Tomorrow’s spiritual leaders need development and mentoring. Younger people are now being called to the ministry and service not only of spiritual direction but also of training others.

Faculty, staff, and program directors will look beyond the immediate horizon of their current programs to consider legacy issues. How are we being called to respond to the future of spiritual director training programs? What challenges and opportunities emerge as the result of new contextual realities? What are the roles and needs of the next generation of spiritual directors? How might I approach my program, students, and work as a spiritual director, supervisor, mentor, trainer, or teacher in a way that is expansive? As a staff team, how do we “remain energized, effective, and true” in the face of change? What is needed to embrace legacy issues with a heart of lavish generosity? Together we will explore issues of leadership formation, technology, evolution in current programs, and expanding the range of those served by spiritual directors.

Presentations and small-group discussions will allow enrichment, formation, and training faculty and staff to share experience, wisdom, and challenges. Are you starting a new program? Everyone considering whether to create a new program is welcome to join in the circle of wisdom, dialogue, and discernment that serves the global enrichment, formation, and training programs.

Schedule for Leadership Institute:

Monday, April 20
9:00 a.m.   Opening Session
Noon          Meal Break
2:00 p.m.    Session
5:00 p.m.   Meal Break
8:00 p.m.   Social

Tuesday, April 21
9:00 a.m.    Session
Noon          Adjourn

Pilgrimage Day in Houston
Monday, April 20, 9:00 a.m.– 5:00 p.m.

Experience a powerful day of pilgrimage in Houston, Texas, a city where more than four million people speak ninety-plus languages. Our journey will begin with a blessing at The Rothko Chapel, an intimate sanctuary with two vocations: contemplation and action. Diverse sacred sites will include the new Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart and a number of exceptional social justice programs.
Cost: USD$85.00 (includes transportation and midday meal)

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