A Book Study Offered on ZoomEight Wednesday evening, March 23—June 29, 5:00—7:00 p.m. CST/MDTPresented by Nancy Phillips and Sarah Donnelly through the Queen’s House Retreat and Renewal Centre. Join with other seekers as we slowly appreciate the wisdom found in Christine Valters Paintner‘s book, The Soul of the Pilgrim. Please source your own copy of this …
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Contemplative Listening: The Foundation of Spiritual Friendship and Direction
Scripture resounds with God’s call to “Listen!” The discipline and gift of listening is core to the art of spiritual direction, as well as to friendship, church life, and civic engagement. Yet few professional and academic programs teach us how to listen well. It is a spiritual discipline in need of revival. In the midst …
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Practicing God’s Presence
A 12-week experience of prayer, learning, and reflection, focused on experiencing God’s Presence within the normal rhythms of our daily living. This is rooted in Jacob’s realization, “Surely God is in this place!” (Genesis 28:16), shaped by the wisdom of Brother Lawrence of the Resurrection (1614-1619), and expressed for our contemporary lives. Join with others …
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Building Faith Basics: Intro to Formation Theory
How is Faith Formed? Lisa Kimball and Sarah Bentley Allred will discuss the basics of how faith is formed, drawing on the work of John Westerhoff and other leaders in the field. Introduction Introduction (0:31) Spirituality is innate and better images for formation (2:34) The relationship between spirituality and faith (10:42) The relationship between spirituality …
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“Love is the Meaning”: Julian of Norwich Lenten Retreat
Set the tone for Lent during this weekend retreat focusing on the writings of Julian of Norwich, an ascetic from the middle ages who wrote Revelations of Divine Love, the earliest surviving book in English written by a woman. Robert Owens Scott Led by Robert Owens Scott, who has served Trinity Church Wall Street as …
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Available Video Courses
Please see the website for the online store for all video courses produced by Select Learning. This is a program which grew out of the Lutheran church in the USA (ELCA), and aims to offer quality theological learning experiences for personal, congregational and professional learning. Over the years, they appear to have accumulated a broad …
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Advent Series: Tending Our Souls and Preparing Our Hearts
This series is open to all. It may be taken as a group in a congregation or taken individually. These four online sessions will be led by Martha Harris, Outreach Coordinator of Gestalt Pastoral Care Associates, Inc. and Alexandra MacCracken, Gestalt Pastoral Care Minister and Trainer. Join us to prepare our hearts for the season …
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Live and Self-Guided Online Courses
This page lists all current and recorded courses, workshops and retreats.
Contemplating Earth With Jim Green
We now all know – except those who are strenuously doing their best to deny it – that the Earth is in grave danger. The conditions for human life, even the conditions for life itself, are severely threatened. There have been previous radical shifts of climate as well as catastrophic mass extinctions across the almost …
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Holy Interruptions Quiet Day
Learn to embrace unexpected, holy moments in your day-to-day life. Through audio teaching, poetry, art, music, guided meditation, reflection questions and invitations into silence, Ann Kulp invites you into intentional quiet space to help you learn to notice and embrace unexpected, holy moments that happen each day. Leader Ann Kulp was an associate staff member with …
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