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Event Tag Archives: spiritual practice

Patricia TullThe Writing Pastor: A Workshop with Patricia Tull

06 October 2014
  • Venue: Louisville Seminary in Louisville, KY
  • Categories: Writing Workshop
  • Tags: church leaders, Louisville Seminary, pastors, spiritual practice, writing
for pastors and church leaders who are committed to the ways writing can be a spiritual practice

Brad WiggerThe Writing Pastor: A Workshop with J. Bradley Wigger

25 October 2015
  • Venue: Louisville Seminary in Louisville, KY
  • Categories: Writing Workshop
  • Tags: church leaders, Louisville Seminary, pastors, spiritual practice, writing
For pastors and church leaders who are committed to the ways writing can be a spiritual practice.
The application deadline for this workshop has passed.

Brad WiggerThe Writing Pastor: A Workshop with J. Bradley Wigger

16 October 2016
  • Venue: Louisville Seminary in Louisville, KY
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: church leaders, J. Bradley Wigger, Louisville Seminary, off-site, pastors, spiritual practice, writing
For pastors and church leaders who are committed to the ways writing can be a spiritual practice.
The application deadline for this workshop has passed.

Kathleen NorrisA Writer’s Journey: Benedictine Values as Muse with Kathleen Norris

21 October 2018 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Abbey Chapter House
  • Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Kathleen Norris, Saint John's Abbey, spiritual practice, Sunday at the Abbey, writing
Kathleen Norris, acclaimed author and Fall 2018 Resident Scholar at the Collegeville Institute, will present "A Writer's Journey: Benedictine Values as Muse."

Words and the Word: The Writer as Seeker and Servant with Dorothy Bass

11 November 2018 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Abbey Chapter House
  • Categories: Lecture, Scholar Presentation
  • Tags: Dorothy Bass, spiritual practice, Sunday at the Abbey, writing
Dorothy Bass will present on Sunday, November 11 as part of Saint John Abbey’s “Sunday at the Abbey” series on Writing as a Spiritual Practice.

Susan SinkWriting to Reveal the Holy in Brokenness with Susan Sink

17 February 2019 7:00 pm
  • Venue: Abbey Chapter House
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: Saint John's Abbey, spiritual practice, Sunday at the Abbey, Susan Sink, writing
Susan Sink, former Resident Scholar and current Communications Associate at the Collegeville Institute, will present in the "Sunday at the Abbey" series on Writing as a Spiritual Practice.

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