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Welcome to Christian Formation & Direction Ministries (CFDM) Arizona

Our mission is to cultivate spiritual formation, fostering our response to the invitation to deepen our relationship with the triune God. Our trainings, events, workshops and programs offer the opportunity to go deeper in your relationship with God, yourself and the world.

I invite you to explore our two-year certification training program in spiritual direction, as well as other workshops, events and resources offered through CFDM Arizona.

Blessings and Peace,

Joyce Vidal-Thornburg, MA, CT, CSD
Executive Director, CFDM Arizona
jvidal460@gmail.com

The whole purpose of spiritual direction is to penetrate beneath the surface of a person’s life, to get behind the face of conventional gestures and attitudes which are presented to the world, and to bring out the person’s inner spiritual freedom, his/her inmost truth, which is what we call the likeness of Christ in his/her soul. – Thomas Merton

The moment I was accepted into the Spiritual Direction program at CFDM, I knew it would be a life changing experience! Not only did I receive excellent theological coursework and practical experience, I learned how to integrate all parts of my inner Self and come to a better understanding of my own journey towards wholeness as a beloved child of God. Thanks to my two-year intensive training I can now be an active part of this listening ministry and help others grow towards holistic peace. Thank you CFDM for making this journey possible for me!

CFDM Cohort Two

CFDM allowed me to explore spiritual direction while I was going through the dark night of the soul. It helped me put words to my stage of faith and to understand myself better. It can open a person for broader compassion and deepening discernment, and allows a space for follow up supervision wherein this process continues.