friendships. We recommend that the leader have some kind of training or experience with this kind of group. It is also extraordinarily helpful for the group to read about the practice of spiritual direction as they get started. It can be a challenge for participants to learn some of the basics of the process, such as welcoming silence while sitting with others and not giving advice or offering opinions. Spiritual direction is not like Bible study. It takes focused effort to learn the art of reflective
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