Certificate in Retreat Direction
Course Description
Aim: This program offers foundational training in retreat guid-ance and spiritual direction. This training is based on the following convic-tions:
1) Retreats and spiritual direction aim at helping the retreatant or directee to grow in a personal relationship with God, to accompany them in their faith-journey.
2) Therefore, the central factor in the retreat covenant is the relation of both the director and the directee to God.
3) Appropriate supporting material (scriptural passages, other texts, pictures…) and conversation skills are secondary to God’s presence, but they are not superfluous, as God works through human instruments.
Content: The program comprises instructions on themes relevant for this ministry (clarification of roles of retreatant and director, dynamics of Ignatian retreats, forms of prayer in retreats, selecting and presenting sup-porting material, among others), exercises on practical skills and supervised practice in spiritual direction. Instructions and supervision are given by mem-bers of the leading team and other experienced retreat directors.
Admission Requirements
- To have made the Directed Retreat at least once (Strictly necessary).
- Letter of approval/recommendation from the superior or parish priest
- Capacity and readiness to share at personal level with members of the group.
- To write a paper (2500 words) on a theme in consulation with a guide
- Commitment to follow the programme till the end (Non - attendance with serious reasons cannot exceed once).
Fee Structure
Registration Fee (Non – Refundable): Ksh. 3,ooo
Course Fee: Ksh. 20,000
Intakes
August and January