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Feminist Spiritual Direction

Spiritual direction is a covenant relationship between fellow travelers on a journey of faith, mindfully and humbly conducted in the presence of the Spirit. RCWMS has been encouraging women and men in their spiritual development for over three decades.

Kaudie McLean, PhD, has recently joined RCWMS as our spiritual director in residence. A writer, editor, artist and certified spiritual director, she divides her time between Durham, NC and Boulder, CO. To explore spiritual direction with her, contact: kaudiemc@earthlink.net.

Click here for a printable page about Kaudie and Feminist Spiritual Direction.

The new RCWMS program in Feminist Spiritual Direction will look more closely at the formal practice of spiritual direction. A spiritual director acts as both companion and mentor to the directee. She enters into the role of director only with the blessing of a community who recognizes her received gifts and training for holy listening and spiritual wisdom. Feminist spiritual direction gives special attention to the character of being “woman” in our culture and seeks to empower women—lesbian, bisexual, and straight—in their unique spiritual journeys and thus the rest of their lives. In its emphasis on women’s wholeness, feminist spiritual direction implicitly seeks justice and wholeness for all of God’s people and creation.

RCWMS will gather, support, and may eventually train women as spiritual directors. We want to continue to help people find their own paths to God and to bring with them their whole selves. We intend for this program to encourage Christian, Jewish, and Buddhist (and a few other varieties of) spiritual directors. We hope to create a community of spiritual directors who live out their vision of faith in and for the world.