Facilitator: Marg Van Herk-Paradis As the awareness of mental health challenges grows in the church, church leaders require skills and tools to navigate the intersection between mental health and conflict. This two-morning workshop addresses such questions as, “How does mental health impact how we approach conflict?” and “What strategies and tools can be deployed when …
View course details “Mental Health and Conflict in Faith Communities–ONLINE”

Facilitator: Dr. Betty Pries While giving and receiving feedback is difficult in the workplace, it is even more challenging in the congregational context where the desire to be kind can outweigh a commitment to honesty and where most of those to whom feedback might be given or from whom feedback might be received are volunteers. …
View course details “Courageous Conversations: Speaking Truth in Love”

Join Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew for a weekend introduction to the art and spiritual practice of writing memoir. What is memoir, and how is it different from autobiography? What makes memoir spiritual? How can the practice of writing memoir, either for an audience or for no audience, support spiritual growth? Using writing exercises and readings from …
View course details “Spiritual Memoir: Where a Life Meets Mystery”

Dreams have a long history of being regarded as divine messages in almost every religious tradition. At the Haden Institute we use the foundational psychological concepts of Carl Jung to teach that dreams can hold the key to greater health and wholeness. The Dream Work Training teaches that working with our dreams opens a communication channel …
View course details “Dream Work Training”

A New Year’s Retreat Online with Valerie Brown Exhale deeply and savor this very special time of year with a retreat designed to reset your body, mind, and spirit with practices that you can apply in your daily life.  This retreat includes mindfulness meditation, small and large group discussion, periods of rest and renewal designed …
View course details “What Love Requires: Heart-Opening Practices for Mindful Awareness, Peace, and Compassionate Action”

We are children of God. In this self-portrait painting adventure, we will explore what we see and feel when we gaze at our reflections with unconditional love.  We are strong, and brave, and beautifully fallible. We are on a life journey with divinity, to divinity. At this threshold of a brand new year, we will …
View course details “Co-Creation: Painting Ourselves in God’s Love”

How many times have you sung the words “I was blind but now I see?” If you’re like us, probably more times than you can remember, much less count. Have you ever stopped to think, though, “but now what?” What good is sight if it doesn’t give us vision? A vision for what’s really going …
View course details ““Spit and Mud: The Messy Miracle of Sight” (The Messy Miracle of Seeing Christian Racism)”

We often think of gratitude as thanks for something after it happens. But what does it mean to live a life of thanks in anticipation of our deepest hopes and longings? Advent invites us into this holiness practice. Online presentation and Q&A with Diana Butler Bass, award-winning author, popular speaker, inspiring preacher, and one of …
View course details “Anticipating Gratitude: Living Our Thanks in Advent Q&A with Diana Butler Bass”

Level 1 – Introductory Workshop For Those Who Want to Learn or Deepen the Practice of Group Spiritual Direction Friday, January 22, 2021, 3:00 – 9:00 pm EST Saturday, January 23, 12:00 – 5:30 pm EST Sunday, January 24, 2021, 12:00 – 5:30 pm EST Via Zoom Audio and video connections are required to participate …
View course details “Group Spiritual Direction Workshop”

Saturday, January 16, 2021, 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Online via Zoom $75 ($65 early bird price available until 12/18/20) Should I choose this path rather than that one? What is the meaning of the experience I am having? How can I follow Christ more faithfully? What would that even mean? Start your new year …
View course details “Listening for God: A Workshop on Discerning Vocation in Everyday Living”