Quest Ministries: Frequently Asked Questions

Friday, June 1, 2012

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the director’s part?

▪ Attentiveness to and trust in God

▪ Responsiveness to God and to the directee

▪ Attentiveness to the directee’s life journey

What is the directee’s part?

▪ Attentiveness to and trust in God

▪ Desire to share one’s life journey

▪ Openness to receive direction from God

How frequent are the sessions?

It’s up to the directee. Once every two weeks, to get started, may be helpful. After that, once a month works well.

Where will we meet?

We’ll meet in a quiet, secure, and peaceful place. I currently meet directees in offices at the Church of the Nativity in Northborough and Christ Church (Episcopal) Cathedral in Springfield. Other options are also available.

How do we get started?

Contact me at 508-410-9008 or s.bohall@verizon.net to make an appointment. We’ll explore the possibility of engaging in spiritual direction.

What about finances?

We’ll discuss an affordable arrangement during our first session. A fee supports the director’s ministry. It also gives the directee incentive to get the most from our time together.

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PROFILE

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Experience:

For over forty years Stan has developed people and organizations through preaching, teaching, organizing, writing, motivating, and listening. He especially enjoys interacting with people in one-to-one and group settings.

Stan has a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell. In 2012, he completed a certificate program in spiritual direction from Selah (http://leadershiptransformations.org/selah.htm).

Stan also loves to help people navigate life’s challenges by discussing popular stories. Fiction written by C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Charles Dickens, Victor Hugo, and a host of others help us understand how God’s Story interacts with our own.

Specialty Skills:

Organizing people, events, and projects

Analyzing challenges, and proposing and implementing solutions

Creative writing

Conversant with computer software and the Internet

Video-conferencing via Skype and other software

Accomplishments:

Stan led an organization that was on the brink of disbanding. Through his leadership it became a more vibrant cohesive group, optimistic about its future. He led its members in group activities. He also worked with its leaders to evaluate and update the organization's purpose, financial health, and organizational structure. As a result, the group became healthier, larger, and more outward focused and welcoming.

He led a group in a ten-week discussion of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The majority of the participants read 100 pages per week to prepare for their sessions. He met with the group for two hours each week to discuss the contents, truths, and applications of this beautiful piece of literature.

For several years Stan led a multi-week training course for an organization. The purpose of the training was to help members understand and communicate the organization's core values with potential members. He recruited people to be part of the training, taught them how to clearly express the principles, and provided the means for them to be in touch with potential members. Leaders emerged from this training program, confident in their ability to communicate.