How can Spiritual Directors accompany others through climate grief, ecological anxiety, and faithful response?
The climate and ecological crises are no longer distant headlines, they are increasingly present in the hearts and prayers of those we accompany. This workshop explores how Spiritual Direction can offer a brave, compassionate space for people to name their grief, fear, hope, and questions in the face of environmental collapse and ecological injustice. We’ll briefly reflect on the reality of our planetary condition and then turn inward to notice our emotional and spiritual responses with the real possibility of climate breakdown directly caused by human activity, and the real risk of colossal impacts on the rest of life on earth. What does it mean to hold faith, lament, and action in tension as Directors? What interconnections do we see with social justice, peace-making, and our call to love creation?
Together, we’ll explore how our Christian traditions can help us navigate the despair, urgency, and deep longing stirred by the climate crisis in the context of current geo-political uncertainty and fragmentation. We’ll reflect on how to support directees wrestling with eco-anxiety, guilt, and spiritual paralysis, and how to deepen our own spiritual response. Through honest conversation, personal theological reflection and practical tools, this session aims to build confidence in holding space for those reckoning with the state of the world - and discerning their own faithful path forward. Whether you feel anxious, inspired, overwhelmed, or uncertain, you are welcome here.
Nick Tatchell
Nick Tatchell trained as a Spiritual Director on LCSD's Encounter course, and he now lives in the beautiful Scottish Highlands. He practises as a Spiritual Director, works as a community volunteer focusing on sustainability and community resilience, and feeds his love of books by working in the local independent bookshop. He has written about the impact of the current climate and environmental crises on people’s lives and faith. He believes that Spiritual Direction can play an important and distinctive role in helping people engage with these issues, creating a space in which they can start to discern a path towards their own active, heart-felt, spirit-led response.
Date: Friday 1 May
When: 10:00- 15:00 GMT
Where: Online
Cost: £50 Non Members, £40 Members
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