About Craig

About Craig: 

The Journey

For the last 40 years of my spiritual journey I have been walking/companioning with and guiding others. The beginning of the journey marks the beginning of my sobriety and walking with the Beloved, whom I call God. I personally have 39 years of sobriety and actively participate in a 12 Step Program.

For the first 25 years I worked in the corporate world of finance and real estate. During that time my ‘service work’ included an Aids Care Team, Salvation Army Youth Services, United Way and with many in recovery. Near the end of those 25 years the pull by The Beloved to serve the marginalized became so great I left corporate endeavors to work full time at a faith based residential recovery and prison re-entry program. It was during this time I developed my triathlete coaching business.

Education

But something was missing. My search led me to Richard Rohr’s Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) and the Living School, learning to work with others from a contemplative, mystical compassionate place. The inner spiritual journey of the Living School took me to the Spiritual Guidance Training Institute (SGTI) . The focus of the program at SGTI was learning to be a spiritual director with training that included working with those of all faith traditions, the spiritually fluid and those with no tradition.  My studies continued at the Graduate Theological Foundation (GTF). At GTF the inner and inter journey into spiritual direction continued. Again with an emphasis on interfaith or as we often call it, inter-spiritual direction. I am a member of Spiritual Directors International (SDI).

Spiritual direction is where I have been led: to listen compassionately, be completely present to others, to be a companion and guide on their journey. The seekers I companion include both male and female, members of the bipoc and LGBQt+ communities and many people in recovery programs.

Sobriety Date: December 19, 1983.

Doc. of Ministry in Spiritual Direction (with a focus on interspiritual direction) - Graduate Theological Foundation.

Certificate- Spiritual Direction - Spiritual Guidance Training Institute.

Center for Action and Contemplation - Living School: 2020 Cohort.

SDI: member.

Currently:

I serve on the Board of The Foundry Ministries and the finance committee for the CAC. I am the founder with the help of many others, of the se-Interspiritual sanctuary. I still coach triathletes around the world helping them along on their athletic journey. See Athletic Performance Coaching for background information on triathlon and run coaching.

Please reach out to me if you would like to discuss spiritual direction or just talk about your journey. craig@se-interspiritual.com