The Community of Spiritual Directors

THE COMMUNITY OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTORS

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

The Community of Spiritual Directorshas been set up to provide membership and belonging for those exercising this ministry and who wish to make a public commitment to standards of good practice. It also providesdetailed information, either on-line to the general public or off-line to those within the Centre making referrals, depending on which category of membership you choose.

As well as receiving regular news from the Centre via its newsletter to a larger audience, memberswill also have exclusive access to Community–only communication, informal support and sharing and priority referrals. This level of belonging is being facilitated by our new Community Warden and Referrals Coordinator, Antonia Lynn. For any queries regarding this please email Antonia directly at

To become a member, you must agree to observe our Code of Practice and follow our Safeguarding Guidelines.

There are two categories of membership. Please read and mark the category of membership you are applying for:

___ Basic Membership: Cost £10 Basic Membership is for spiritual directors who wish to be part of the Community of Spiritual Directors but who do not want to appear on our public online directory available for those looking for a spiritual director. If you are applying for Basic membership, information on the membership form will be for internal use only.

____Directory Membership: Cost £25 Directory Membership entitles members to have an entry on our online Directory. If you are applying for Directory Membership, all the information on the membership formwill be used for your entry on the publicly available Communityof Spiritual Directors Online Directory ( ).

PLEASE SEE THE CENTRE’S CODE OF PRACTICE AND SAFEGUARDING GUIDELINES. YOU WILL NEED TO READ BOTH BEFORE FILLING IN THE FORM BELOW.

Name:

Contact Details: (email and/or phone)

County/London Borough: (where you see your directees)

Faith Tradition or Denomination

We expect our members to be ecumenical in their approach.

Please provide a description of your ministry in no more than 50 words. If you are applying for Directory Membership this will form the basis of your on-line entry:

This might include interests, for eg, creativity, vocations, young people, unchurched, LGBT, background in psychotherapy or counselling, working with transitions, bereavement, mental health issues; whether you charge or take donations; give the Spiritual Exercises?

Do you offer supervision? Yes/ No

Do you offer spiritual direction by Skype Yes / No

Do you offer spiritual direction byEmail Yes / No

Are you willing to assist on Weeks of Accompanied/Guided Prayer? Yes /No

I have read the Code of Practice and Safeguarding Guidelines of the Community of Spiritual Directors. I agree to abide by the Code and Guidelines in my practice as a Spiritual Director. I will undertake regular safeguarding training and be ready to show evidence of this training when asked. I understand that I am required to attend a safe-guarding refresher training at least every five years.

Signed: ______

Email Address: ______

Phone Number: ______

Date:______

PLEASE NOTE:MEMBERSHIP YEAR RUNS FROM JANUARY – DECEMBER.

For general enquires regarding membership or ongoing training needs, please contact Julie Dunstan at

Please email this form back to

Payment can be made via:

BACS (preferred) to: A/C: 65082759;

Sort Code: 08-92-99, using the ref: CommunitySD

You can also send a cheque payable to: London Centre for Spiritual Direction.

London Centre for Spiritual Direction, St. Edmunds the King Church, Lombard Street, London EC3V 9EA.

Revised September 2017