Contemplative Church
Contemplative Church: This no-stress gathering for leaders tired of playing church and interested in cultivating God devotion through spiritual practices that just might be the primary hope for doing and being the future global Christian church
In an era of increasing confusion and opportunities, the Church is invited to an ancient alternative. During this week-long course, you are invited to return, receive and re-discover the contemplative, inner-dimension of Christianity through prayer, teaching, spiritual exercises, dialogue, time in nature, and more.
Contemplative Church presupposes that we are all on a spiritual journey deeper into God’s love. Through our participation in God’s love and grace, we experience an ongoing process of transformation further into Christ by the power of the Spirit. Contemplative Church is a particular way of being Christian and doing church grounded in specific spiritual practices such as the prayerful and slow reading of scripture (lectio divina), meditative prayer (e.g. Centering Prayer, Jesus Prayer), taking time for silence and solitude, receiving the Eucharist, and an overall inward attentiveness to God’s presence and action in the spiritual/intuitive dimension of our being, and in others.
The motivation and destination of this contemplative way of being Christian is love: for God, self, one another and indeed for all of creation. Join contemplative author and pastor Peter Traben Haas for this soul-renewing gathering February 2 – 8, 2015. In preparation for the gathering, Peter invites you to prayerfully and slowly read the ‘Method of Centering Prayer’ brochure and Thomas Keating’s Invitation To Love.
Please note that our workshop price structure packages your tuition, course materials, lodging and meals together in a single rate. Prices are presented for each of the types of lodging available for the workshop you select. All rates are Per Person, Double Occupancy unless otherwise specified.
Single Occupancy: Single occupancy rooms may be reserved for an additional $50 per night when space is available. The fee will be charged when space is confirmed. Single occupancy lodging is generally not available during June and July. If you are a single person and do not specify a roommate, a roommate of the same gender will be assigned to share your lodging space or you can request the single occupancy and be charged the supplement of an additional $50 per night (based on availability).
For more information or if you would like to attend this workshop, but do not need lodging, please call the Registrar’s Office at either 505.685.1001 or 505.685.1017 Monday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m. (MST).
Three ways to register:
- Download printable registration form and mail to: Ghost Ranch Registrar, HC77 Box 11, Abiquiu, NM 87510. OR scan and email your completed form to: [email protected]
- Register by telephone at 505.685.1001 or 505.685.1017 or toll-free at 877.804.4678, ext. 4155 or ext. 4121 — available Monday-Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. MST.