About
Spiritual Direction
Sacred Conversations that Help You Listen for God
Spiritual direction is a gentle, guided way to deepen your life with God. Through holy listening and meaningful questions, our trained Christian spiritual directors walk with you as you pay attention to God's presence, movement, and invitation in your life.
What is Spiritual Direction
It's not counseling or mentoring—it's soul-centered companionship.
Spiritual direction is a centuries-old practice that helps you grow in awareness of God’s presence and activity in your life. Your spiritual director is trained to listen prayerfully, ask reflective questions, and create space for you to explore your relationship with God.
This is a space to:
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Slow down and listen
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Name your questions, desires, and stirrings
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Notice where God might be leading
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Bring your whole self into conversation with the Divine
Whether you're in a season of seeking clarity, wrestling with faith, or longing for deeper intimacy with God, spiritual direction helps you walk with more intention and grace.
Spiritual Directors
We work with a community of gifted, experienced directors—each one committed to creating a safe, grace-filled space for your journey.
Paul Dumesnil
Paul has worked in the finance community most of his life prior to joining the pastoral team at South Hills Community Church in San Jose for six years. He holds a Diploma in Spiritual Direction from San Francisco Theological Seminary and serves as a spiritual director.
John Hanneman
John served as pastor at Peninsula Bible Church Cupertino for 34 years. After working with young singles for many years his interest turned to spiritual formation. John was trained in spiritual direction at CenterQuest.
Russ Ikeda
Russ is in Spiritual Formation is Director of Emmaus Ministries of Silicon Valley, a mentoring ministry to pastors and market-place leaders. Russ is also a spiritual director. He served as Associate Pastor at Saratoga Federated Church for 22 years and currently serves as adjunct faculty at William Jessup University.
Janet Perez
Janet leads individuals as well as small groups through the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. She comes from an education background, teaching
kindergarten, first grade and special needs elementary school children. She earned a Certificate in Spiritual Direction from both Azusa Pacific University and from
Mercy Center and has received advanced training in leading the Exercises. Janet helps oversee the spiritual direction ministry at
Patti Yukawa
Patti received a Certificate in Spiritual Direction at the Mercy Center as well as a Certificate in Enneagram Training. She has Masters degrees in Counseling and Social Welfare. In addition to offering spiritual direction, she has served as a college counselor, a social worker, and a ministry coordinator at a local church.
Patti leads spiritual formation small groups and helps oversee the spiritual direction ministry at WellSpring.
Request Spiritual Direction
Ready to explore what spiritual direction might look like for you? Complete our short interest form, and we’ll reach out to help you find a good fit.