Jennifer Bell
Spiritual Leader | Community Activator | Speaker
jennifer@spiritdirection.com
“The human mind doesn’t want to be advised or fixed or saved. It simply wants to be witnessed – to be seen, heard, and companioned exactly as it is.” Parker Palmer
Jennifer Bell is an International Formation Leader and has served as a Catechist of the Good Shepherd for 27 years, working closely with children ages 2-12 in a variety of settings.
She is deeply committed to guiding adults in atrium communities and fostering spiritual growth through quiet contemplation, prayer, and prepared environments.
Jennifer’s approach to spiritual direction is transformative, drawing from her years of experience and commitment to creating meaningful connections between adults and their spiritual lives.
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd (CGS) Work:
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Helps adults in atrium communities, such as parents, grandparents, and catechists, grow a deeper life with God by becoming more like children as Jesus said, “unless you turn and become like this child, you will never enter the kingdom of God.”
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Provides insight into creating a prepared environment like the atrium, which fosters spiritual growth in both children and adults.
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Encourages adults to embrace silence, contemplation, and prayer as essential elements of their spiritual lives, knowing they cannot offer what they don’t possess themselves.
Time to Think – Group Facilitation:
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Structures environment/way of behaving toward one another that encourages each member to think for themselves, as themselves. This independent and freshest thinking solves problems, makes decisions clear, and allow every group member to contribute their best thinking.
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Guides clients in discerning and communicating their vision, helping leaders bring a working vision to life.
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Helps identify and remove limiting beliefs that individuals or the group hold that are keeping them from outcomes.
Spiritual Coaching Work:
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Empowers clients to know themselves deeply, fostering practical and imaginative self-understanding.
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Enhances cognitive function and emotional well-being by providing generative attention, which improves decision-making and problem-solving.
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Helps clients uncover and challenge false assumptions, replacing them with truths that lead to personal and professional breakthroughs.
"The manifestations of serene and peaceful joy the children display in the meeting with the world of God lead us to maintain that the religious experience responds to a deep “hunger” in the child."
- Sofia Cavaletti
