Urban Mystics
Faith in Action, Rooted in Presence
Sharing the Road to Reconstruction and Renewal
Latest Reflections
As I listened in prayer with these directees, I began to see that grace was not moving in the same direction for everyone. Some were being invited to let go. Others were being invited to stand up.Following God can start to feel like work again, even after you have walked away from the systems that formed you. If you are afraid your faith will dissolve unless you keep trying, you are not failing. You might simply need a trellis, not a treadmill.Accepting Application
2026 Missional Spiritual Direction Certificate Program
Cohort Started
Online / Virtual
The Missional Spiritual Direction (MSD) Certificate Program prepares individuals to become spiritual companions who guide others with wisdom, presence, and purpose. The program offers essential skills, theological grounding, and hands-on experience in listening deeply, discerning prayerfully, and walking alongside others on their spiritual journey.
Journey: We walk with you in…
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Certification
Pursue professional training as a certified spiritual director through an online university program that blends theological depth, contemplative practice, and guided supervision for holistic formation.
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Discernment
Receive spiritual direction as a sacred practice of listening, where you can attend to God’s presence, explore the movements of your soul, and discern your next steps with clarity and peace.
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Belonging
Join a spiritual community, local or online, where you can journey with others through seasons of faith, doubt, deconstruction, and renewal, discovering shared rhythms of grace and transformation.
Urban Mystics is an independent ministry & a partner of Renaissance, a hub of microchurches.
It offers the Missional Spiritual Direction Certificate Program in informal collaboration with Bakke Graduate University, without implying official affiliation or endorsement.