By Bill and Kristi Gaultiere
Who is personally investing in your relationship with God? Who is a safe person that you respect that you go to for spiritual help with the places that you are stuck or need guidance? Every pastor, missionary, ministry leader, and dedicated disciple of Jesus needs a Soul Shepherd.
Christian spiritual direction is an ancient form of soul care focused on guiding someone in their relationship with God. It provides a confidential and explicit context for you to receive prayerful listening, encouragement, and guidance in your spiritual journey of following Christ.
Kristi and I (Bill) have been offering “Christian Soul Care” since 1987, Kristi as a Marriage and Family Therapist and myself as a Psychologist. In psychotherapy we help people to overcome depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, and relationship conflicts. Often as part of this process we help people to grow in the grace of Christ through spiritual conversation, meditation on Scripture, prayer, and other spiritual disciplines.
Since 2003 we have been offering spiritual direction, separate from psychotherapy, to help pastors, pastor’s wives, missionaries, and other ministry leaders with spiritual needs like:
- Becoming more aware of God’s presence (perhaps God seems distant)
- Spiritual renewal (including dealing with stress overload or ministry burn out)
- Discerning God’s direction
- Guidance in prayer and spiritual disciplines
- Spiritual companionship
We offer 45-minute spiritual direction appointments in our Irvine office. Sessions can also be arranged at a coffee shop, walking trail, or by phone.
The suggested fee for spiritual direction is $80. (Pastors and other ministry leaders can be seen on a sliding scale and be partially subsidized by the people who make tax-deductible donations to Soul Shepherding.)
You’ll need to read and agree to our Spiritual Direction Policies and complete our Spiritual Direction Intake Form.
For more information or to schedule an appointment contact Kristi or myself:
949.262.3699
Dr.’s Bill & Kristi GaultiereSoul Shepherding 4000 Barranca Parkway, Suite 250 Irvine, CA 92604
You may want to learn more about our background: Bill’s Bio, Kristi’s Bio, Our Story.
Soul Shepherding is a 501c3 nonprofit ministry funded by tax-deductible donations from individuals, fees for services to individuals, and honorariums from churches and other organizations.
