$1,622.00 This program is rooted in the deep contemplative Christian tradition and honors the sacred listening practices of other traditions, as well. Participants who apply and are accepted in the program will travel to Ghost Ranch for four, one-week residential intensives (two separate weeks each year). An experienced staff of distinguished spiritual directors will facilitate …
View course details “The Art Of Spiritual Direciton – Co-hort II wk three”

$1,622.00 Formation and Training Program is scheduled to begin with classes being held over the period November 2012 through March 2014. Note: The Spiritual Journey is a prerequisite for this program. Certificate awarded at completion of the program. Participants who apply and are accepted in the program will travel to Ghost Ranch for four, on-week …
View course details “The Art Of Spiritual Direction (Stillpoint)-Co-hort III week one”

$350.00 In this course, participants will explore in poetry or prose those events, relationships, coincidences that have created minor shifts or major chaos in their lives. We will look especially at ways to reframe and re-envision those interruptive experiences by using techniques employed by literary writers: fresh juxtaposition, charged diction, magical realism, metaphor and other …
View course details “From Havoc To Whole: Spiritual Writing”

$365.00 This course includes teachings on the everyday astronomy of the daytime and nighttime sky, along with teachings on Mayan astronomy and 2012, as well as teachings on Native American astronomy and spirituality. These teachings are combined with meditations and wisdom teachings from cultures around the world to provide an enriched experience of one’s inner …
View course details “Astronomy, Spirituality & The Mayan Prophecy”

$100.00 Enjoy a week’s study leave in the high desert of Northern New Mexico. You are on your own schedule but have the opportunity to dine, worship and hike with other clergy. Optional hiking and visiting neighboring communities are also offered. Spend as much or as little time with colleagues during your time at Ghost …
View course details “The 3 R’s For Clergy: Rest, Reading & Renewal”

$375.00 Based on the work of Parker J. Palmer, this Circle of Trust ® retreat explores the intersection of our personal and professional lives. Using poetry, meditation, dialogue, stories, music, movement, relaxation and journaling, we foster renewal of body and mind. Those in professions such as organizational leadership, education, community service, law and medicine know …
View course details “Journey Toward An Undivided Life: An Introductory Circle Of Trust ®”

$350.00 Brian McLaren is the elder statesman in a movement called the “emerging church.” He is a bridge builder and gifted teacher connecting what separates us from God and one another, while introducing us to the hope that something is trying to be born both in and among us. Suzanne Stabile is a retreat director, …
View course details “Enneagram & Emerging Christianity”

$800.00 The Spiritual Journey – August 20-27, 2012- Step One in the Art of Spiritual Direction Formation Training or may be taken as a stand-alone class This is the pre-requisite course for the Art of Spiritual Direction program which may also be taken by anyone as a stand alone class in spiritual and personal discernment. …
View course details “The Spiritual Journey – Stillpoint”

$365.00 A thousand years ago, Christian mystic Hildegard von Bingen, abbess, composer and artist, looked into the night sky and wrote, “Stars on their axes, dancing in chorus.” What kind of life might we lead if we could “see” the stars dancing? Seeking the transcendent with curiosity and wonder brings us closer to the Source, …
View course details “Wisdom Begins With Wonder: Curiosity & Creativity”

$360.00 “Teaching Children in the Celtic Way” is an alternative pedagogical approach to teaching children (grades 1-5) about God, Jesus, themselves and the world around them. Built on the theology of Celtic spirituality and the teachings of John Philip Newell as well as other Celtic teachers, this class will involve participants in reviewing their own …
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