The Graduate Guild
The Graduate program of the Guild for Spiritual Guidance is open to all who have completed the two year Apprenticeship Program (AP). The Guild founders believed that the process of learning to listen spiritually and to respond to all life in a sacred manner was an on-going journey, and conceived of the Graduate Program as a way to encourage graduates to continue engaging in an intentional process of commitment to the spiritual life journey. The Graduate Guild empowers members to deepen their engagement with the wisdom and practices which were introduced during their AP experience.
Twice a year, Graduate members are invited to gather for a weekend retreat – a time away designed to offer space for quiet and contemplation, as well as ongoing education, and the opportunity to gather with those who share a common commitment to the journey. The weekend themes rotate between the four strands and continue to nourish the on-going development of how we are called to listen spiritually and to respond with sacred intent.
The Graduate Program also maintains a Prayer Team that offers on-going prayer support for all of its members, and encourages small regional gatherings of those who live in close geographical proximity.
Notably, as a community, the Graduate Guild empowers our members to integrate their spirituality within their current professional work, local community, spirituality and/or place of worship. Members are affirmed for their gifts of presence and compassionate listening, and are encouraged to embark on ministries in the art of spiritual guidance and companioning. Our members serve, professionally, as community activists; therapists, pastoral counselors; social workers; medical professionals; educators; business executives and consultants; non-profit executives and administrators; artists; body-oriented therapists/teachers; teachers of diverse kinds; clergy, pastors and religious leaders; spiritual directors; and, more. Membership in the Guild is understood to involve a commitment to a sustained discipline in the life of the Spirit, including a lifelong pursuit of the inward journey and concerned response through sacred action in the world.
Wisdom traditions continue to examine their beliefs in light of profound shifts in consciousness. Committed to exploring the edges of Mystery, the founders of our Guild – among them, John Yungblut, Henri Nouwen, Madeline L’Engle, Walter Wink, Morton Kelsey, Douglas Steere, and Nan Merrill – were at the forefront of the spiritual awakening emerging in the midst of their time. As seekers and spiritual leaders, the Graduate Guild continues to be deeply committed to this process and to our response/ability to contribute a voice to this ongoing movement.
Twice a year, Graduate members are invited to gather for a weekend retreat – a time away designed to offer space for quiet and contemplation, as well as ongoing education, and the opportunity to gather with those who share a common commitment to the journey. The weekend themes rotate between the four strands and continue to nourish the on-going development of how we are called to listen spiritually and to respond with sacred intent.
The Graduate Program also maintains a Prayer Team that offers on-going prayer support for all of its members, and encourages small regional gatherings of those who live in close geographical proximity.
Notably, as a community, the Graduate Guild empowers our members to integrate their spirituality within their current professional work, local community, spirituality and/or place of worship. Members are affirmed for their gifts of presence and compassionate listening, and are encouraged to embark on ministries in the art of spiritual guidance and companioning. Our members serve, professionally, as community activists; therapists, pastoral counselors; social workers; medical professionals; educators; business executives and consultants; non-profit executives and administrators; artists; body-oriented therapists/teachers; teachers of diverse kinds; clergy, pastors and religious leaders; spiritual directors; and, more. Membership in the Guild is understood to involve a commitment to a sustained discipline in the life of the Spirit, including a lifelong pursuit of the inward journey and concerned response through sacred action in the world.
Wisdom traditions continue to examine their beliefs in light of profound shifts in consciousness. Committed to exploring the edges of Mystery, the founders of our Guild – among them, John Yungblut, Henri Nouwen, Madeline L’Engle, Walter Wink, Morton Kelsey, Douglas Steere, and Nan Merrill – were at the forefront of the spiritual awakening emerging in the midst of their time. As seekers and spiritual leaders, the Graduate Guild continues to be deeply committed to this process and to our response/ability to contribute a voice to this ongoing movement.
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Spring 2018 retreat -- April 27-29, 2018
Theme -- To be announced
Fall 2017 retreat -- Sept 15-17, 2017
The paradox of Praise
Cosmic Spirit, Planetary spirituality
The weekend will focus on the integral relationship between the physical world, an emerging cosmology, and humanity's search for meaning. Together we will explore ways to live with integrity and purpose in these tumultuous spiritual and political times. The Guild for Spiritual Guidance is honored to host Miriam Theresa Winter as Presenter for the Fall Graduate Retreat. Registration is now open, and you will not want to miss the opportunity to spend a weekend with an extraordinary woman whose joy and passion for living is grounded in spirit, wisdom and gratitude, and is expressed through song, word, and a listening heart.
MT, as she is affectionately known, writes this about the weekend: “Together we will focus on the integral relationship between our physical world and humanity’s search for meaning in a way that is relevant to our own lives spiritually and politically. Those of us within established faith traditions must begin to look at reality through the lens of an emerging cosmology that is affecting life on planet Earth far more than we realize. Together we will explore how transformative energies are redefining our approach to the Sacred, and encouraging us to move beyond separation to a more inclusive sense of the Divine and one another in order to discover how to live life with integrity and purpose in these tumultuous times”.
The weekend is designed to be balanced – spoken word, silent time, listening, sharing, music, and song.
MT’s books and CD’s will be available for sale and authograph.
MT, as she is affectionately known, writes this about the weekend: “Together we will focus on the integral relationship between our physical world and humanity’s search for meaning in a way that is relevant to our own lives spiritually and politically. Those of us within established faith traditions must begin to look at reality through the lens of an emerging cosmology that is affecting life on planet Earth far more than we realize. Together we will explore how transformative energies are redefining our approach to the Sacred, and encouraging us to move beyond separation to a more inclusive sense of the Divine and one another in order to discover how to live life with integrity and purpose in these tumultuous times”.
The weekend is designed to be balanced – spoken word, silent time, listening, sharing, music, and song.
MT’s books and CD’s will be available for sale and authograph.
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Miriam Therese WinterMiriam Therese Winter “is deeply committed to a vision of a just world rooted in an understanding of the interconnectedness of all creation. Ecumenical, interfaith, and cross-cultural aspects of her multiple ministries have helped hone her cosmic worldview. Time spent in refugee camps on the Thai-Cambodia border and in a camp for emaciated children in Ethiopia strengthened her commitment to an ethic of compassion and to theological re-education. She is an advocate nationally and internationally for an emerging feminist spirituality and for the full liberation of women, which she considers essential to ensuring the well-being of our planet and a necessary first step toward the liberation of all. Her programs and publications, her rituals and her songs, witness to the work of the Spirit within us and among us, providing opportunities for people of faith to experience unity within diversity as a gift from God. She delights in celebrating the liturgy of life and in sharing the good and liberating news that in God we are all one.
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