Eastertide, or the Season of Resurrection, lasts from Easter Sunday to Pentecost. Within this time, the church calendar invites us to 50 days of celebrating the mystery of new life. Traci Smith writes: “To notice resurrection in the everyday is to be in tune with the greatest truth of the Christian faith: death is not ultimately victorious. There is always hope. There is new life all around.” 

Preparing to Notice, an Eastertide Mini-Retreat, is a time set aside to notice (and prepare to notice) resurrection all around us. During this mini-retreat, I will guide you in an exploration of the spiritual practice of noticing. Join me on May 6th (730-9pm CT) or May 7th (12 - 1:30 pm CT) for this virtual mini-retreat! The cost is $15. (If cost is a barrier, please reach out to me directly.)

Recent data from the Barna Group says that 65% of pastors admit that they sometimes or frequently experience loneliness (a 20%+ increase from 2015). I’m sure this is no surprise to any of us, as leadership often feels tiring, isolating, and lonely. 

In an attempt to make space for clergy & ministry leaders,spiritual director & pastor Holly Porter Phillips will be offering spiritual direction groups this summer. Groups of 4-6 attendees will meet together (via zoom) to bear witness to the workings of God in their own lives and those in the group. Each hour-and-a-half session will include a guided time of centering, time for sharing, silence, and prayer.

More Info: 
4-6 people, $180 / person* for 6 sessions
Thursdays 6/12, 6/26, 7/17, 7/31, 8/14, & 8/28, 10-11:30am CT via Zoom  

*Please do not let cost keep you from joining, reach out for options.