Contemplative Living II: Daily Life as Prayer – via Zoom
2025-01-01 08:00 - 2025-04-01 17:00 UTC | Internet – Online
Your life is hidden with Christ in God.
– Colossians 3:3
Further enrich your contemplative life and embrace the practice of living each day as a form of prayer. In Contemplative Living I (CL I) the focus is on deepening your interior prayer life, leading to the awareness of God’s presence in all that is. In Contemplative Living II (CL II) the focus shifts towards increased intentionality in how you are living your daily life. You likely have a better understanding of what blocks you in deepening your relationship with God, others, and even with yourself. You are now more capable of looking at your part in relationships and what gets in the way of being and becoming the person God created you to be. Building on the contemplative practices learned in CL I, in CL II you will assess where you are in your life and how you can make choices aligning with your authentic self.
The design of Contemplative Living II: Daily Life as Prayer:
Gaining contemplative attitudes and dispositions through

Contemplative Listening – a practice of active listening in group spiritual direction, raising your awareness of the movements of the Divine within you and others.
Contemplative Discernment – a method of going to God with your questions and desires, allowing the answers to find you
Contemplative Awareness related to Addictions, Attachments and Aversion – using contemplative discernment to surface habit patterns that have become compulsions that you no longer freely choose
The Forgiveness Prayer – a prayer that guides you to follow Jesus’s example to live with hearts open to love
Contemplative Service – a vocation, a calling, or a way of life that’s rooted in living a contemplative life
Commitment to a Contemplative Rule of Life – looking at the rhythm of life you’ve created in this course, what practices have worked for you and that you will continue to commit to in the ordinary activities of your life
Contemplative Living Communities – the support we receive from community enhances our spiritual journey and is helpful to continue in some way at the end of the course

Please see the link below for more information and to register.

Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction
2025-01-29 - 2025-05-01 | Columbia Theological Seminary, 701 South Columbia Drive, Decatur, GA, 30031, United States
The certificate offering is a 2-year formation and training program for persons who discern a call to the ministry of spiritual direction. Applicants will begin Phase I in July 2025.
Certificate in Contemplative Spiritual Direction features:

Contemplative spiritual formation as the foundation
A 24-month Focused Program with home-based assignments
A Cohort Model in a hybrid format (online and residential components)
Facilitated by seasoned practitioners
A Supervised Practicum (One-on-One/Peer Group) facilitated by trained supervisors
Use of the Enneagram in Spiritual Direction for Greater Self-awareness and Spiritual Growth

Read more about the program here. It includes emphasis on Centering Prayer (including a five-day retreat), Lectio Divina and the teachings of Thomas Keating.
Applications Due: May 1, 2025
To complete the application, you will need to submit the following.

One current reference, including name, phone number, and email address.
A PDF or Word document of your responses to the short essay questions, found below.
A non-refundable application fee of $75.

For any questions, please email lifelonglearning@ctsnet.edu.

Introduction to Centering Prayer
2025-01-31 17:30 - 2025-02-02 11:00 | Bethany Retreat Center, 1031 Germania Rd, Frenchville, PA, 16836, United States
Sr. Ruth Ann Madera will introduce you and guide you tot the inner silence of Centering Prayer. Centering Prayer is a form Christian contemplative prayer, to center awareness on the presence of God.
Please see the link below to register.
