Siena Retreat Center’s Spiritual Guidance Training Program offers preparation for the ministry of spiritual guidance (also known as spiritual direction and spiritual companioning). It includes spiritual enrichment content, skills-building, and personal growth and reflection. It incorporates a variety of learning styles and a significant practicum component. Graduates receive a certificate of completion.

The program consists of 16 weekend intensives over the course of two years. Five of these weekends are 4-day in-person gatherings at the Siena Retreat Center that run from Thursday through Sunday. The other weekends are Friday through Sunday gatherings held on Zoom.

The next cohort will begin in January 2025 and run through November 2026. Applications for the 2025/2026 program cohort will be available in early 2024.

To begin this conversation, please contact Nicki Nelson at nnelson@sienaretreatcenter.org.