CERTIFICATE IN CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL DIRECTION (TL2)

Being on our own journey with God is foundational to being a spiritual director.

A Place to Receive Training, Community, & Nourishment

Are you feeling the invitation & longing to receive training in Christian spiritual direction? If so, we’d love to be there for you!

TL2 is the second year in a two-year certificate training program in the art of Christian Spiritual Direction. It is structured around monthly community life as we journey together in our training & support of one another. The first year of this program is TL1, Soul Care Companions, which you can learn more about here.

TL2 is a 10-month journey seeking to train individuals called to the ministry of Christian Spiritual Direction in the context of a supportive & encouraging community. As directors, it is important that we thoughtfully engage in training to steward our gifts & call as sacred listeners. Our monthly sessions include times of group & personal reflection, expert teaching, peer supervision, practice, & first-hand learning from live sessions with experienced spiritual directors.

Learning to pay attention to our own spiritual yearnings is foundational to accompanying others on their journeys of faith. TL2 is both a place where you can become equipped & a place for your own journey to unfold. 

Ready to Hear More?

  • TL2 will offer an experiential learning environment combining a balance of knowledge with contemplative practices. We will seek to notice & respond to God’s presence in our own lives while exploring topics that broaden & expand our understanding of the ministry of Spiritual Direction. Topics will include but are not limited to:

    • History of Spiritual Direction

    • Contemplative Life

    • Discernment

    • Spiritual & Psychological Issues

    • Stages of Growth in Spiritual Formation

    • Authenticity, Integrity, Ethics

  • To take this certificate we accept applications from people who have completed the first year of this training, TL1 Soul Care Companions.

    • Active participation & attendance of Saturday monthly meetings from 10:00am to 4:00pm EST

    • Monthly reading & community blog reflections (1 book per month)

    • An in-person mid-journey retreat

    • Monthly spiritual practice & prayer journal

    • Group & individual supervision

    • Serve as a spiritual director for at least 2 directees

    • Meet monthly with your own spiritual director

    • Completion of a final reflection paper

  • We love staying connected with you after you graduate! We are intentional about continuing to support you through:

    • An individual phone call to check in the following Spring

    • Two clinical mentorship sessions post-graduation with an experienced Spiritual Director (on us!)

    • Annual in-person alumni retreats

    • Workshops for continued education

    • Continued training options in our certificates in spiritual formation or the Enneagram

  • The tuition for TL2 certificate training is $3,100. A fee of $800 is due upon acceptance with monthly payments of $230 required thereafter (books are not included in the fee).

    If you need to withdraw your registration from the course for any reason, your registration fee is refundable up until 4 weeks before your program begins, after that it will be counted as a tax-deductible donation towards PAX programs.

    Fees are to be made payable to PAX & sent to the attention of Rama Ziegenhals at 671 John Smith Hill Rd, Bridgewater, NH 03222.

  • One of our organizational values is that spiritual formation should be available to everyone, no matter your financial situation. We are therefore mindful of the cost of our programs as well as the value of committing financially to something transformational that you want to invest your time & energy into.

    If financial costs are a barrier for you, please apply for one of our soul care grants, in addition to your registration form, so we can do our best to meet you where you are!

  • "My experience in TL1 (Transformational Listening) & TL2 (Spiritual Direction) has been a beautiful time of learning, growth, discernment, & transformation...This time of training has honed my rough edges & strengthened both my love of God & my ability to discern God's desires for me. I'm grateful to have chosen the PAX Center for my spiritual direction training."

    Marissa S.

  • "I had a wonderful experience with TL2! I...quickly found that I was able to connect well with the others in my cohort & that my ability to learn & grow was not at all hindered by being online. It was such a gift to walk & grow with other future spiritual directors, & I absolutely feel prepared to continue on in this ministry now that I have finished my training. I am thankful for all that I learned, as well as for the community that I developed."

    Shauna Kurihara

  • "The TL2 experience has brought me to a fuller, deeper expression of my life in God, & has broadened sense of compassion for self & others in our complex world. It was a graceful dance of challenge, affirmation, & growing together in this art of spiritual direction."

    Amy Sharon

  • "I had been searching for a training in Spiritual Direction for a while. I had training in spiritual formation, but wanted more of a laser-focused class. I had read books on my own. I had my own spiritual director. But this class brought teaching from deeply experienced directors. It pulled in books for discussion that I hadn't even encountered...It created a network of friends & fellow directors. It provided peer & mentoring supervision to guide us as we grew...I would recommend this (& already have!) to anyone seeking dive into spiritual directing as well as those already walking that way but need to hone the spiritual craft of their gifting."

    Heidi D.

Ready to Take the Next Step?

Our upcoming cohort is full & registration is closed. Please inquire about future program dates or explore year 1 of this program!

Upcoming Cohort Dates:

The 2025-2026 cohort will be offered as an online community via zoom on the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10:00am-4:00pm EST. We will begin Sept 20th, 2025 & run through June 20th, 2026.

The mid-journey weekend retreat will be held in person on the South Shore of Massachusetts & begin the evening of the 20th of February, 2026.

(Upon satisfactory completion of the course requirements, participants will receive a certificate of completion.) 

After reaching out, be sure to keep an eye on your inbox for a personal follow up from one of our team members! (If this is your first time connecting with us, you may also want to keep an eye on your spam or promotions folder!)

Meet Your Teacher, Rama!

Rama received her Masters in Spiritual Formation & Leadership from Spring Arbor University, & her certificate in spiritual direction in 2006 through the Listen Course. She offers spiritual direction in NH & virtually. She values spiritual direction as a place of discovery & awareness of God’s abiding & transforming love. Her ministry experience includes leading retreats, workshops, pilgrimages, & spiritual formation small groups. In her younger days, she spent 13 years as a corporate banker with a passion for integrating faith & work. 

Rama is married with two adult daughters & two granddaughters. She enjoys her friends, hiking, & spending time with her family in the mountains of New Hampshire.

Still on the Fence?

Feel free to reach out to us to talk over email or schedule a time to connect! We’d be happy to chat & answer any questions you may have.

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