At the heart of the IVC program is a reflection process that guides volunteers in the ongoing search for the presence of the living God. The time devoted to individual and group reflection is a central element of IVC. Based on Ignatian spirituality, it focuses on finding God in all things.

The process has four components:

• personal reflection - involves prayer, readings, and journal writing
• individual meetings with a spiritual reflector - every month IVC members meet individually with a reflector trained in Ignatian spirituality to talk about their service experience and their spiritual growth

• city group meetings - volunteers in the same city area meet monthly to share their volunteer experiences and to pray and reflect together
• retreats - three times a year, volunteers meet at a central location for community reflection, prayer, and support