Christian Speaker, Educator, Spiritual Director

January 2012 “The Art of Christian Listening” and “Fundamentals of Spiritual Direction” courses. Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction program at San Francisco Theological Seminary.

March 3 (Saturday) “Invited to Imagine: Push into Deep Water and Let Out Your Nets.” Training for Wellspring, Menlo Park, California.

March 10 (Saturday morning) “Lenten Retreat.” New College Berkeley/First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. Berkeley, California. More information at the New College Berkeley website.

May 1-4 (Tuesday-Friday) Regent College 2012 Pastors’ Conference: “Ministering Out of Fullness.” With Bruce Hindmarsh and Darrell Johnson. Vancouver, B.C. More information at Regent College website.

9 July (Monday evening) “The Healing Art of Listening.” Regent College Public Lecture, Vancouver, B.C. More information at Regent College website.

9-20 July (Mondays-Fridays) “Contemplative Listening: The Foundation of Spiritual Friendship and Direction.” Summer Session course at Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. More information at Regent College website.

September through December 2012 (Wednesday evenings) “Christian Spiritual Practices.” New College Berkeley/Graduate Theological Union. Semester-long course, Wednesday evenings, September 5-December 12. More information at the New College Berkeley website and Graduate Theological Union website.

21-22 October (Sunday-Monday) Annual Retreat for Spiritual Directors in the Covenant Church Central Conference. Geneva Bay, Wisconsin.

10-28 Jan. 2011 (Three weeks) Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction, San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA. Courses: Introduction to Contemplative Listening and The Foundations of Spiritual Direction. www.sfts.edu/academics/dasd.

26 Mar. (Sat.) New College Berkeley and First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. Lenten Retreat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. www.newcollegeberkeley.org.

5 April (Tues.) Evangelical Theological Seminary of Cairo, Egypt. Evening Lecture: Finding ‘Direction’ in Spiritual Direction. www.etsc.org.

9 May (Mon.) Retreat for Covenant Pastors/Spiritual Directors. Jesuit Retreat House, Los Altos, California. Topic: Encountering Suffering in Spiritual Direction.

23-27 May (Mon.-Fri.) Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. Spring Course: Spiritual Disciplines: How We Set Our Hearts to Seek God. www.regent-college.edu.

25 May (Wed.) Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. Evening Lecture: Stop! In the Name of Love. www.regent-college.edu.

4 June (Sat.) Bread of Life, Sacramento, CA. Retreat for Spiritual Directors: Metaphors We Live and Die By. www.breadoflife.org.

September through December 2011 (Tuesday evenings). New College Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California. Christian Spiritual Practices. newcollegeberkeley.org.

October 7-8 (Fri.-Sat.). Sacred Path Ministry. Shalom Center, Mt. Angel, Oregon. Invited to Imagine: Push into Deep Water and Let Out Your Nets. www.sacredpathministry.com.

December 1-2 (Thurs.-Fri.) Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey. Retreat: Recovering Advent. www.ptsem.edu/ce.

December 10 (Saturday morning) New College Berkeley and First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, Berkeley, California. Advent Retreat: Listening to the Good News. newcollegeberkeley.org.

11-29 Jan. 2010 (Three weeks) Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction, San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA. Courses: Introduction to Contemplative Listening and The Foundations of Spiritual Direction. www.sfts.edu/academics/dasd.

20 Feb. (Sat.) New College Berkeley and First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley Lenten Retreat (at the church), 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Topic: Examining Our Lives in Lent. www.newcollegeberkeley.org.
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24 Feb. (Wed.) First Presbyterian Church of Burlingame (CA), 6:30-7:45 p.m. Topic: Examining Our Lives in Lent. www.burlpres.org.

27 Feb. (Sat.) West Vancouver Baptist Church (BC), (KOINOS) 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Topic: Spiritual Formation. www.westvanbaptist.com.

3 Mar. (Wed.) Spiritual Growth Ministries, 9:30 am-4 pm, Auckland, New Zealand. Topic: Spiritual Thriving. www.sgm.org.nz.

11 Mar. (Thurs.) Evening lecture, Department of Theology and Religion, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. Topic: Finding “Direction” in Spiritual Direction. www.otago.ac.nz.

13 Mar. (Sat.) EREMOS, 10 am to 4 pm at Mt St Benedict Centre-Pennant Hills, Sydney, Australia. Topic: Sacred Space and Sacred Time. Collaborating with poet Noel Davis and musician Trish Watts. www.eremos.org.

16 Mar. (Tues.) New South Wales College of Clinical Pastoral Education at St. Joseph’s, Baulkham Hills, Sydney (AU), from 1-5 pm. Topic: Issues of Suffering and Theodicy in Patient Care. www.cpensw.com/tiki-index.php.

17 Mar. (Wed.) Campfire in the Heart, Alice Springs (AU), 7-9:30 pm. Topic: We Are What We Eat: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Living. www.campfireintheheart.com.au.

23 Mar. (Tues.) Queensland Institute of Clinical Pastoral Education at Riverglenn Conference Centre in Brisbane (AU), from 9 am-12:30 pm. Topic: Garden or Circus: Metaphors We Live (and Die) By. www.eremos.org.au/news/noticeboard.

17 April (Sat.) Orcas Island Community Church (WA), 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Topic: Christian Spirituality. www.orcaschurch.org.

19-23 July (Mon. through Friday) Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. Course: Introduction to Contemplative Listening: The Foundation of Spiritual Friendship and Direction. www.regent-college.edu.

July 19 (Mon.) Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. Evening public lecture: Friendship Matters: Attending to a Neglected Spiritual Discipline. www.regent-college.edu.

July 22 (Fri.) Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. Chapel homily: The Satisfied Life. www.regent-college.edu.

Aug. 24 (Tues.) Journey Center, Santa Rosa, CA. Continuing education for spiritual directors: Images in Spiritual Direction. www.journeycenter.org.

September through December 2010 (Sats.) Fuller Theological Seminary, Northern California. Semester Course: The Spiritual Disciplines. www.fuller.edu/campuses-online/northern-california.aspx.

9 Nov. (Tues.) Respondent to GTU Dean Arthur Holder’s Distinguished Faculty Lecture: Will Spirituality Have a Past? 7 p.m., Chapel of the Pacific School of Religion. www.gtu.edu.

4 Dec. (Sat.) New College Berkeley and First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. Advent Retreat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. www.newcollegeberkeley.org.

2009: Lectures, Seminars, Retreats

12-30 January 2009 Foundations of Contemplative Listening and Introduction to Spiritual Direction San Francisco Theological Seminary, Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction Program, San Anselmo, CA

23 Jan. Celebration of "Candlelight" San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA

3 Feb. - 19 May Para-Professional Counseling II New College Berkeley/Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, CA (Tuesday evenings)

28 March Lenten Retreat: Praying with Scripture New College Berkeley, Berkeley

16-18 April Wheaton College Annual Theology Conference: Life in the Spirit--Spiritual Formation in Theological Perspective, Wheaton, Illinois

29 June-9 July Foundations of Spiritual Life Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.

3-8 Aug. “Spiritual Direction as a Navigational Aid in Sanctification.” Presentation at a
Consultation of Evangelical Scholars in Christian Spirituality. St. John’s Abbey, Collegeville, MN.

19 Aug. “Stop! In the Name of Love.” Retreat for missionaries on sabbatical with Educational Resources and Referral for China.

18-20 Sept. “Living in the Spirit” Consultation. Maclellan Foundation, Clarksville, TN.

9 Oct. “Spiritual Disciplines I’ve Known and Loved.” Berkeley Veritas Fellowship.

26-28 Oct. “Resurrection Living.” San Francisco Presbytery Clergy Retreat. San Anselmo, CA.

12 Dec. New College Berkeley and First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. Advent Retreat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. www.newcollegeberkeley.org.