Reviews

5 star rating

This Class is Fantastic for Spiritual Directors!

Debbie McCollough

I highly recommend this course for Spiritual Directors. It is very helpful for giving the Spiritual Exercises, as well as in spiritual direction ministry.

I highly recommend this course for Spiritual Directors. It is very helpful for giving the Spiritual Exercises, as well as in spiritual direction ministry.

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5 star rating

Tom Elliott shares his knowledge and skills from 25+ year...

Rita Strickland

This class has prepared me with the knowledge and tools necessary to journey with a directee into a deeper relationship with God. Tom provides meaningful inf...

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This class has prepared me with the knowledge and tools necessary to journey with a directee into a deeper relationship with God. Tom provides meaningful information about the Four Weeks of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and provides many excellent resources, worksheets, and meditation suggestions in giving the Exercises. Tom has provided examples of language patterns to discern what Week of the Exercises the directee is in in order to assist in asking evocative questions. I would highly recommend this class to anyone wishing to enter more deeply into the the Exercises both personally or as a guide.

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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction to the Course

  • 2

    An Overview of Ignatian Spirituality

    • Reading Assignment

    • VIDEO LESSON: An Overview of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Quiz: Ignatius and His Spirituality

    • Additional Resources

    • FREE GIFT! Feeling Word List
  • 3

    An Overview of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Reading Assignment

    • VIDEO LESSON: An Overview of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Quiz: The Spiritual Exercises

    • Additional Resources
  • 4

    The Annotations, Presupposition, and Principle and Foundation

    • Reading Assignment

    • VIDEO LESSON: The Beginning of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Quiz: The Beginning of the Exercises

    • Personal Prayer Guide: Principle and Foundation

    • Additional Resources
  • 5

    Week One of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Reading Assignment

    • VIDEO LESSON: Week One of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Quiz: Week One

    • Personal Prayer Guide: Week One

    • Additional Resources
  • 6

    Week Two of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Reading Assignment

    • VIDEO LESSON: Week Two of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Quiz: Week Two

    • Personal Prayer Guide: Week Two

    • Additional Resources
  • 7

    Week Three of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Reading Assignment

    • VIDEO LESSON: Week Three of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Quiz: Week Three

    • Personal Prayer Guide: Week Three

    • Additional Resources
  • 8

    Week Four of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Reading Assignment

    • VIDEO LESSON: Week Four of the Spiritual Exercises

    • Quiz: Week Four

    • Personal Prayer Guide: Week Four

    • Additional Resources
  • 9

    The Appendices of the Exercises

    • Reading Assignment

    • VIDEO LESSON: On the Appendices of the Exercises

    • Quiz: The Guidelines for the Discernment of Spirits

    • Additional Resources
  • 10

    Leading People Through the Exercises: Approaches and Resources

    • VIDEO LESSON: Leading People Through the Exercises

    • The Books Referenced in the Lesson

    • FREE GIFT! Themes in the Spiritual Exercises: A Guide to Scripture for Each Week

    • FREE GIFT! Ignatius' Suggested Structure of Prayer

    • FREE GIFT! The Cedar Ridge Guide to a Silent Retreat
  • 11

    The "Map" of the Exercises

    • VIDEO LESSON: The "Map" of the Exercises
  • 12

    Discerning the Fruit of Week One

    • VIDEO LESSON: Discerning the Fruit of Week One

    • Notes from the Presentation

    • Week One Practicum
  • 13

    Discerning the Fruit of Week Two

    • VIDEO LESSON: Discerning the Fruit of Week Two

    • Notes from the Presentation

    • Week Two Practicum
  • 14

    Discerning the Fruit of Week Three

    • VIDEO LESSON: Discerning the Fruit of Week Three

    • Notes from the Presentation

    • Week Three Practicum
  • 15

    Discerning the Fruit of Week Four

    • VIDEO LESSON: Discerning the Fruit of Week Four

    • Notes from the Presentation

    • Week Four Practicum
  • 16

    Conclusion: Understanding and Proficiency

    • Introduction to the Case Studies

    • Case Study #1

    • Case Study #2

    • Case Study #3

    • Case Study #4

    • VIDEO LESSON: Understanding and Proficiency

    • Are You Interested in Going Through the Spiritual Exercises?

    • How To Get Your Certification

    • Exit Survey

Instructor

Spiritual Director, Author, Speaker

Tom Elliott

Tom Elliott is a certified spiritual director and the owner of Deepwardly, LLC. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Saint Meinrad College and a Masters of Divinity from Notre Dame in New Orleans. Tom completed a three-year training program in spiritual direction from the Institute of Priestly Formation at Creighton University. He also received supervision training in spiritual direction from the Sophia Spirituality Center. He is a member of Spiritual Directors International and has been offering spiritual direction and retreats for twenty-five years. In addition to directing and supervising about seventy men and women each month, Tom owns the Deepwardly School of Spiritual Direction, which trains men and women of all faiths in the ministry of spiritual direction. He and his wife, Carmel, also own Cedar Ridge, a retreat center on top of a ridge in central Arkansas. Tom is also the author of the books, "The Intimacy You Desire" and "Becoming Wholehearted".