Spiritual Director & Guide

Spiritual directors provide one-on-one spiritual direction guiding individuals in prayer, contemplation, and spiritual growth across traditions.

With spiritual seeking growing and contemplative practices valued, spiritual direction generates revenue of $70,000-$240,000 with 85-95% margins.

The business requires spiritual direction training and certification (Shalem, SDI), deep personal spiritual practice, understanding multiple spiritual traditions, contemplative and listening skills, and sacred space for direction.

Services include one-on-one spiritual direction sessions, discernment and vocation guidance, contemplative prayer instruction, retreat spiritual direction, group spiritual direction, and Ignatian or Centering Prayer direction.

Revenue through direction sessions and retreats.

Success factors include formal spiritual direction training program, established personal spiritual practice and maturity, deep listening and contemplative presence, serving churches, retreat centers, and seekers, and understanding Catholic, Protestant, and interfaith approaches.

Marketing focuses on churches, retreat centers, spiritual seekers, and contemplative communities.

With spiritual seeking and contemplative prayer growing in 2025, spiritual direction offers sacred guidance opportunities serving seekers with training and spiritual maturity as differentiators.