Godly Play Ministry with Children: Core Training Godly Play is a creative and imaginative approach to faith formation with children. Symbols, beautifully crafted materials, rituals, and silence as well as stories are used to convey biblical traditions and practices of the Christian church. Godly Play recognizes that children already know and experience God but may …
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Preacher Gym: A Sacred Playground for Creative Exploration This program is co-sponsored by Emmanuel College and Five Oaks and will be held in Woodstock. Beginning and ending with prayer, this workshop invites participants to consider embodiment as an essential aspect of preaching. Florence McGregor works within theatre and church to teach classical vocal and …
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The Essential Nuts & Bolts of Youth Ministry (Neos) Over the course of the weekend, you will come to greater understanding of the practice of youth ministry and contemporary approaches for living out this specialized ministry in your context. Significant time will be spent learning about different models of youth ministry including relational youth …
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Spiritual Journey Groups for Clergy Many ministry personnel are recognizing the importance of grounding their spiritual leadership in a deeper life-giving relationship with God, and awareness of the Holy in their lives. Spiritual Journey Groups for Clergy is an invitation to clergy from any denomination to take time to nurture their faith and foster …
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What does it mean to live out God’s call to be “beloved community”? How do the practices of becoming an intercultural church provide models for what it means to be a vibrant community of faith? As we gather to worship together, we are called to celebrate God’s presence and to celebrate the diversity of …
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Courage & Renewal® Retreat: Reconnecting with True Self through Life’s Transitions Start: Nov 2, 2015 @ 2:00 PM End: Nov 4, 2015 @ 12:30 PM Cost: $465.00 Includes meals and accommodation. The program ends with lunch on Wednesday. “If we attempt to act and do things for others or for the world without deepening our …
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Thursday, November 5 – Sunday, November 8, 2015 An Act of Love, Constantly Repeated Led by Dan Miller $395 Thomas Merton stresses that the spiritual life is above all a life. The heart of this life is love, which is what joins the way of the mystic and the way of the prophet. Dorothy Day …
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Thursday, September 17—Sunday, September 20, 2015 The Embodied Spirit Led by Gary Barrett, Tom Darnall, and Ward Bauman $395 This weekend intensive will introduce practices designed to sensitize us to the body’s subtle movements and mechanics and to develop in us an awareness of the spiritual energy that is always moving and animating us. Our exploration will include the ancient practice …
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Sunday, August 9 — Friday, August 14, 2015 August Wisdom School Healing and Transformation of Consciousness through Sacred Sound, Meditation and Dance Led by Yuval Ron and Ward Bauman $740 This Wisdom Academy will focus upon the experience of introspective and ecstatic practices of four ancient spiritual paths: Zen Buddhism, Kabbalistic Judaism, early Contemplative Christianity, and Sufi-Islam. …
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Monday, July 13 — Saturday, July 18, 2015 July Wisdom School The Ultimate Quest: Finding Inner Authority Led by Bussho Lahn, Diane Millis and Ward Bauman $720 In the early stages of spiritual work, it is important to seek out master teachers to lead and guide one. But ultimately to stay there, seeking truth outside of oneself, …
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