“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience.
We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”
Spiritual Direction
As a solo traveler, I’ve never gone alone, and because of this, I find great joy in helping others discover the companionship of Jesus through contemplative and creative practices.
As an artist, my specialty is using imaginative and creative elements that help nurture the language of your soul, assist you in naming emotions and heart-stirrings, and bring growth to the holistic self in partnership with God’s (already!) ongoing work in you.
I completed my Sustainable Faith Spiritual Direction training in May of 2021, and am the Founder of The Hope Adventure, a social enterprise that invites you into unforgettable, transformational experiences that help you discover God’s Presence as Your Greatest Adventure.
ARE YOU READY TO ADVENTURE DEEPER INTO THE PRESENCE OF GOD?
Toolkit Favorites:
Imaginative and Creative Exercises
Using questions to help name emotions and stirrings for a greater awareness of the holistic self
Areas of Specialty:
Cross-Cultural Workers, Third-Culture Adults, Creativity & Imaginative Work, Singles, Seasons of Transition, Women in a Desert Season, Women in Ministry, Pastors, Christian Entrepreneurs
Bethany’s Book & Podcast:
Kiss My Fish: Tales of Chasing God Around the World (2018)
The Hope Adventure podcast (2019 to current)
www.thehopeadventure.com
Why Hope Coaching?
Faith life can be: Messy. Joyful. Confusing. Shifting. Pioneering. New-Birthing. Deconstructing. Purpose-filled. Life-Giving. etc.
In any season, we thrive most when we operate out of the realization that He is the very source & essence of our beings, & that He chooses to be with us. This is what Adventure with Him looks like - an abundant life of abiding lock-step with Him, even when we come to the table with real, raw, & honest questions. He meets us as we come.
Sometimes it takes a trusted companion on our journey who will help us prioritize this relationship with Him in our lives by asking Spirit-led questions & facilitating space through exercises & practical tools to give us language as we encounter God right where we are.
How does it work?
We will create space together in a 1-hour session to hear from the Holy Spirit through the practices of intentional breathing, silence, scripture readings, & exercises like imaginative prayer, Lectio Divina, Visio Divina, centering prayer, the Examen, etc.
This time is about YOU & Him. I'm just a fellow companion on your journey.
*Bethany has completed supervised training with The Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction and Christ Centered Coaching. She is also trained in the Immanuel Approach Emotional Healing method.