AS OF MAY 28 - THIS RETREAT IS AT CAPACITY AND WE ARE ACCEPTING PEOPLE ON WAIT LIST. Please contact Emily here if you’d like to be added to the wait list.
Are you a pastor, chaplain, spiritual director or someone who tends to the souls and spiritual needs of others?
Retreat House Spirituality Center is delighted to host Rev. Dr. Laura Murray on Friday, June 16 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. as she guides participants through a day of spiritual care.
“Ministry leaders face unique challenges as they lead, they love, and they serve others. If unsupported, these unique challenges drain the best of us.”
What to expect?
From 9 a.m. to NOON, Laura will lead retreatants into a place of rest and receiving. This will be a time of guided exploration and reflection through, but not limited to:
Faith
Imaginative reading
Study
Worship
At NOON, lunch will be provided. Retreat House will be available for you to enjoy the walking labyrinth, library as well as front lawn and back porch. Harpist Patsy Sadowski will offer healing music.
From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., retreatants are invited to stay at the house to participate in various invitations:
Enjoy unstructured time in our walking labyrinth and back porch, front porch, writing and art rooms. The house is reserved all day for you.
Sign up to participate in a spiritual direction session. Not familiar with the art and ministry of spiritual direction? Learn more.
Participate in a time of gratitude with Karen Hoffman. This will be an interactive exploration of gratitude practices in everyday life.
This retreat will be offered at Retreat House Spirituality Center in Richardson, Texas. While this retreat is open to those of all faiths or none, the morning teaching by Laura Murray will be based in Christian scripture and Christian spiritual practices.
The spiritual direction Wondering if this retreat is for you? Send us a note!
There is NO COST to attend this retreat. Through a generous grant from St. Philip Presbyterian Church in Houston, retreatants can enjoy the gift of being at Retreat House without a fee. The walking labyrinth, art room, library and spiritual direction and writing rooms will be reserved for participants to use on this day of respite and renewal.
Meet your guides:
Rev. Laura Murray is a coach, spiritual director, speaker and author. One of Laura’s passions is helping ministry leaders create life-giving spiritual rhythms and watching them soar. Learn more about Laura’s story and ministry.
Emily Turner Watson is a trained spiritual director and storyteller. With her background in journalism and training in spiritual direction, Emily is a compassionate listener. Her desire is to facilitate spiritual and emotional healing through active listening, loving presence, prayer, and writing.
Karen Hoffman is a mindful living guide. Her passion is helping individuals live life with more attention to intention, cultivating practices of gratitude and other values - adding meaning to everyday living. Learn more about Karen.
Retreat House Spirituality Center is a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit. This intentional, contemplative community of spiritual directors and spiritual formation leaders working in a covenant relationship to serve individuals and groups who wish to deepen their relationship with God through spiritual direction, education, prayer and retreats.