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SUMMARY:Compassion-Centered Spiritual Direction: Internal Family Systems as a Model for Spiritual Companions
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, February 22\, 20259:00 am – 4:00 pm \nRegistration for in-person tickets includes parking\, lunch & materials and is held at Prothro Great Hall at SMU Perkins School of Theology 5901 Bishop Boulevard\, Dallas\, TX 75205 \nRegistration for virtual tickets includes Zoom moderation. Zoom link and any handouts will be delivered digitally a few days before the event. \nCEUs available \nInternal Family Systems (IFS) is a contemplative\, soulful\, and non-pathologizing approach to personal healing and spiritual transformation. This workshop is designed specifically for spiritual companions—spiritual directors\, chaplains\, pastoral counselors\, and other soul-care workers—who want to explore how IFS can be a model and a process for compassion-based soul care that keeps care providers grounded in our own compassionate essence and invites those to whom we provide care into a deeper connection with the sacred and with their own spiritual essence. \nFrank Rogers Jr. is a spiritual director\, supervisor\, certified IFS practitioner\, retreat leader\, writer\, and professor of spiritual formation at the ecumenical and inter-faith Claremont School of Theology. He has taught and written in spirituality\, contemplative practice\, and compassionate social engagement for over 35 years. His most recent book is Cradled in the Arms of Compassion: A Spiritual Journey from Trauma to Recovery. As the Center for Engaged Compassion Co-Director\, he offers and teaches compassion-based approaches to spiritual direction and supervision: centerforengagedcompassion.com. \nRegistration closes Friday\, February 14\, 2025\, or when capacity is reached.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/compassion-centered-spiritual-direction-internal-family-systems-as-a-model-internal-family-systems-as-a-model-for-spiritual-companions/
LOCATION:Prothro Great Hall at SMU Perkins School of Theology\, 5901 Bishop Boulevard\, Dallas\, 75205\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreats and Workshops
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SUMMARY:Spirituality and Justice: Siblings or Distant Cousins?
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, January 28\, 202510:00am – 12:00pm \nEpiscopal Church of the Transfiguration14115 Hillcrest RoadDallas\, TX 75254 \nIt is written to do justice\, love mercy\, and walk humbly with God. Does a living faith require doing justice or is it enough to love receiving mercy for ourselves? Are we creating a world for our individualized faith or for the common good? Let’s explore the movement of personal spirituality that leads an active faith for the sake of human flourishing. \nRev. Amy Moore’s passion is inviting people into a deeper spiritual life and discovering how God is calling them as participants in the common good. Lessons from a long nursing career inform her ministry as a spiritual director and pastor. She serves NorthPark Presbyterian Church as Parish Associate for Spirituality and Justice and Grace Presbytery as moderator of the Social Justice and Public Witness. Amy enjoys being wife\, mother\, GramB\, fitness enthusiast\, student of creativity and daily writer.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/spirituality-and-justice-siblings-or-distant-cousins/
LOCATION:Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\, 14115 Hillcrest Road\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirituality for a Busy World
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SUMMARY:Writing for the Soul as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 19\, 202410:00am – 12:00pm CT\, Zoom \nThe poet Mary Oliver wrote that when we “ …patch a few words together\,” we might open “…a doorway into thanks\, and a silence in which another voice may speak.” Come patch some words together in company with others as a spiritual practice for the soul. Taking inspiration from poetry\, images\, objects\, and more\, we’ll play and pray on the page. We’ll have the choice to read and share in small groups\, responding as supportive witnesses to one another’s words. No writing experience is necessary (and grammar and spelling don’t count!) \nJulie Hester is a writer and pastor living in North Carolina. Over 20 years ago\, she walked into a one-day writing workshop for bereaved mothers and found a way to use writing as a practice for healing. As a certified facilitator with Amherst Writers & Artists\, she leads in-person and online writing workshops for faith and community groups\, specializing in writing for healing and writing as a spiritual practice. You can find her at juliehester.com and subscribe to her writing prompts at WritingInCompany.substack.com.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/writing-for-the-soul-as-a-spiritual-practice/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Spirituality for a Busy World
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SUMMARY:Leaping High Towards God! Helping Yourself and Others Find Meaning in Suffering
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 22\, 20249:30 am – 3:30 pm \nEpiscopal Church of the Transfiguration14115 Hillcrest RoadDallas\, TX 75254 \nRegistration includes lunch & materials. \nJoin us for a contemplative day-long workshop with experienced spiritual director and licensed therapist\, Rev. Dr. Bob Gardenhire\, III. This workshop is for anyone who is suffering\, for professionals who tend to those who are suffering\, and for all who may one day experience a season of suffering. \nBased on the work of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and others\, we will explore how these painful times can draw us nearer to God. The workshop will offer hands-on prayer and meditation tools with practical application for your life. \nRev. Dr. Bob Gardenhire\, III is the founder of HeartPaths spiritual directors training programs in both Oklahoma and DFW. An experienced spiritual director\, ordained Methodist minister\, and licensed therapist\, he holds a Doctor of Ministry degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation. For over forty years he has been an active leader in Spiritual Directors International\, training and supervising spiritual directors.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/leaping-high-towards-god-helping-yourself-and-others-find-meaning-in-suffering/
LOCATION:Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\, 14115 Hillcrest Road\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
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SUMMARY:Welcoming Feelings as Messengers from God
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, September 24\, 202410:00am – 12:00pm \nEpiscopal Church of the Transfiguration14115 Hillcrest RoadDallas\, TX 75254 \nThe role feelings play in our lives should not be underestimated. Too often\, they are ignored or acted upon without any awareness of their impact. In this presentation\, we will investigate the messages received about feelings and seek a deeper understanding of and appreciation for their power. We will discover how feelings affect our lives using images from ancient and popular sources. We’ll explore how feelings can be messages from God to provide knowledge about our inner lives and\, through prayer and reflection\, guide us. We will process the information presented in interactive and creative ways. \nEunice Cheshire is a member of the founding faculty of HeartPaths DFW (2006 –present)\, a co-founder of Spiritual Ministries Institute (2004)\, and continues as an active board member. She serves as a spiritual director\, a supervisor for spiritual directors\, and a presenter on spirituality and prayer. She cherishes her roles as wife\, mother\, grandmother\, and friend.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/welcoming-feelings-as-messengers-from-god/
LOCATION:Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\, 14115 Hillcrest Road\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirituality for a Busy World
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SUMMARY:Busy World Program Series Package
DESCRIPTION:Purchase all four 2024-25 Busy World Programs for just $85\, now through September 20\, 2024. Individual programs are $30 each. All Busy World programs are on Tuesdays\, 10am- 12pm. \nNew! Optional Lunch & Linger Add-on: enjoy a lunch immediately following both in-person Busy World programs for an additional $10 with this package purchase. \nOnly available through 9/20/24.
URL:https://spiritualministries.org/event/busy-world-program-series-package/
LOCATION:Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration\, 14115 Hillcrest Road\, Dallas\, TX\, 75254\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirituality for a Busy World
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