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What is Spiritual Life Coaching and how does that relate to
Consultation?
For the Celtic Hound Network, spiritual life
coaching is a way of listening with you to what God is doing and what
God desires of you in the context you have been called. Classically, our
form of consultation is spiritual direction.
Spiritual direction is the process of accompanying people
on a spiritual journey.
Spiritual direction helps people be attentive and abiding
to God in their everyday life.
Spiritual direction exists in a context that emphasizes
growing closer to the communion of the Triune God.
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What is a Celtic
Hound consultation like?
Our consultants
are spiritual life coaches, schooled in their particular specialties,
with a missional focus. A spiritual life coach is experienced in helping
you sort through ideas and feelings about the spiritual path God is
calling you to follow.
In sessions with your consultant, or
spiritual life coach, you get to step back regularly, look at your life
from a spiritual and missional perspective and focus your intention for
the days ahead with God in the center of the discussion and actions.
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Who can benefit from this?
All who
want to place more attention on their spiritual and mission life, as
well as their continual Christian formation, choose to have regular
sessions with an experienced CHN spiritual life coach.
A monthly talk with a spiritual life coach is also a time to relax and
rejuvenate. At its best, a session is an experience of soul healing and
empowerment to participate in God's mission in the world.
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How much does it cost?
Following the practice in a number of spiritual
traditions, Celtic Hound is supported by financial gifts that
can be made by anyone who know of its work.
Each formal
consultation is unique and will be custom built around the needs of the
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Who would serve as my coach?
After your initial contact, based on geography, demand, and your
particular need, a network partner with Celtic Hound Network will be
assigned and will arrange with you a meeting.
The primary spiritual life coach and consultant is Christian Boyd, who
is the founder of Celtic Hound.
Christian is an ordained Presbyterian Minister of Word & Sacrament,
experienced pastor, spiritual director, and a Benedictine oblate,
ministering as a servant leader in Christ’s Church for over 10
years. Christian is also a member of the Organizational Development
Network, Spiritual Directors International, and Society for Church
Consulting.
Christian grew up in southern Missouri and is a graduate of Truman State
University in Kirksville, MO. He earned a Master of Divinity from
Louisville Seminary, and currently is a doctoral candidate at Luther
Seminary (St Paul, MN), specializing in Congregational Mission and
Leadership.
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Current Celtic Hound Network
partners include:
Spiritual Direction (Individuals and
Groups) and Judicatory Relations:
Rev. Paul Reiter, DMin (Executive
Presbyter, Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, PC(USA))
Organizational Development:
Rev. Christian D Boyd, DMin
Rev. Junie (Reeves) Ewing, MDiv,
EdD (Human Resource Development)
Leadership, Management, Organizational
Psychology:
Rev. Stephanie Lutz Allen, DMin, MS
I/O Psych (Cultivate Mission)
Evangelism and Marketing:
Rev. Chris Walker, MDiv, MTh (Evangelism Coach)
Church
Building Program, Design and
Construction:
Mr.
Marty Malone (President of
Malone
Church Solutions), a
licensed Church Health Consultant and national
certified Church Design-Builder
Finance, Accounting, and Holistic
Stewardship:
Ms. Lisa Anglin, MBA (BudgeTude)
The Celtic Hound Iona School of
Spiritual Direction:
Rev. Michael McCormack, MDiv, MTh
(Dean)
Rev. Christian Boyd, DMin (Proctor)
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Why
Celtic Hound? What does the symbols on your logo mean?
The name of our
ministry comes from the recognition of our Celtic Christian heritage as
well as the symbol of the hound in Celtic Christian poetry and art (i.e.
the poem, "The Hound of Heaven" by Francis Thompson, and the knotwork
hound in the Book of Kells).
The base of the design is the coat of arms of the Boyd family, who aided
in the reformation of the Church of Scotland.
The Cross Celtic is one of the most
ancient of cruciforms; this cross was used by the Celtic Christians in
Great Britain
and Ireland. Symbolizes the unity of
heaven and earth.
The celtic styled greyhound represent the time of famine during the
Middle Ages when the Greyhound almost became extinct. The celtic
monastics and clergy saved them from starvation and bred them. In this
way, the greyhound represents the Gospel and the preservation of the
faith. The Greyhound is said to denote majesty, courage, vigilance,
swiftness and loyalty, and are emblematic of nobility.
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