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You still care about God. But the inherited language no longer holds.

 

You hesitate before repeating what once felt certain. You notice questions you cannot silence.

 

This is not rebellion. It is growth.

 

At some point, spiritual life stops being something you inherit and becomes something you must inhabit.

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Over time, people who commit to this work often notice:

 

They are less afraid of their own interior experience and freer to act.

They no longer collapse into borrowed certainty.

Their leadership becomes steadier because it is less performative.

Their relationships deepen because they are less reactive.

 

This is consistent, cumulative work. It is not reactive. It is not loud.

 

It is steady, grounded growth.

Ways People Begin This Work

Individual Spiritual Direction

A sustained space to attend to your lived experience with God.

 

We meet regularly, anywhere between 1 and 4 times a month, depending on your preference. You bring what is real: doubt, anger, longing, resistance, desire. We do not rush tension toward resolution. We stay with it long enough for something honest to emerge and do its transforming work.

 

Over time, individuals become less afraid of their own interior experience. That shift changes more than they expect, increasing their sense of freedom to act.

 

Sliding Scale $75-$125 per session.

Discernment Coaching

For leaders and executives carrying decisions that affect more than themselves.

 

Sometimes the question is vocational.

Sometimes it is strategic.

Sometimes it is deeply personal, but cannot be separated from leadership.

 

This work is structured and time-bound, in a frame agreed upon before our work begins. We clarify the decision, examine the interior pressures around it, and discern what is true beneath performance, urgency, and expectation.

 

The goal is not perfect certainty.

It is grounded clarity you can live inside.

 

$250 per session

Couple's Spiritual Direction

For partners who want to learn how to nurture a spiritual connection with each other.

 

You may find that you are carrying different images of God, different fears, different hopes. Rather than managing those differences, we learn how to listen beneath them and accompany one another in them.

 

The work strengthens honesty and harmony.

 

It often changes the quality of conversation in ways neither of you anticipated.

 

$200 per session, 12 sessions

I come to this work with a deep, personal commitment to the practice of spiritual direction and discernment, with training in this work, and a steady commitment to walking with people without rushing them toward premature conclusions.

If you are unsure which of these fits your situation, that is completely okay.

The first conversation is simply a place to begin.

No pressure. No obligation. Just a conversation.

The Exploratory Call

This Call Is:

  • A 30-minute conversation by phone or Zoom

  • A chance to talk about what’s bringing you here

  • Space to ask questions about spiritual direction, discernment coaching, or couples’ direction

  • An opportunity to notice whether this work feels like a good fit

This Call Is Not:

  • Therapy

  • A sales call

  • A commitment to ongoing work

Most people who continue after an exploratory conversation begin with a small number of sessions to see how the work feels. Some choose to continue longer-term; others discern that this will be for a specific season. Both are welcome, and there is no expectation to decide immediately.

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James, MI

I feel like I get to show up however I am at the time of the session, and Ben can roll with me. He has been hospitable to my shifting spiritual journey, creating a sense of safety so I can authentically share my wonderings, frustrations, and unique joys without fear of saying ‘the wrong thing.’

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