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Emmaus School of Spiritual Formation has been developed for those seeking
a deeper and broader understanding and experience of Jesus Christ, with
an opportunity for training in spiritual direction.

EMMAUS SCHOOL OF FORMATION

Each course has, at its core, an understanding that God is active in the lives of each student and Emmaus has the opportunity to be a part of that formation.

Applications are being accepted for the Emmaus School of Spiritual Direction (SSD) in the new hybrid format: The retreat format will follow the same fall/winter/spring course timetable, with each course composed of online learning and a 3-day teaching retreat in Southern Ontario, Canada. This will allow students constrained by distance or schedule to fully participate in each course. The coursework, including online components, will be completed during the three-month course schedule, per the instructor’s guidelines.

Apply now and become a student of the Emmaus Learning Community.

First Course: Foundations of Christian Spiritual Formation SF001F18H

CERTIFICATES WE OFFER

Certificate in Spiritual Formation

2-YEAR PROGRAM

The Emmaus 2-Year certificate is for those seeking a deeper understanding of personal spiritual formation through spiritual direction and practice.

Course Breakdown

Certificate Details

Requirements

Successful application submission
Students are expected to be in spiritual direction, for the duration of the program

Learned Outcomes include

A foundational understanding of the process and importance of spiritual formation—individually and corporately
An understanding and purpose of the practice of key spiritual disciplines
A foundational understanding of the historical place and practice of spiritual direction in the Christian church
An understanding of the purpose and practice of spiritual direction and group spiritual direction
An understanding of the importance of spiritual direction in the church community
An introduction the practice and supervision of spiritual direction

Cost

Each Course fee is $915, including the Residency Fee
Cost for 2-year program: $5490
Payable by e-transfer-cheque-paypal

* New Students: $200 non-refundable deposit, due June 30.

Certificate in Spiritual Direction

1-YEAR PROGRAM

The Emmaus 1-Year certificate is available to those who have completed the 2-Year program or equivalent. For those called by God into the ministry of Spiritual Direction, as well as for those seeking personal spiritual growth.

Course Breakdown

Certificate Details

Requirements

Successful completion of the 2-year Spiritual Formation Studies Program or equivalent
Students are expected to be in spiritual direction, for the duration of the program

Learned Outcomes include

A clear understanding of the process and importance of spiritual formation—individually and corporately
An understanding and purpose of the practice of key spiritual disciplines
A foundational understanding of the historical place and practice of spiritual direction in the Christian church
An understanding of the importance of spiritual direction in the church community
An understanding and experience of the nuances of the spiritual direction relationship
An understanding of the current context of spiritual direction and issues facing spiritual directors today

Cost

Each Course fee is $915, including the Residency Fee
Cost for 3-year program: $8235

*New Students: $200 non-refundable deposit required by June 30.

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Spiritual formation gives us some really important Christian tools, primarily the spiritual practices to meet the deep longings and the big challenges of life.

Rev. Dr. Paul Bramer

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The testimonies of people who had experienced the benefits of having a spiritual director were moving and inspiring. Your ministry is a wonderful expression of God's love and tender care for His treasures here on earth.

Steve Read, PHD

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There's so much more you can learn with other people than when you're just reading scripture by yourself. The Spiritual Direction program has expanded my thinking about God, spirituality and how very different we all relate to Him. I highly recommend this program.

Tammy Pierce, Emmaus Student

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The course has developed a new hunger in me for scripture. I also appreciate the time of group spiritual direction as we process together between classes.

Lynne Ball, Emmaus Student

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Taking time in spiritual direction to reflect on where God is, day-to-day, has awakened in me, a clarity of vision. It has renewed my passion and continues to be a crucial part of my spiritual discipline. The impact of spiritual direction affects not only me, but my congregation and the community we serve.

Rev. Angie Song, Associate Pastor, Vaughan Community Church

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The first course – Introduction to Spiritual Formation – gave us high quality instruction that incorporated visuals, art, music, spiritual direction exercises as well as teaching that reflected a scholarly breadth of understanding and insight into both historical and current Christianity. I’d recommend this course, alone, for anyone interested in gaining a solid introduction into ancient-contemporary Christianity, and grasping something of how our orthopraxy and orthodoxy can fit even better together! Emmaus is a long-waited for gift, to believers and churches in the GTA and surrounding areas.

Naomi Johnson, Emmaus Student

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Ministry is challenging and can leave those who pursue it feeling depleted and lonely. Spiritual direction replenishes me. It deepens my perspective, keeps me grounded in God’s Word and reminds me that I am connected with Jesus and his community of friends.

Rev. Andrew Gordon, Pastor, Compass Church

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I discovered that I was serving out of a depletion—a growing depletion of soul. And so I knew that I needed someone to come alongside of me, and not listen for me—but to listen with me. And I think every emerging leader needs a spiritual director. Not to replace God. Not to replace the discipline of being in silence, in solitude, and listening to God through scripture, through His holy word, through the presence of the Holy Spirit—but to help clarify the questions.

Rev. Marc Gauvreau – PAOC Discipleship & Spiritual Direction

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Spiritual direction and spiritual formation has been a journey that I will continue for as long as I’m in ministry, and as long as I have breath because the benefits are just so astounding, and I can’t imagine carrying on in ministry without it.

Rev. Ron Shantz, Executive Director, Front Line Outreach

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How is your relationship deepened and nurtured in the context of your ministry? Many in ministry often say it’s not, and we’re all running around like a chicken without a head. It’s crucial, that we all have—especially in ministry—a spiritual director. These conversations about spiritual direction are immensely helpful because it starts where you are at—of your own ego and of your own desire to be somebody important in ministry. Now I can lead a life where I'm responding to God, rather than soliciting a response from God.

Rev. John Kim – Pastor Bridgeway Church

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The Individual Retreat is a process over a period of days where you interact with scripture, learn ways of praying, and develop that kind of personal connection with God. So it’s a process of developing our soul-connection—spirit-connection—with God, so that we are seeing God’s work in daily life, and that we are creating space for God in the crush of the normal things that happen in our daily lives. So that is one of the formation processes that an organization like Emmaus can facilitate or help with in churches—is to run retreats like that, that help people get into that mindset.

Rick Wukasch – Associate Pastor, The Meeting House

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Training

Emmaus School of Spiritual Formation has been developed for those seeking a deeper and broader understanding and experience of Jesus Christ, with an opportunity for training in spiritual direction.

EMMAUS SCHOOL OF FORMATION

Each course has, at its core, an understanding that God is active in the lives of each student and Emmaus has the opportunity to be a part of that formation.

CERTIFICATES WE OFFER

Certificate in Spiritual Formation

2-YEAR PROGRAM

Course Breakdown

SF001F20: FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Instructor: Rev. Dr. Paul Bramer

Season: Fall

Course Start Date: September 1, 2020

Residency: November 13-15, 2020

Location: Queen of Apostles Renewal Center, Mississauga ON

Course Fee: $915 including Residency Fee

Payment Due: August 1, 2020 | After August 1, 2020 $945

Payable by e-transfer–cheque–paypal

SF002W21: SOUL-SHAPING WORDS: THE ROLE OF SCRIPTURE IN SPIRITUAL FORMATION

Instructor: Rev. Freda Ng

Season: Winter

Course Start Date: January 1, 2021

Residency: February 12-14, 2021

Location: Queen of Apostles, Mississauga, ON

Course Fee: $915 including Residency Fee

Payment Due: December 1, 2020 | After Dec 1, 2020 $945

Payable by e-transfer–cheque–paypal

SF003S20H: TRADITIONS OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION AND DIRECTION

Instructor: Rev. Dr. Paul Bramer

Season: Spring

Course Start Date: March 16, 2020

Residency: April 3-5, 2020

Location: Queen of the Apostles, Mississauga

Course Fee: $915 including Residency Fee

Payment Due: February 16, 2020

Payable by e-transfer–cheque–paypal

SF004F19H: LIVING A LIFE OF DISCERNMENT

Instructor: Mee Yun Kim

Season: Fall

This course is now open for registration.

Course Start Date: September 8, 2019

Residency: November 22-24, 2019

Location: Pearable Retreat, Niagara-on-the-Lake

Course Fee: $915 including Residency Fee

Payment Due: August 8, 2019

Payable by e-transfer–cheque–paypal

SF005S20H: LIVING THE SPIRITUAL DISCIPLINES

Instructor: Rev. Marc Gauvreau

Season: Spring

Course Start Date: March 16

Residency: April 3-5, 2020

Location: Queen of the Apostles, Mississauga

Course Fee: $915 including Residency Fee

Payment Due: Feb 16, 2020

Payable by e-transfer–cheque–paypal

SF006W20H: INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION

Instructor: Dr. Sandra Broadus

Season: Spring

Course Start Date: January 6, 2020

Residency: February 21-23, 2020

Location: Queen of Apostles, Mississauga

Course Fee: $915 including Residency Fee

Payment Due: December 6, 2019

Payable by e-transfer-cheque-paypal

Certificate Details

Requirements

Learned Outcomes include

Cost

Certificate in Spiritual Direction

1-YEAR PROGRAM

Course Breakdown

SF007F19H: Spiritual Direction Practicum

Instructor: Dr. Sandra Broadus

This course is now open for registration.

Course Start Date: September 9, 2019

Residency: November 1-3, 2019

Location: Pearable Retreat, Niagara-on-the-lake

Course Fee: $915 including Residency Fee

Payment Due: August 9, 2019

Payable by e-transfer–cheque–paypal

SF008W20: Methodologies of Spiritual Direction

Emmaus School of Spiritual Formation has been developed for those seeking
a deeper and broader understanding and experience of Jesus Christ, with
an opportunity for training in spiritual direction.