Programs

Full-Time One-Year Program
Part-Time Weekday Program
Weekend Program
Courses, Workshops, Retreats and Book Discussions
Summer Programs
Independent Professional Growth Opportunities

Full-Time One-Year Program

5401 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
This program meets weekdays Monday through Friday from September through June. The annual full-time program option provides the most integrated, intensive experience of personal and professional development. The international and ecumenical background of participants and residency option all add to the richness of this experience.

Core Components of the Program
Transformation for Mission
Contemplative Attitude
Dreams
Symbols and Spirituality
Enneagram
Peer Supervision
Quadrad Small Grop Practicum
Spiritual Direction
Individual Supervision
Active Imagination
Focusing
Life Issues in Ministry

The Institute for Spiritual Leadership is currently accepting applications for the program beginning September 2010. For additional information about this program contact Program Director David Schimmel at 773.595.4037. Return

Part-Time Weekday Program

5401 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
Many people prefer to participate in the weekday program on a part-time basis by attending the Institute for Spiritual Leadership two days per week over a period of two years. The same core components of the program are covered in this option.

Weekend Program

5401 South Cornell Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
If weekends are a good match for your schedule this program, offered over nine weekends a year for a two-year period, may be best for you. Weekend class work begins at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday and extends through 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Hyde Park weekend program meets the second weekend of every month.

Core Components
Personal Transformation for Mission
Paths of Transformation
Listening Skills
Approaches to the Interior (Dreams, Focusing, Active Imagination)
Spiritual Direction
Peer Supervision
Supervised Practicum
Individual Supervision
Life Issues in Ministry

The Institute for Spiritual Leadership is currently accepting applications for the program beginning September 2011. For additional information about this program contact Coordinator Lea Murray at 773-752-5962.Return

Courses, Workshops, Retreats and Book Discussion

Year-Long Courses

October 2011 through May 2012. Schedules will be available on website March 2011.

SYMBOLS AND SPIRITUALITY draws from cross-cultural expressions and various religious traditions to explore symbols, archetypes, and myths that reveal and affect spirituality.

PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION FOR MISSION focuses on spiritual and psychological processes of transformation which are at the heart of relationships.

CONTEMPLATIVE ATTITUDE nurtures the contemplative within by concentrating on the individual’s personal development combined with focusing on the unifying center within and the connection to a larger source of meaning, value and call.

TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF DREAMS considers the rich store of healing, wisdom, and direction that dreams hold for the spiritual/life journey.

ENNEAGRAM offers a tool for self-knowledge by identifying the gifts and compulsions of each type and applying this knowledge to spirituality and spiritual direction.

DEEP LISTENING provides the training and experience for attending more carefully and compassionately to oneself and to others through Listening Skills, Focusing, and Active Imagination.

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Independent Personal Growth Opportunities

Sabbatical

Institute for Spiritual Leadership offers a number of ways to include its enrichment and renewal offerings in your sabbatical plans, whether through our Intensive Program curriculum or through a more time-contained program. To discuss sabbatical offerings, contact Institute for Spiritual Leadership Co-Director David Schimmel at 773.595.4037.

Spiritual Direction

Institute for Spiritual Leadership staff is available to engage in ongoing spiritual direction with adult women and men in the Chicago area. We can also refer you to other qualified directors in your area of the country or the world. For more information regarding a spiritual director in your area, e-mail the Institute for Spiritual Leadership at: ISLUSA@aol.com.

Supervision

If you are involved in the ministry of spiritual direction, regular supervision is offered as an essential element to continued growth. To request information about supervision in your area, e-mail the Institute for Spiritual Leadership at: ISLUSA@aol.com.