2026-2028 Exploring Spiritual Accompaniment

Exploring Spiritual Accompaniment

Course curriculum

1. Welcome Video
2. Course Handbook
3. Outline of the year
4. Structure of a Tuesday
5. PrayerJournaling
6. The Library
7. Preparing for Listening Groups
8. Tutors and Groups
9. Reflection time resources
10. Hope & Fears
11. Bookmarking Access to Thinkific
12. *Working Alliance
13. Dates for first and second year 2026-2028
1. Preparation for Prayer & Faith Journey Assignment
2. Recommended and Essential
3. What is Prayer? - Video (2 minutes 59 seconds)
4. How to Pray - Video (1 minute 29 seconds)
5. Other Faith Stories
6. Assignment - Personal Prayer & Faith Journey
1. Suggested Questions to aide reflection
1. Preparation for Tuesday October Day 2
1. Suggested questions to aid your reflection at the end of the second day
2. Encountering Jesus in the Gospel story
3. Handouts for the end of Day 2
4. Contemplative Stance Handouts
5. A Blessing for Telling our Stories
1. Listening to other Peoples Faith & Prayer Story
2. Reflection on sharing my story with others
3. The Sharing
1. Preparation for Tuesday November Day 3
1. Review of Learning Day 3 - Images of God
2. Handouts from Day 3
1. Preparation for November Saturday Day 1 - Personality and the Enneagram
1. Enneagram Article
2. Journalling questions
3. Prayer Review
4. Handouts
1. Preparation for December Day 4
1. Handouts for December Day 4
2. Unconditional Positive Regard
3. Review of Learning December Day 4 - Director/Directee Relationships & Communication Skills
4. Unconscious Bias
1. Assignment Spiritual Traditions
1. Preparation for January Day 5 - Morning
2. Preparation for Mentoring Meeting in January
1. Journaling questions and handouts for Day 5
1. Preparation for February Day 6
1. Handouts for February Day 6 Communication Skills
2. Reflection on being a Director in the Triad
1. Preparation for March Day 7
1. Handouts - Embodiment
2. Building on the practical use of embodiment in Spiritual Direction
3. Handouts for Adding to the Toolkit
1. Preparation for April Day 8
1. Prayer & Journaling
2. Sexuality and Spirituality - Handouts
3. Sexuality and Spirituality Suggested Readings
1. End of Year 1 Appraisal
1. Retreat Day Preparation
1. Preparation for May Day 9
1. Handout for May Day 9
2. Poem from retreat day
1. Preparation for June Day 10
1. Woman at the Well
2. Review of Year 1
3. Further recommended resources
4. Course Dates Year 2
1. Outline of Year 2
2. Structure of Tuesdays
3. Course Facilitators/Tutors for the Second Year
1. Review of Learning September Day 11
1. Preparation for October Day 12
1. Review of October Day 12
1. Preparation for Saturday Day 4
1. Preparation for Tuesday November Day 13
1. Review of Saturday 4
1. Additional Resource
1. Preparation for December Day 14
1. Handout Day 14
1. Preparation for January Day 15
1. Handouts and Models - January Day 15
2. Suggested Resources
3. Journaling Suggestions
4. Prayer Resources
1. Preparation for Saturday 5
1. Accompanying someone with a challenging image of God
1. Assignment following Saturday 5
1. Preparation for February Day 16
2. Handouts for February Day 16
1. Preparation for March Day 17
2. Useful handouts in preparation for March Day 17
1. Safeguarding Handouts
1. Preparation for April Day 18
2. Suggested Podcast for 'Dark Night of the Soul'
1. Seeing in the Dark
2. Handouts and Suggested Reading
1. Preparation for May Day 19
1. Handouts
1. Last Day - Completing the Course

About this course

99 lessons

Welcome to St Antony's Priory Exploring Spiritual Accompaniment Course 2025

Assignment Prayer & Faith Journey

Review of Learning Tuesday September Day 1

Preparation for Tuesday October Day 2

Review of Learning Tuesday October Day 2

Reflection on listening and sharing with others

Preparation for Tuesday November Day 3

Review of Learning Tuesday November Day 3

Preparation for 1st Saturday (November) - Focus on Personality and the Enneagram

Review of November Saturday 1

Preparation for December Day 4

Review of Learning December Day 4

Assignment Spiritual Traditions for presentation guidelines

Preparation for January Day 5

Review of Learning January Day 5

Preparation for February Day 6

Review of Learning February Day 6

Preparation for March Day 7

Review of Learning March Day 7

Preparation for April Day 8

Review of Learning April Day 8

End of Year Appraisal Preparation

Preparation for 3rd Saturday (May) - Retreat Day

Preparation for May Day 9

Review of Learning May Day 9

Preparation for June Day 10

Review of June Day 10

Welcome to St Antony's Year 2 - Exploring Spiritual Accompaniment Course 2024

Review of Learning Tuesday Day 11

Preparation for October Day 12

Review of October Day 12

Preparation for November Saturday Day 4

Preparation for Tuesday November Day 13

Review of Saturday 4

Review of Tuesday November Day 13

Preparation for December Day 14

Review of December Day 14

Preparation for January Day 15

Handouts and Models - January Day 15

Preparation for February Saturday 5

Video Resource February Saturday 5

Assignment following February Saturday 5

Preparation for February Day 16

Preparation for March Day 17

Handouts for March Day 17

Preparation for April Day 18

Review of April Day 18

Preparation for May Day 19

Review of May Day 19

Preparing for June Day 20

About this course