The AECSD seeks to serve the spiritual direction community of Australia.

Our goal is to support and foster the prophetic dimension inherent in the ministry of spiritual direction which calls attention to the presence of God in all of life. This prophetic ministry calls for a practical lived response to that presence in ways that are just, reconciling and healing for all people and the whole of creation.

We work toward this goal by:

• recommending guidelines to foster, support, and recognise the formation of spiritual directors
• promoting ethical guidelines
• supporting associations of spiritual directors
• providing opportunities for conversation among formators and among other groups within the community of spiritual directors
• encouraging the ongoing personal, spiritual, and professional development of spiritual directors.