Events and Courses
The Politics of Empowered Compassion – April 21 & 23, 2010. Washington, D.C.
In partnership with the Faith and Politics Institute. An evening presentation and day-long workshop exploring contemplative practice and reconciliation. www.faithandpolitics.org.
Wonder, Fear, and Longing: The Life of the Soul–February 12-13, 2011. Grace Presbytery hosted at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church. Dallas, TX. Mark Yaconelli will lead a one day workshop on Saturday and then preach on Sunday (The title is “The Secret Life of Human Beings”). Contact Fran Shelton for more information: fshelton@phpc.org.
Love in Song and Story: A Fundraiser for Boys and Girls Club–February 14, 2011. St. Helena Boys and Girls Club. St. Helena, CA. Mark Yaconelli will tell a series of love stories as a Valentine’s day fundraiser for Boys and Girls Club of St. Helena.
Harwick Stewardship Lecture, “Awakening the Adolescent Soul.”–April 8-9, 2011. Lancaster Seminary. Lancaster, PA. Mark Yaconelli. Go to www.lancasterseminary.edu for more information.
St. Andrews University–May 9-10, 2011. Berrien Springs, MI. Mark will teach in the Spiritual and Theological Foundations DMin Intensive. For more info go here.
The Wild Goose Festival –June 23-26, 2011. Shakori Hills, NC. Modeled after the U.K.’s Greenbelt Festival, this will be a gathering of people to enjoy each other, hear provocative speakers and extraordinary music, watch dramatic performances and make art, eat together and imagine new life at the intersection of spirituality, justice, and creativity. It’s a journey of anticipation that is spreading its wings June 23-26, 2011 at Shakori Hills in North Carolina. Mark Yaconelli will be a speaker and storytelling organizer as well as a midnight reveler. You should come. For more info go here.
Summer Contemplative Retreat – June 26-July 2, and July 24-30, 2011. Join Frank Rogers, Doug Frank, and Nancy Linton. Lincoln, Oregon. Register here. The world moves at an inhuman pace, compelling us to move with it. We have too little time for remembering the spirit that brought us to our place of work or study, too few opportunities for replenishing the inner resources upon which the genuine expression of our gifts depends. Before we know it, we are living at the surface, running on empty. Why not step back and take some time out for self-recollection?
Spend a rejuvenating week in our serene mountain community, in the company of others who wrestle with similar challenges, who are on a similar journey. Let the silence and the solitude bring you closer to yourself, awaken what is deepest in your, reconnect you with what you love.
Allow the experience of contemplative listening and the practice of contemplative prayer animate deep thought and real talk about life in our world, the world in which we work, study, and seek to be true to our calling. See www.oregonextenstion.org – Frank Rogers
Triptykos Offerings
Contemplative Prayer Group: Claremont School of Theology – Claremont, CA and Ashland United Church of Christ, Ashland, Oregon.
These groups gather for explorations of transformative spiritual practices with experienced guides in a contemplative context. Eight weekly meetings, Tuesdays at 7pm. October, 2009 – November, 2009.
Peace and Reconciliation: Zimbabwe Healing and Reconciliation Conference – November 3-7, 2009. Mutare, Zimbabwe.
The Triptykos staff will offer a presentation and work with pastors to develop a process for healing and and reconciliation.
Compassion Practice Prayer Group: Claremont School of Theology – Claremont, CA.
The “Compassion Practice” cultivates a life of contemplative, restorative, and engaged compassion in relation to self, the sacred, and the world. The group meeting will include weekly prayer and reflection. Eight weekly meetings, Tuesdays at 7pm. January, 2010 – May, 2010.
Academic Courses at Claremont School of Theology
Claremont, CA – to register for courses: www.cst.edu.
Spiritual Formation for the Contemplative Way – Fall, 2009.
The course explores – in concept and practice – the contemplative dimensions of various spiritual traditions. Emphasis will be given to different forms of contemplative practice, the inner dynamics related to these practices, historical and contemporary contexts in which they are engaged, the theoretical models by which these practices are understood, and the experience of and approaches to engaging these practices. Each Tuesday, 8:30am-11:45am. September 1 – December 8, 2009.
Teaching Contemplative Practices -Fall, 2009.
This course explores both theoretically and experientially a variety of contemplative prayer practices with specific attention to methods of teaching such practices in various contexts. A laboratory dimension of this course will entail a weekly contemplative prayer group in which Claremont School of Theology students will serve as participant-observers and occasional assistants. Each Tuesday, 5:15pm-8:45pm. September 1 – December 8, 2009.
Spiritual Formation for Personal and Relational Vitality - Spring, 2010.
Spirituality nurtures the vitality of a humanity fully alive. Since human beings are inherently inter-individual, such vitality is both personal and relational. This course explores the experience and cultivation of spiritual vitality through creativity and the arts, the emergence of selfhood and personal power, and the discovery of gifts and vocation while attending to how such vitality can be thwarted or deepened in such spheres as intimate personal relationships, the workplace, and the home. Each Tuesday, 8:30am-11:45am. January – May, 2010.
History of Christian Spiritualities – Spring, 2010.
The course will explore — in theory and practice — significant spiritualities from early Christianity to the present, with attention to their spiritual practices, theologies, views of the person, understandings of the movements of the inner life, and socio-historical contexts. Class members are expected to bring their own personal and communal spiritual experiences, traditions, and cultural expressions into conversation with the spiritualities presented. Each Wednesday, 1pm-4pm. January – May, 2010
Teaching the Compassion Practice – Spring, 2010.
This course explores both theoretically and experientially a spiritual practice – the “Compassion Practice” – that cultivates a life of contemplative, restorative, engaged compassion toward self, other individuals, and the world. Students will engage methods of teaching this practice in various forms and contexts. A laboratory dimension of this course will entail a weekly contemplative prayer group in which Claremont School of Theology students will serve as participant-observers and occasional assistants. Each Tuesday, 5:15pm-8:45pm. January – May, 2010.
