Holy Listening in a Circle of Trust is an introductory retreat for people interested in experiencing the spiritual formation model described by Parker J. Palmer in A Hidden Wholeness. Designed for both lay and ordained, this three-day, nonresidential program offers the opportunity to be in retreat and to learn about principles and practices which create communal space for the soul to show up.

The three-day retreat (Thursday-Saturday) will provide an opportunity for participants
• to learn to listen deeply and to trust innate wisdom and inner resources
• to learn how to ask open, honest questions of oneself and others
• to experience a Clearness Committee

RETREAT LEADERSHIP

This retreat will be led by Circles of Trust® facilitators Karen L. Jackson, Ed.D., Center for Courage & Renewal; and John Fenner, B.S., Program Director for the Center for Courage & Renewal’s Courage to Lead for Clergy and Congregational Leaders.

Karen L. Jackson, Ed.D., is a retreat leader and teacher who employs stories to help us connect “role and soul.”  She trained in Parker J. Palmer’s circles of trust formation model in 2001.  Since then, she has offered programs for churches,nonprofit leaders, and educators throughout the Southeast.  Karen has also facilitated a communal discernment process for the Sisters at the Monastery of St. Clare and volunteered at Montreat Conference Center’s Office of Adult Programs.  She recently taught an eight-month class for the Center, is facilitating a Connecting Hearts program fro John Knox Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC, and serves as Coordinator of Evaluation and Learning for the Center for Courage and Renewal’s Courage to Lead for Clergy and Congregational Leaders.

John Fenner, B.S., is Program Director for the Center for Courage & Renewal’s Courage to Lead for Clergy and Congregational Leaders. He prepared for formation facilitation with Parker Palmer and the Center in 2003 and has co-facilitated numerous national Circle of Trust® retreats as well as a seasonal series for nonprofit leaders. John also works as a consultant to nonprofits, churches, and communities on conflict resolution, dialogue, racial equity, and organizational/community change processes. Between 1989 and 2006, John served as Executive Director of the Center for Dialogue, a community-based nonprofit dedicated to the promotion of peaceful communities and positive change in individuals and organizations.

The Center for Courage & Renewal http://www.CourageRenewal.org is a national educational nonprofit organization dedicated to working with teachers, clergy, and congregational leaders, and other serving professionals to establish circles of trust to support personal wholeness, professional integrity, and vocational vitality.

The retreat will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16, and end with lunch Saturday, Sept. 18. Deadline for registration is Sept. 2.

For more information about the retreat, contact:

Robbin Whittington                                               Dr. Karen L. Jackson

828.274.2681                                                           828.692.2024

robbin@allsoulcathedral.org                                karen@kljackson.net

http://www.roleandsoul.net

REGISTRATION

To register, download and complete the registration form and send with a check for $350, made payable to CSR, and mail to 9 Swan St., Asheville NC 28803. You may also pay by credit card through Paypal (you do not need to have a paypal account to use this option). Simply click on the Paypal “Donate” button on our home page and follow instructions. Please put Circles of Trust Retreat on memo line.

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