
Greetings, friend in Christ!
Welcome to Selah ~ a program, a ministry, and a way of being with God that we offer in spiritual direction. Spiritual direction is a gift that’s nurtured more than a skill that’s taught. Thus Selah (the program) and selah (the Hebrew word occurring in the psalms) craft a space for nurturing the holy mystery of what happens when we pause reflectively, in listening attentiveness to God. While everyone can grow in this awareness, we believe that God calls some among us to a deeper ministry of spiritual attentiveness and companionship, and we’d like to nurture that gift within you! Here’s a glimpse of how our approach is defined:
SELAH IS INTENTIONALLY TRINITARIAN IN THEOLOGY
paying attention to how God the Father is actively shaping a person’s life through the Holy Spirit in ways that form them ever more deeply into the image of Christ.
SELAH IS INTENTIONALLY CONTEMPLATIVE IN STYLE
characterized by an attentive resting in Christ’s presence in the direction time, noticing the movement and activity of the Holy Spirit.
SELAH IS INTENTIONALLY BIBLICAL IN GROUNDING
drawing our understanding of God and his ways from the Scriptures.
In this threefold context, we grow from the wisdom and experience of the Church, through readings in the classics of spiritual formation, and through the learned practice of spiritual direction together.
Selah’s curriculum is designed to nurture each participant in two main areas: a foundational understanding of the theology of spiritual formation (through faculty teaching during retreat residencies, and reading and reflection assignments in between residencies), and the central practice of spiritual direction (through small group experiences in retreat residencies, and individual experiences of offering spiritual direction and reflecting on it with a Selah faculty supervisor in between residencies).
Please check out the Selah Details below, which will give you a fuller idea of who we are and what it’s like to be part of our Selah community. Feel free to contact me directly if I may be of further help to you!
In Christ’s Grace,

Susan Currie
Director of Selah
susan@leadershiptransformations.org
Application Process & Tuition
For information about the application process, please click on the Selah cohort you are interested in applying for below.
The next SELAH-WEST & SELAH-EAST cohorts will be offered in 2023-2025, with their application season opening in the fall of 2022.
Interested applicants are encouraged to continue to check this website for updates, and to let us know if you want to receive an email alert as to when that information becomes available. Details regarding program dates and curriculum will be similar to those posted here for the current program. See the “Selah-East & Selah-West — Details” link to the right.
The next SELAH-ANGLICAN cohort will be offered in 2023-2025, with its application season opening in the fall of 2022.
Interested applicants are encouraged to continue to check this website for updates, and to let us know if you want to receive an email alert as to when that information becomes available. Details regarding program dates and curriculum will be similar to those posted here for the current program. See the “Selah-Anglican — Details” link to the right.
The next SELAH-EUROPE cohort will be offered in 2023-2025, with its application season opening in the fall of 2022.
Interested applicants are encouraged to continue to check this website for updates, and to let us know if you want to receive an email alert as to when that information becomes available. Details regarding program dates and curriculum will be similar to those posted here for the current program. See the “Selah-Europe — Details” link to the right.
If you have further questions about any of our cohorts, please email us at admin@leadershiptransformations.org
Residency Locations & Dates
2022-2024 Cohort
- Apr 5-8, 2022 (Tues-Fri)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ - Oct 8-11, 2022 (Sat-Tues)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ - Apr 19-22, 2023 (Wed-Sat)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ - Oct 6-9, 2023 (Fri-Mon)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ - Apr 18-21, 2024 (Thurs-Sun)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ
2021-2023 Cohort
- May 28-31, 2021 (Fri-Mon)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ - Oct 8-11, 2021 (Fri-Mon)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ - Mar 31-April 4, 2022 (Thurs-Mon)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ - Oct 8-11, 2022 (Sat-Tues)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ - Apr 19-22, 2023 (Wed-Sat)
Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center, AZ
2022-2024 Cohort
- Apr 19-22, 2022 (Tues-Fri)
Miramar Retreat Center, MA - Nov 4-7, 2022 (Fri-Mon)
St. Francis Springs, NC - June 19-22, 2023 (Mon-Thurs)
St. Francis Springs, NC - Oct 23-26, 2023 (Mon-Thurs)
St. Francis Springs, NC - May 14-17, 2024 (Tues-Fri)
St. Francis Springs, NC
2021-2023 Cohort
- June 6-9, 2021 (Sun-Wed)
Miramar Retreat Center, MA - Nov 18-21, 2021 (Thurs-Sun)
St. Francis Springs, NC - Apr 24-28, 2022 (Sun-Thurs)
Miramar Retreat Center, MA - Nov 1-4, 2022 (Tues-Fri)
St. Francis Springs, NC - June 19-22, 2023 (Mon-Thurs)
St. Francis Springs, NC
2021-2023 Cohort
- Sept. 6-8, 2021 (Mon-Wed)
Online - Aug 22-26, 2022 (Mon-Fri)
St Mary’s Monastery, Perth, Scotland - Sept. 7-11, 2023 (Thur-Mon)
St Mary’s Monastery, Perth, Scotland
2019-2021 Cohort
- Sept. 5-10, 2019 (Thur-Tues)
Camp of the Peaks, Bourg d’Oisans, France - Sept. 3-8, 2020 (Thur-Tues)
Online - Sept. 10-11, 2021 (Fri-Sat)
Online - Aug. 15-20, 2022 (Mon-Sat)
St Mary’s Monastery, Perth, Scotland
2022-2024 Cohort
- March 13-16, 2022 (Sun-Wed)
St. Francis Springs, NC - Oct 16-19, 2022 (Sun-Wed)
St. Francis Springs, NC - March 16-19, 2023 (Thurs-Sun)
St. Francis Springs, NC - October 19-22, 2023 (Thurs-Sun)
St. Francis Springs, NC - April 4-7, 2024 (Thurs-Sun)
St. Francis Springs, NC