In The Field
Three Ministries of Spiritual Companionship
Who tends the souls of the people who spend themselves tending everyone else (Footnotes by John Ortberg)?
Who helps Christian leaders attend to their own souls—especially when they face difficulty and disillusionment? SoulFormation is convinced that, to be whole, every leader needs a soul friend to help them attend to God’s work in their lives. Before we can help others, we need other people to help us. i
Sustainable Faith adds a focus on the creation of sustainable, spiritually healthy cultures among Christian leaders and communities. Their collective of spiritual directors and pastors offers schools of spiritual direction, neighborhood life, and Ignatian spirituality. The result? Fellowships that pour themselves out from a deeper well.
But compassionate companionship must also attend to the whole person. Like the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, many have lost touch with their emotions. Tin Man Ministries offers coaching, mentoring, consulting, and guidance for people who are on a journey to rediscover—and live from—their heart. ii
i. Eugene Peterson once wrote that for most of human history it was expected that a person would have a spiritual director.
ii. Waiting for someone to start “Scarecrow Ministries…” for people who keep making dumb mistakes. If I only had a brain…
