Susan S. Phillips
2012-2013: Lectures, Seminars, Retreats

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January 2013 “The Art of Christian Listening” and “Fundamentals of Spiritual Direction” courses. Diploma in the Art of Spiritual Direction program at San Francisco Theological Seminary (GTU).

March 2 (Saturday) New College Berkeley Lenten Retreat: "Abide, Watch, and Pray." 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Co-sponsored with and at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley.

March 18 and 19 (Monday and Tuesday) Speaking for Assembly of God Church, Kolkata, India.

May 27 through 31 (Monday through Friday) "Prayer and the Spiritual Life." Summer Session course at Regent College, Vancouver, B.C.

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.

March 18-23 (Sunday-Friday) “Deep Calls to Deep” retreat. Companions on the Inner Way, Serra Center, Malibu, California. 18-23 March 2012. More information at Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, San Francisco 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.

June 24-27, 2012 “Spiritual Directors in a Time of AIDS: Bearing Witness to Suffering and Grace." Spiritual Direction in the African Context International Conference, St Augustine College of South Africa, Johannesburg.

11 July (Wednesday morning) “Gone Fishin'.” Homily at Chapel, 11 a.m., Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. More information at Regent College website.

16 July (Monday evening) “Shhh! The Art of Listening in an Inattentive Culture.” 8 p.m. 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.

21 July (Saturday) “Prayer Retreat: Noticing God's Presence in Our Daily Lives.” St. Helen's Anglican Church, Vancouver, B.C. More information at retreats@regent-college.edu.

9 September (Sunday morning) 10 a.m. Preaching at Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, San Francisco, CA.

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.

October through December 2012 (Saturdays) “Prayer and the Spiritual Life.” Fuller Theological Seminary. Menlo Park, CA. More information at Fuller Theological Seminary website

21 October (Sun.) Preaching for Jesus People USA, Chicago, Illinois. 10 a.m.

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

6 and 7 December (Thursday and Friday) Advent Conference. Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ. Retreat: Recovering Advent. More information at Princeton Theological Seminary website.

15 December (Saturday) Advent Retreat. New College Berkeley and First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley. More information at New College website and First Presbyterian Church website.

Past Lectures, Seminars, Retreats

2011: Lectures, Seminars, Retreats

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.

27 Feb. (Sun.) Preaching at The Cafe, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church. 9:32 and 11:05 a.m. www.mppc.org/about-mppc/campuses/menlo-park-caf%C3%A9.

13-19 Mar. (Sun.-Fri.) Companions on the Inner Way Retreat, Serra Retreat Center, Malibu, CA. Presentations: Stop! In the Name of Love. www.annaverse.com/devcompanions/Companions/Upcoming%20Retreats.

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 (Sats.) Fuller Theological Seminary, Menlo Park, California. Foundations of Spiritual Life. www.fuller.edu/campuses-online/northern-california.aspx.

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.

2010: Lectures, Seminars, Retreats

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.

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

25 April  Foundations of Christian Spirituality    KOINOS, Vancouver, B.C.

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.

27 Aug.  Broadcast Interview about “Candlelight,” Spiritual World Net.

September through December 2009 (Sats.) Fuller Theological Seminary, Northern California. Semester Course: Foundations of Spiritual Life. www. fuller.edu/campuses-online/northern-california.aspx.

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.