Kathryn Overall has a conversation with Naomi Holt about her formation journey as a spiritual director, being the youngest person in her cohort, and some of the changes that have happened in her life as a result of following her draw to contemplative spirituality.

To celebrate the release of the 2023 SGM Retreat Calendar, Kathryn Overall invited Phoebe Mackay to share this poem written on retreat and to reflect on the value that contemplative retreats have offered in nourishing her spiritual life.

Rachel Kitchens is a spiritual director, retreat facilitator and workshop facilitator for the SGM Spiritual Directors Formation Programme. In this blog post, Kathryn Overall has a conversation with Rachel about the convictions she holds about the power of spiritual direction and what she notices in her own practice about the spiritual needs of people in their 20’s and 30’s.

Jim McInnes is a church leader, lecturer and a spiritual director with a particular interest in accompanying people in vocational Christian ministry. In this blogpost, Kathryn Overall has a conversation with Jim about his formation as a spiritual director during a ministry sabbatical and the gifts that are emerging on the other side of the deep soul-work of a mid-life transition.

Vic Francis is pastor of Shore Vineyard Church and a spiritual director. He has a particular interest in offering spiritual direction to pastors, and after 30 years in ministry has an inside understanding of the needs and challenges facing church leaders in post-COVID Aoteaora, New Zealand.

When Holly Walton turned 50, her planned party celebrations had to be cancelled thanks to COVID. After receiving beautiful letters from loved ones near and far, she wondered “What would God’s letter to me have said?” In the quiet of lock-down, she re-read a life-time’s worth of journals to find out.

Joshua Taylor is an Anglican Priest from the Diocese of Christchurch. Currently he is based at St John's in Auckland working on his PhD in theology. In this blog-post, Kathryn Overall interviews him about his formation experience and the value of spiritual direction for people in their 20’s and 30’s.

Mike Coleman offers a personal and evocative account of recovering from burnout, one breath at a time.

Adrienne Thompson offers contemplative explorations into deep time and whakapapa in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Andrew Dunn writes from Oasis Retreat Centre about nurturing our contemplative faculties and the mysticism of St Paul inviting us into deeper union with Christ.

Sheila Pritchard beautifully shares some of her own evolving spirituality and formative influences.