Events are held at the Shalom Retreat Center in Dubuque, Iowa.

Note: Since both clergy and laity are involved in the program, and in an attempt to balance time-off requirements for all participants, half the sessions run from Friday evening through mid-afternoon on Sunday, and half run from Sunday evening through mid-afternoon on Tuesday.

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6 3-DAY WORKSHOPS
From August 2011 to April 2013


August 7-9, 2011
PRACTICING VISION
Craig Nessan- Envisioning and Enacting the Dream of God: Transforming Vision for a Church in Mission
Danielle Shroyer- The Horizon of Hope: The Role of Faith and Imagination in God's Coming Future


November 4-6, 2011
PRACTICING DISCERNMENT
Val Isenhower - Listen for God's Leading: Tools for Corporate Discernment
Tony Robinson- Creating a Culture of Discernment in a Congregation: Scripture, Heritage and Practices


April 22-24, 2012
PRACTICING RELATIONSHIP
Howard Friend - The Sacrament of Relationship: The Mystical Paradox of Effort and Grace
Alice Mann - Befriending the Soul of Place: Adventures in Being Where You Are


August 17-19, 2012
PRACTICING PRAYER
Jane Vennard- Guided by the Spirit: Expanding Our Understanding and Experience of Prayer
Jerry Haas- Wider and Deeper Praying: How the Psalms Can Help Us


November 11-13, 2012
PRACTICING PROCLAMATION
Mike Graves- Transforming Monologue into Meaningful Dialogue: The Church's Ongoing Conversation
Maren Tirabassi- Because We Know It's True: Telling the Stories of Our Faith and Our Lives


April 19-22, 2013
PRACTICING SERVICE
Susan Briehl- Our Work is Loving the World: Serving a Baptismal Vocation
Craig Nessan- Serving in God's Mending of Creation: The Body of Christ as Shalom Church

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