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Spiritual Accompaniment Training
The theoretical and practical components of this training will equip you with the knowledge and skills to journey with others in their spiritual lives.
A three-year course is offered in 16 two-day modules over the first two years, which are provided online. In the first two years, there will be lectures, assignments and practical work. In the third year, the practical requirement of 50 supervised hours of spiritual accompaniment is completed. The course is offered from an Ignatian point of view but is designed to benefit people whose dominant spirituality is not necessarily Ignatian; i.e., it is open to people of all Christian denominations.
Our advanced training is five years long. The Spiritual Accompaniment Training modules are followed by one-year training in giving the complete Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola and one-year training in Supervising Spiritual Accompaniers. These courses help people train as Spiritual Accompaniers capable of directing the 30-Day Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola and supervising other Spiritual Directors.
Requirements:
- Complete and submit the application form
- Attend your own spiritual accompaniment sessions
- Completion of the Hearts on Fire course or an equivalent Introduction to Ignatian Spirituality offered by the Jesuit Institute South Africa before February 2025. A dedicated course will be run for applicants.
Investment: R29,000 / US$ 1890 over three years for tuition/supervision. Excludes any online costs and books. There will be a discount on selected Jesuit Institute retreats over the three years. Payment plans are available.
The next course will start in February 2025 subject to number of applications.
Hearts on Fire
This course offers new ways to pray and live and allows you to learn more about Ignatian spirituality. Hearts on Fire offers an engaging introduction over six weekly online sessions. It explores the Ignatian approach to Christian Spirituality, which is about Finding God in All Things and becoming ever-more aware of God amid our often full daily lives. Hearts on Fire also provides an introduction and some experience of some basic Ignatian ways of praying, including Imaginative Gospel Contemplation and the Examen of Consciousness.
2025 Dates
6, 13, 20, 27 March, 3, 10 April
25 September, 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 October
Investment
R1400,00 includes a manual
Lenten Lectures
Lenten lectures will take place online every Tuesday during Lent.
More information to follow soon.
Tsoseletsa
This week-long group retreat within a parish or community setting introduces a number of Ignatian ways of prayer and experiencing Ignatian Spirituality in an African context. Participants are able to share something of their experience with others also making the retreat. Tsotsoletsa takes into account some significant issues such as dreams, ancestors and the sharing of our stories.
Ngihamba neNkosi
This course trains facilitators for the Tsotseletsa inculturated group retreat in daily life. It is offered in a modular format to enable people from around the country to attend. This is an introductory training in facilitating an Ignatian Parish retreat in a township context.
Prayer Guide Training
The Prayer Guide Training equips you as a prayer guide to accompany others on retreats in daily life as well as to facilitate a parish retreat. The emphasis is on training for one to one spiritual accompaniment on retreats. The course includes both theory and practice of basic listening skills and listening skills specific to spiritual accompaniment (including basic discernment of Spirits and listening for a person’s image of God).
Enneagram Workshop
Gain an introductory insight into the Enneagram System.
Embark on a journey of self-discovery, self-knowledge and self-awareness.
Use the Enneagram as a tool to become more aware of the motivational patterns that drive your personality and that of others.
Find a deeper and more authentic relationship with God.
The two-day workshop will be highly interactive and will draw from the experience and wisdom of all participants. No previous experience with the Enneagram is required to attend this workshop.