Looking for a companion
for your journey?
Spiritual direction is the ancient practice of listening to another person’s story, with an ear towards the holy weavings and tuggings.
During a spiritual direction session, space is lovingly tended for you to listen deeply to yourself and to the gentle nudges of the Spirit; for you to explore the stirrings of your soul.
Inner Ground is pleased to provide a resource list of available Spiritual Directors that you may access as you search for a companion. Inner Ground is not involved other than to offer this resource list. We encourage you to prayerfully approach the process of finding a companion to guide your spiritual journey. By accessing and using this resource page, you accept responsibility for interviewing and selecting a suitable spiritual companion.
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Spiritual Companion Resource List
Melanie Wilkinson
Gently Tending
254.715.0073
melanie.o.wilkinson@gmail.com
Available to meet in person in Winston-Salem or via FaceTime, Google Hangout or Zoom. Suggests a rhythm of meeting once a month.
Fee: $75, with a sliding scale fee on a case by case basis.
Melanie holds a certificate in Spiritual Direction from Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction in Tucson, Arizona. She has done extensive training in the Enneagram including studying with Suzanne Stabile in Dallas, Texas and Helen Palmer in Menlo Park, CA where she completed the Core Program of the Narrative Enneagram. She volunteered for 7 years with the Victim Services Unit of the Waco Police Department and received training in mass incident assistance.
Melanie’s calling as a Spiritual Companion is to walk alongside persons on their spiritual journey offering spiritual companionship, nurture and guidance while holding space for the Holy.
Sara Beth Terrell
Imagining the Word
www.imagingtheword.com
imagingtheword@gmail.com
Available to meet in person in Greensboro, NC or via phone or online.
Suggests a rhythm of meeting every 3-4 weeks, but is willing to accommodate.
Fee: $60-80, with the invitation for folks to ask God what is right and appropriate for them to give at that time, knowing circumstances change.
Sara Beth is a recorded Friends minister (Quaker) in Greensboro, NC where she offers spiritual direction as well as other spiritual formation ministries. She holds a certificate from the Shalem Institute for leading contemplative spiritual formation groups and has many years experience with using the Enneagram as a formation tool. Areas of interest include women in non-traditional ministries, clergy, “spiritual, not religious” and recovery.
Rev. Rebecca Husband Maynard
Stacking Stones: Marking God’s Moments of Grace
336.469.1058
www.stackingstonesministry.com
rev.rebecca19@gmail.com
Available to meet in person at her home in Elkin, NC, or at an office in Yadkinville (near Winston-Salem). Also available to meet via phone, FaceTime and Skype.
Suggests a rhythm of once a month.
Fee: $60, willing to adjust as needed. The first session is free and is a time of discerning to move forward as spiritual companions.
Rebecca is an ordained minister with over seven years experience as a Spiritual Companion. She has been a chaplain as well as an Associate Pastor. She has a Master of Divinity degree from Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary and a Certificate in Spiritual Formation from Columbia Theological Seminary. She is a Certified Labyrinth Facilitator with Veriditas, receiving her training from the Rev. Dr. Lauren Artress. Through her ministry, Stacking Stones, she leads retreats, labyrinth and spiritual formation events.
She has a calling and a gift of deep listening for God’s Spirit moving in another’s life. Her desire and greatest pleasure is to walk with someone as they seek to find, or deepen, their relationship with the Divine/God and/or discern the movement of the Holy Spirit in their life.
Her focus is within the ecumenical Christian community where she companions laypersons and clergy. In addition, she offers group spiritual direction for clergy.
Marjorie Donnelly
marjoriedonnelly@triad.rr.com
336.708.1646
Available to meet Tuesday-Friday, 8am-5pm. Meet in person at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 607 North Greene Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 or by telephone, FaceTime or Zoom. Typically meet once per month for 1 hour.
Fee: the first session is a time of exploration and there is no fee.
Thereafter, $60-$85/session at the client’s discretion.
Marjorie guides the inward journey of self-discovery, spirituality, and creativity leading to the outward journey of service. Her primary focus is people in ministry, both lay and ordained. During spiritual direction, you can choose from a variety of traditional and non-traditional spiritual practices such as: Labyrinth, Enneagram, Retreats, Prayer, Meditation, Journaling and Dream Work. Marjorie is a graduate of the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Spiritual Guidance; a member of Spiritual Directors International; received her B.A. from Salem College and her M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of Virginia. Marjorie has 14 years of teaching and counseling experience in public education and is a certified Enneagram teacher in the Narrative Enneagram and certified Veriditas labyrinth facilitator. She has provided spiritual direction and led retreats and workshops since 2000. Marjorie presently serves as Director of Christian Formation at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. She is also wife to Gerald; mom to six grown children and stepchildren; and Nana to six grandchildren.
Monica Citty Hix
336.601.4217
hixmonica@gmail.com
Available to meet in person in Greensboro, NC or via virtual format. Suggests a rhythm of once a month for one hour.
Fee: $60, with a willingness to adjust as needed.
Monica is an ordained minister with a MDiv with Sacred Music degree from SEBTS Seminary and a Certificate in Spiritual Formation from Columbia Theological Seminary. She holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Meredith College and has completed training in using the arts in Spiritual Direction through the Abbey of the Arts program, Awakening the Creative Spirit. In addition, she has completed work with Christine Stevens in using rhythm and drumming as a source for expression and healing, and coursework through Spiritual Directors International in using dreams as a source for spiritual guidance.
In addition to the arts, Monica has a deep interest and passion for the sacred feminine. She companions both clergy, laypersons and seekers. Rooted in Christian wisdom, she embraces a deep respect for the wisdom from other faith traditions.
She currently serves as Minister of Music at First Friends Meeting and is Founding Director of Inner Ground, Inc.
Alice Kirkman Kunka
Life as Pilgrimage
919.599.0056
alicekunka@gmail.com
Available to meet in person (post-Covid) in Greensboro, NC or via virtual format. Suggests a rhythm of once a month for one hour.
Fee: $60, with a willingness to adjust as needed.
Alice is an ordained minister who completed her graduate theological studies at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. She holds a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from The Northern Piedmont School of Spiritual Direction. In over twenty-five years in ministry, she has served congregations and communities in the Triangle and Triad in the areas of spiritual formation and Latinx ministries.
The metaphor of “Life as Pilgrimage” provides a framework for her ministry of spiritual direction. Sometimes in our pilgrimage the focus may be on finding our calling in life, or perhaps the search for meaning, beauty and joy. At other times, our pilgrimage may seem filled with doubt, darkness, or suffering. But through the exploration of divine grace in our lives, we find hope.
Alice is currently expanding her understanding of the Enneagram through the Core Narrative Enneagram Program and is honing her skills as a spiritual director and retreat leader through the mentoring program of Abbey of the Arts. Her deep appreciation of music and art are often woven into her ministry of spiritual direction.