Registration info and cost
From now up until June 1st you can register for the upcoming Year One fall cohort by filling out and submitting an application along with a reference. Once we receive your application and reference, we will respond to schedule a phone or face-to-face conversation. If you are accepted into the program, a $400 non-refundable registration fee is required to reserve your spot.
The cost for the training is $2500 per year, which includes the $400 non-refundable registration fee. The balance can be paid in full or in 4 equal payments of $525. You will be invoiced for each payment over the nine months.
Books, lodging, and transportation aren’t included in the cost of the training. Limited lodging is available at the Abbey of the Heights in Tulsa at half cost to out-of-town participants. Breakfast and lunch are included during each intensive.
A cohort of the School of Spiritual Direction, Year One and Two, is comprised of approximately 10–12 individuals who meet together five times over nine months. We meet at the Abbey of the Heights in Tulsa Thursday (9 am to 4 pm) and Friday (9 am to 4 pm).
We require all applicants to meet regularly with a spiritual director before the start and throughout the training to experience first-hand the gifts of this ministry. If you are not currently meeting with a director, that’s the first thing you need to do. Reach out to one of our affiliates. If you need help finding a director in your area or online, let us know and we can help connect you with some referrals.
Year One
Module 1: The Beginnings of Spiritual Direction—Reflecting & Responding to God
Module 2: What Is Spiritual Direction?
Module 3: Developing Self-Awareness as a Spiritual Director
Module 4: Discernment in Spiritual Direction
Module 5: Stages of Faith in Spiritual Direction
Year Two
Module 1: Bringing Our Minds to Spiritual Direction
Module 2: The Dark Night of the Soul in Spiritual Direction
Module 3: Bringing Our Bodies to Spiritual Direction
Module 4: Internal Family Systems in Spiritual Direction
Module 5: Bringing Our Emotions to Spiritual Direction
If you have further questions or would like to preview a course syllabus please contact us with your request.
Year One Cohort Dates
September 18 & 19, 2025
November 20 & 21, 2025
January 22 & 23, 2026
Mark 12 & 13, 2026
May 14 & 15, 2026
What to expect next
Submit your application. You will then receive a reference form.
Schedule your 30-minute interview.
Once we have done your interview, received your two references, and spent some time in discernment, you will receive word if you are being invited to participate in this cohort.
If you are invited to participate, you will then receive an invoice for the $400 non-refundable deposit. Places are held in the order that we receive the deposits.
If the cohort fills before we receive your deposit, you will be placed on a waitlist. If an opening becomes available before the start of the cohort, you will be notified by email or you will be first to know when registration opens for the next cohort.