to “listen people to life” on their spiritual journeys.

The Listening People to Life Training in Spiritual Direction certificate of completion can be integrated into the Kairos Master of Arts program. Additional admissions materials, costs, and coursework are required for participation at the master’s level.

A cohort session will begin on September 11, 2025, and conclude in May 2026 for individuals who meet two of the following requirements:

• Currently meeting with a certified spiritual director, preferably for 4-6 months. Consider finding a spiritual director at www.graftedlife.org.
• Accepted into a Kairos degree program and are working on, or have completed, the Christian Spirituality outcome.
• Completed spiritual formation training with either Apprentice Institute, Renovare, Transforming Center, VantagePoint3, or others.

Program Overview

Listening People to Life is offered via Zoom. There is no residency requirement for this certificate program. The 2025 one-year cohort will meet on Thursdays from 10 a.m. – 12 Noon Central.

This certificate of completion requires an interview prior to admission.

Listening People to Life Demonstrated Competencies

This certificate of completion for Training in Spiritual Direction requires participation in a number of activities, projects, and tasks and focuses on the following competencies.

For the
Certificate
of Completion,
you must:

• Read at least the assigned readings and thoughtfully participate in class discussions and experiences.
• Be in spiritual direction throughout the program (minimum of 9 sessions) and write two reflection papers based on the director/directee sessions.
• Learn to ask meaningful questions.
• Participate in the listening people to life virtual retreat.
• Write a spiritual narrative that demonstrates God’s love; vulnerability, compassion, and redemptive living in Christ; and reflects living in the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Complete the Enneagram assessment.
• Lead a spiritual formation experience for the class.
• Create a collection of resources for use as a spiritual director.
• Learn how to establish a covenant with spiritual directees.
• Facilitate spiritual direction with three individual spiritual directees for a minimum of seven spiritual direction sessions, totaling 21 sessions (to be completed by the end of the commencing year).
• Complete a minimum of 21 hours of in-class supervised peer/group supervision.
• Learn to keep appropriate verbatims for each spiritual directee.
• Prepare a spiritual director profile/brochure.
• Participate in the Sabbath and Celebration retreat at the end of the commencing year.
• Has prepared a spiritual director professional development plan.