A 2022 CyberCircle of Trust 4-Retreat Series Including The Opportunity for Clearness Committees* Facilitated by Circle of Trust® Facilitators Dianne Baker and Megan LeBoutillier In The Kirkridge Zoom Room WHAT:  a four-weekend retreat series during which you will gather with others in the Kirkridge Zoom Room for reconnecting Soil and Soul AND have time in …
View course details “Re-Connecting Soil & Soul: Healing and Reconciliation with Your Inner Self and the Outer World”

Lent is less a season to observe and more a walk to walk. As the days get longer and the light more accessible, so are we invited to cast aside all that gets between us and resurrection. One theologian commented, “Everything that happens to Christ happens to us.” In that sense, the Bible is a …
View course details “Walking the Way of Lent through Storytelling with Bishop Porter Taylor”

This is a confusing and disorienting time. This time away from others also provides us with more opportunity to pay attention to our inner life and to grow spiritually. Restoring Connections has a number of well-trained Soul Care providers (spiritual directors) who are willing to be available to you online or by phone . Soul Care …
View course details “Soul Care for Everyone (Spiritual Direction)”

with Mary Schertz; Professor Emerita of New Testament at Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, happily living and worshipping in Elkhart, Indiana. In so many ways, western culture, with its consumptive habits and elevation of self-reliance as a virtue, is what has separated us from reading biblical texts as if our lives depended on it. This course asks …
View course details “Reading the Bible as if our lives depended on it!”

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 …
View course details “Contemplative Listening: The Foundation of Spiritual Friendship and Direction”

This page has a full listing of all the courses Regent is offering during their Spring and Summer Sessions. All are expected to be available online, unless there is a travel component. The ones that are of particular interest for Continuing Education are also listed in this database.

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 …
View course details “Practicing God’s Presence”

A weekend of Soul Care at the beautiful Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre in Niagara Falls.  This year’s theme will be Love Restores My Soul A sacred time for the soul, this retreat will offer time for reflection, meditation, music & rest.  Each woman will have their own private room/bathroom & access to the beautiful Mt …
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OVERVIEW The psalms give voice to a range of human emotions, from despair to exultation. In this class we will study psalms (both classical / Biblical, and contemporary poems that function in similar ways) and then open our creative channels to write our own. Both the reading and the writing will enliven our relationship with …
View course details “Entering the Psalms: An Online Spiritual Formation Elective”

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”