The Paschal Mystery:

wounds and the healing journey —the heart of spiritual direction

Supervision Conversation - Monday 8th July 2024

AECSD invites you to a conversation to bring the proposed

Formation Guidelines for Supervisors of Spiritual Directors

to life 

Spiritual direction is a sacred trust. Life-giving, ethically responsible spiritual direction is fostered when spiritual directors have access to supervision.

The Australian Ecumenical Council for Spiritual Direction (AECSD) has facilitated a ground-breaking conversation on spiritual direction supervision, resulting in draft Formation Guidelines for Supervisors of Spiritual Directors. Building on previous consultations, the updated draft names the diverse pathways that form supervisors of spiritual directors; describes supervisory needs at different stages of a spiritual director’s development; and identifies core components of supervision formation. 

We invite all spiritual direction supervisors, formators and interested spiritual directors into a facilitated conversation to be held the day after the 2024 AECSD Gathering on The Paschal Mystery. We will engage with the proposed Guidelines, invite feedback, and discuss how they could be used in practice. This will advance the conversation regarding appropriate recognition criteria for supervision formation programs.

When: Monday 8th July 2024

9am - 3pm

Where: Adelaide Hills Convention Centre, Hahndorf, South Australia

There is no charge for attendance. We hope to hear from as many members of the community with an interest in spiritual direction supervision as possible. Accommodation can be booked at Hahndorf (see AECSD Gathering for details).       

Registration: https://www.trybooking.com/CQKFY

For more information, please contact Sally Jones: chairperson@spiritualdirection.au

The draft Formation Guidelines for Supervisors of Spiritual Directors will be sent to registered participants. To prepare for this important conversation we ask you to read the draft in light of your supervision needs and experience, and to discuss it with your peers. You can read more about AECSD’s work on supervision at

https://spiritualdirection.au/supervision-guidelines