Everyone inherits hurts, secrets, and strengths. We all hold stories of family, faith, failure, and forgiveness. Everyone has a book in them. It’s called a memoir. Memoirs, like libraries, are a collection of tales. The more generously libraries lend their treasures, the more they become themselves. Libraries don’t produce stories to sell; they offer quiet …
View course details “Composing Your Spiritual Memoir”

We are the result of the choices that we make. Whether you are facing major changes and decisions or simply wish to examine the decisions you make on a daily basis and the effects on your life, this may be the workshop/retreat for you.   Drawing upon the wisdom of Ignatian spirituality and Jungian psychology,  …
View course details “DECISION MAKING AND DISCERNMENT Workshop”

Quiet Day Zoom Event This is holy ground, the wisdom offered to us in the second half of life. Join us for a Quiet Day as we reflect on the themes of Home, God-at-home with us and the holy ground of growing older, with reflections on Moses and the burning bush and the start of …
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Iona Pilgrimage June 2 – 12, 2022   Join the Iona Pilgrimage Q & A on November 18, 12-1PM EST via Zoom. If you are considering Shalem’s pilgrimage to Iona in 2022, this is an opportunity to ask questions and talk with the pilgrimage leaders, Carole Crumley, Leah Rampy and Bill Stone on Zoom. They …
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Growing in Wisdom: Seeking Deeper Generativity is an ecumenical program designed for those seeking to engage in their maturing years with wisdom and grace. This is a time in which we can be begin to look back on the life we have lived and find openness to new or previously undeveloped inner vistas. It is a …
View course details “Growing in Wisdom: Seeking Deeper Generativity (2nd Intensive)”

Be inspired! Be energized! Grow as a story-teller and a writer! Do you have stories that you want to tell? Are you an aspiring writer who wants to polish your skills? Are you an accomplished writer who wants to find your muse? Do you sense a leading to use words to create social change? Story …
View course details “Writing as a call–Meredith Egan”

The Venerable Dr. David J. Anderson God has a mission and invites Christian disciples to participate in God’s own life and work. Christian formation is all about being formed in this life and for this work. It is not a self-improvement project or self-help scheme. It is the work of the Holy Spirit in Christian …
View course details “Cultivating Missional Disciples: Christian Practice for Mission in Daily Life”

(Two half days online – one full day credit equivalent) Instructor: Marg Van Herk Paradis (The URL link for this course seems to take one to an introductory course for the Working Genius tool, but if you scroll down you can find the second course). During these unprecedented times, how can we minister from a …
View course details “Building Leadership Resilience for Ministry : Applying “The Working Genius””

Put more joy and more meaning into your life through self-awareness and self-esteem. A workshop for anyone who has gone through or is anticipating a major change in their life. We will explore how self-image is formed and affected across the lifespan, the components of self-esteem, the strengths which enable us to navigate change, the …
View course details “LIFE CHANGES: Who Am I Now?”