Re-connecting Role and Soul: Courage to Serve Reunion
Program Description
Over the last four years, Courage to Serve has sought to provide rural pastors in North Carolina the chance to reconnect to the soul’s deepest wisdom about faithful service. In this reunion we will create a safe space – a circle of trust – where participants can explore once again the best ways to connect role and soul and examine anew the relationship between the inner life and outer work.
This retreat will follow the familiar pattern of the seasonal retreat series. Guided by our boundary markers (“no fixing,” “speak for self”, “invitation not demand,” etc.) we will create a disciplined space where we can each listen carefully for God to speak to us. We will use a variety of third things to prompt personal and shared reflection and we will have the chance to participate in modified clearness committees. Over meals, we can connect with each other about the changes in our lives and renew friendships formed in the seasonal retreats.
Program Leaders
Russ Moxley and Janice Virtue have served as program guides for Courage to Serve since its beginning in 2004. In addition to Courage to Serve, Russ and Janice collaborate on a variety of programs including initiatives in leadership development and pastoral excellence. Until April 2002, Russ was a Senior Fellow and Director of Nonprofit Initiatives at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, NC. Now he works as an independent trainer, consultant, facilitator and executive coach for nonprofit and for-profit organizations. Janice is the executive director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, where she continues to focus her energy on developing programs and seminars that help clergy and denominational leaders offer their best service to the church.
Schedule
The opening session will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 5. We encourage you to arrive early enough to settle into the space and meet other participants before we begin. Lunch is not available at St. Francis on Wednesday, but there are places to eat within a few miles. We will conclude with lunch on Friday, November 7.
Accommodations
All program sessions, meals and shared overnight accommodations will be provided at the St. Francis Springs Prayer Center. St. Francis is a full-service conference and retreat center located
Registration Fee
The registration fee for the event is $100.00, and the registration deadline is September 15, 2008. Space is limited and will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.
Your fee includes shared accommodations at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center as well as all meals, beginning with dinner on Wednesday evening and concluding with lunch on Friday afternoon. The cost of this event is kept minimal due to the generous support of The Duke Endowment. Participants are responsible for their travel.
Cancellation
All registration fees are non-refundable. Cancellations will result in forfeiture of the registration fee.
Additional Information
For additional information, please contact Leadership Education at Duke Divinity at 919.613.5323.