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Associates

LIS Associates are graduates of the ISFP or ELI programs who continue to collaborate with LIS in promoting the LIS model for lay spiritual leadership. They are lay men or women, permanent deacons, priests and Jesuits not currently assigned to LIS who have a gift for spiritual development and some background in the area of Ignatian spirituality. They are Roman Catholics as well as Christians of other denominations. The Associates work side by side with the LIS staff in providing spiritual services, including formation and training. They are available for particular services on a part-time and/or volunteer basis. They may or may not receive a stipend for their services. Associates are people recognized by LIS as having a certain expertise in the field of spirituality.

For a list of current Associates, click here.
If you are interested in becoming an Associate, please contact our office.

Criteria

• LIS Associates have experienced the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola according to annotations 19 or 20.

• Associates are people with a gift or aptitude for spiritual leadership.

• Associates have some formal training in the major forms of Christian spirituality, the history of the Christian faith, Christian theology, pastoral counseling, spiritual direction, and leadership skills. These criteria are normally met through the Ignatian Spiritual Formation Program.

• Associates are people with an active life of prayer who regularly participate in some form of spiritual direction.

• Associates have practical leadership experience in spiritual ministry in the form of giving days of prayer, retreats, conferences, parish missions, Christian Life Communities, Ignatian prayer groups, and spiritual direction.

• Associates have an openness and sensitivity to cross-cultural and social concerns that allow them to serve LIS's diverse clientele.