Spiritual Directors Network

Adam is honored to be able to create safe and sacred spaces for others to grow in their awareness of God’s presence and activity in their lives. He currently serves on the pastoral staff at the Vineyard Church in Grafton, WI. He received his M.A. in Theology from Marquette University, his two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction, and is available for direction via in-person, Zoom, or Google Meet.

Through her years of ministry, Karen recognized a need to create space for people to hear God’s voice as they expressed doubts, concerns, or a longing for a deeper spiritual life. Her Master’s degree in social work and Master’s certificate in theology helps her understand spiritual formation and personal development as part of a holistic approach to faith and life. Karen received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction and is a trained director in The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius. Read her excellent article: Letting God Guide: Spiritual Direction Helped Me Get “Unstuck.”

Sandy has over 20 years of experience in pastoral ministry, and she loves to help women find God in the middle of their everyday lives. She carries a deep passion for encouraging people to discover creative ways in being present to the One who is always present to us, finding their unique voice along the way. Sandy, and her husband Marty, have served as co-trainers/teachers of spiritual direction for Sustainable Faith Schools of Spiritual Direction since 2015.

Nancy’s passion is to help you hear and respond to God in your life.  She loves creating safe spaces for you to hear and notice where God is at work.  As a spiritual companion (director) trained by Sustainable Faith and a member of ESDA, she supports you in your quest for a deeper relationship with God. She is a published author and has training in the Enneagram and contemplative prayer practices   She looks forward to meeting with you in person, on facetime, or by zoom.  When not meeting with people, she loves reading, writing, and especially spending time with family, her husband of over 45 years, grown children, and the four littles, who keep her bubbling with laughter over their antics.  She looks forward to walking forward with you in hearing and responding to God.

Chandelle offers spiritual direction as a listening ministry where she protects and holds open space for people to explore interior movements or feelings as they interact with God in a conversational relationship. She is also a certified life coach, working with individuals in the areas of leadership and soul care. Chandelle is available for retreats and speaking on spiritual formation and soul care rhythms. She received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction and a trained director in The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius.

Over the last 5 years Rachel has served The Sugar Land Vineyard as Executive Pastor while enjoying her great love of preaching and teaching. In 2012, she received her two-year certificate in Spiritual Direction from Sustainable Faith and upon completion has embarked on the journey of walking with others as they discern God’s movements in their lives. Rachel’s grandmother was a mid-wife so she had a personal mentor into what it means to “wait” with others for God to birth his desires in their innermost being. Rachel is a very natural encourager, so it is not uncommon to observe her loving others as they share their stories. As she has continued to train through the Ignatian Exercises, it seems like a natural progression to commit more of her time to sitting with others on the journey of spiritual formation. Rachel prefers Zoom or FaceTime but can also do in-person sessions with those in the Houston area.

Sarah is passionate about coming alongside others as they journey with Jesus, and making space for them to see God’s presence in their own lives, whether on the mountaintop or in the valley.  Her desire is to create a safe atmosphere where others can slow down from the busy pace of life and have protected time to be present to the Lord.  Sarah is a graduate of Vineyard Leadership Institute and has a B.A. in Art History.  She received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction. A trained director in The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius, Sarah is a member of ESDA and is available for direction via Skype, Zoom, or Face-Time.

Carrie has a passion to help people live a life that is better than busy! She is passionate about coming alongside you as a listening companion, and to help you notice God’s presence and activity in your life. She is a certified life coach, speaker, and published author and is available for women’s retreats.  She received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction. She is a member of ESDA and is available for direction via in-person, Zoom or Facetime.

Maggie is a pastor and church planter who is learning to walk out trusting Jesus in all things. Her heart and desire is to help hold space for people so that they can experience the powerful presence of God and notice His movement in their life. Maggie received her two year certificate from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction and is available to meet in-person, Zoom or Facetime.

Sheri has accompanied people on the journey in life in the capacity of professional ministry for over forty years.  Through her ministry and her own personal call and walk in life, she has come to “know” that it is in the “practicing” of God’s presence that transformation happens.  Sheri’s offering of Spiritual Direction comes from a deep place of peace and inviting others into a safe space to discover for themselves their inner resources and the unique and unconditional love of God that will help them be free to fulfill a sense of meaning and purpose in their ordinary and everyday life.  Sheri comes from a deep sense of valuing Celtic Spirituality and its’ invitation into the ordinary and sacred.  She has completed the 2-Year Academy for Spiritual Formation, the 3-year Spiritual Direction Program at the Franciscan Spirituality Center in LaCrosse, WI.  She is a trained director in the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius and values the work of persons through the Enneagram and the Rhythm and Motions of the Soul.   Sheri is available via in person, Face Time, and Zoom.

Bill, a veteran of 42 years of pastoral ministry, has embraced his passion for ministry working alongside persons who seek through spiritual practices to open up to the God who has always been present in their lives. Bill integrates practices from his Native American and Celtic spiritual heritages to help seekers to slow down and attend to the slow work of God within them. Bill received his two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction and is a trained director in The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius.

Jacqueline has served in ministry alongside her husband of 31 years, Tarrance C. Floyd-Pastor since 2002, while working in their family construction business for 25 years.  Jacqueline’s personal experience with a dark night of the soul sent her on a journey seeking more. She awakened to her need for a deeper relationship with Jesus through spiritual direction.  Helping others to become more aware of God’s presence and action within through the ministry of spiritual direction- companionship is her joy and delight. She is welcoming, compassionate and accountable. She offers a safe, quiet space, time, and active listening to those who need to be heard and are seeking answers on this journey called life. Jacqueline is a teacher, retreat leader, conference speaker and trained spiritual director. She received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction Ohio, and is available in person at Whispering Meadows Retreat, online via Zoom, or Facetime.

Lesa loves to support others who desire a more intimate relationship with God in the context of their everyday lives. It is a great privilege for her to listen attentively to individuals who are looking for the way forward on their spiritual path, and to help them become more aware of Christ’s loving invitations, especially as grounded in scripture. Lesa worked on the staff of a church for twenty years and understands the need of church staff and other caregivers to have a safe person with which to process their own lives without judgment. She received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction, is a member of ESDA, and is available for direction via in-person, Face-Time, ZOOM or phone.

Laurie’s life’s passion…Christian spiritual growth in a context of a down-to-earth conversation and listening which is grounded in the Bible and in the realities of life as it is. She loves to listen, accompanying others as they explore the possibility of God’s present work in their lives. Laurie has a certificate in Spiritual Formation with Ruth Haley Barton and received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction. A trained director in The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius, Laurie is available for direction via in-person or Skype.

Leslie is a practicing nurse, and visual artist. She believes there is both an art of healing and healing in art.  She offers a listening ear, an engaged spirit and an opportunity to explore together the rhythms and patterns of God’s working in the directee’s life. Leslie received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction, is a trained director in The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius, and has a certificate in Mentor/Coaching through Grandview University.

Jim worked with Wycliffe Bible Translators as a translator and administrator for 33 years before focusing his time on spiritual direction. After seeing a spiritual director regularly, he began experiencing a deepening sense of God’s loving presence in times of sitting alone with God in silence. In time began getting feedback from those around him that this experience of Love was beginning to impact his relationships, especially those nearest to him. Jim is especially interested in listening to the stories of those who are beginning to get in touch with their desire to know God’s Love.  He believes that the Spirit is working in all of us to experience this “knowing beyond knowledge” and that spiritual direction can facilitate this awakening. Jim received his two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction, and is available for direction in-person or online.[Check out some of Jim’s art created from handmade cattail leaf paper.]

Being contemplative by nature, as well as gifted and experienced in pastoral leadership, Rick was drawn to the idea of spiritual direction.  After 20 years serving as a full time senior pastor as well as a church planter and the regional church planting coordinator for the NW Vineyard church movement, Rick was compelled to shift from large group leadership to one on one companioning through spiritual direction.

As he planned for retirement, he enrolled in a 2 year certified training cohort through The School of Sustainable Faith, and opened his own private practice, Calm Waters Spiritual Direction.  Rick believes that spiritual direction is one of the most effective ways to move through the transitions of life from where we are to where we want to be in our spiritual growth and connection with the Trinity. Widowed in 2020 after 50 years of marriage, Rick has recently had the opportunity to put in place some of the treasured practices of spiritual direction and contemplation in his own life.

Currently, Rick is ready to dive into a major transition of his own, and will soon be moving to Indiana and getting married. Rick has 2 daughters and 5 grandchildren which continually give him great measures of joy. In Rick’s leisure time, he enjoys photography and continues to practice his lifelong love of sailing.

Mary Lynn’s life has been enriched by receiving Spiritual Direction and being a spiritual companion (director) to others on their personal journey. This simple practice of making space for God to be present in our everyday lives, to listen and co-discern where He is moving or inviting us to grow is truly sacred ground.  Mary Lynn has a 2- year certificate of Spiritual Direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction. Her passion is to see others experience God in practical ways in daily circumstances and all seasons of life.  She also enjoys a simpler lifestyle, friends and family (especially as mom and nana), reading, kayaking, and getting lost in music.

Tarrance has served in Pastoral Ministry for 24 years, 20 as a Senior Pastor of a Church Plant. He and his wife Jacqueline, also a Sustainable Faith-trained spiritual director, have been married for 32 years and have two grown children Justine and Tarrance II, and two grandchildren, Roman and Eliana. Tarrance has led Marriage Groups and Men’s Ministry Groups and has served as a Conference speaker. He is excited to offer direction to those who are seeking a closer relationship with the LORD. He received his two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction and is available in person, online via Zoom, or FaceTime. You can reach Tarrance at floydtarrance@gmail.com or by phone: 316-648-4529.

With over 30 years of pastoral ministry, Tim finds deep joy in soul companioning people to experience and trust in the slow work of God in their lives.  To pay attention to the ways in which they are experiencing being God’s beloved.  He loves creating space for people to pay attention to the whispers and work of the Spirit.  Tim loves leading retreats, working with teams as well as helping people find and live in their truest selves.  Tim is a trained Spiritual Director, Certified Enneagram Trainer through Jerry Wagner and IMOS-integrating Ignatian practice with the Enneagram through Claire Loughridge and certified Enneagram Coach. Tim received his two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction.  He currently trains new Spiritual Directors through SF and also has led the School of Contemplative Life. He loves and delights in his wife Christy, and his daughters Briana and Alyssa. He specializes in Soul Care and formation, Spiritual Rhythms, Spiritual Direction, Discernment, Enneagram Coaching, and Encouraging younger pastors and leaders.

Karol first became interested in spiritual direction on a Walk to Emmaus weekend for the development of Christian leaders in 1985. Being blessed for many years to be on the receiving end of spiritual direction, Karol began to sense God’s invitation to become a spiritual director herself. She completed the 2-year certificate program for spiritual direction with Sustainable Faith. While serving in pastoral ministry for over 20 years, Karol’s emphasis was helping the church to be a house of prayer and helping individuals to develop a more intimate relationship with the Lord. As a re-fired retired pastor, Karol is enjoying the opportunity to journey with others who want to go deeper in their faith. She is available to meet in person, on Zoom or FaceTime. Contact Karol through email at: karolbrecheisen@gmail.com.

After nearly 30 years as a congregational pastor, Judith’s calling now is to come alongside pastors and ministry leaders to help them thrive in ministry. Too often in ministry we care for everyone else’s soul and neglect our own. Judith has been a spiritual director with certification for 20 years. As a member of ESDA, she also has training in Ignatian spirituality, Enneagram, MBTI, and prayer. She loves helping ministry folks hear again Jesus’ words, “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.” Judith meets with people in-person, Zoom, FaceTime or Skype.

Barb’s desire is to hear your story as you share it, to help you identify the obvious and not so obvious workings of God in your life, to hold a space open where you can spend unhurried time in His presence; to stand with you in celebration, to sit with you in loss, to journey with you as you find your way to the heart of God’s love for you. Barb received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from the Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction, has completed training to journey with you through the Ignatian Exercises and is a member of the Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association. Twice/year she offers spiritual retreats for women in an intimate cabin setting in Stockton, MO. These Friday evening to Sunday noon retreats offer an extended time to pull away from the noise of life and spend uninterrupted time with Jesus. Barb loves to connect with God through nature especially hearing God’s voice in the songs of the birds that are native to Missouri. She is available to meet with you in person or online.

Tiffany offers Christ-centered Spiritual Direction in a contemplative style. Her desire is to walk alongside directees as we listen and experience the Holy Spirit together and explore the spiritual pathways of life. She utilizes a variety of Spiritual Practices like Lectio Divina, Visio Divina, Examen and Imaginative Prayer using the Gospels to facilitate a deeper experience with God through His Word. She received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction, and has been through the Spiritual Exercises, and is very familiar with the Enneagram. Tiffany offers direction in person, or remotely via Zoom, and phone. Learn more about her heart by visiting her website – www.pathwayssd.com.

Karen has a considerable amount of experience with leading and attending silent retreats.  She welcomes and embraces listening to people talk about their journey with Jesus offering Christ-centered Spiritual Direction.  She gives space for others to share, leaning into their stories, comforting them in the places that they find themselves in. She enjoys doing a multitude of things not limited to but including studying the Word of God and teaching, family time, connecting with friends, reading, nature, camping, gardening, hiking, laughing, learning, arts and crafts of all kinds, coffee, being active, and practicing thankfulness with contentment. Karen received her two-year certificate in spiritual direction from Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction and is available in person, online via Zoom, Google Duo or by telephone. You can reach Karen at karengleasonsd@gmail.com.