​Resources for Download

​Session Descriptions and Content will be posted as each session is finished, including heartwork for the upcoming session.

Opening Session 1, Sept 18: Introduction to Discernment in Community, Pt. 1

Heartwork for Session 2: Reading Prayerful Listening: Cultivating Discernment in Community, by Lois Lindbloom (Our deepest appreciation to Lois Lindbloom and the Shalem Institute for their generosity in giving us permission for use of this booklet.)

Opening Reflection included the Poem, Late Ripeness by Czeslaw Milosz

Session 2, Sept 29: Introduction to Discernment in Community, Pt. 2

Heartwork for Session 3: Reading Is that you God?: Cultivating Discernment as a Way of Life, by Lois Lindbloom (Our deepest appreciation to Lois Lindbloom and the Shalem Institute for their generosity in giving us permission for use of this booklet.

Session 3, Oct 13: An Introduction to Coaching, with opening reflection by Donald Temples.

Heartwork for Session 4: Holding the spirit of Jeremiah 6.16, reflect on what your crossroads looks like at this juncture of your life. The Spirit is certainly always at work and inviting each of us to new transformation. These invitations are sometimes inviting and sometimes not. They can be quite puzzling at times, and often challenging -- a crossroads.
 
Bring an 'image' to our next session that represents in some fashion where you are at in your journey. In other words, if you were to imagine your faith journey as being at a crossroads at the moment, how would you picture it? What image would you ascribe to it? The image could be a photograph, an object of any kind, a Scripture reference that speaks strongly to you, or whatever image you choose. Creativity is welcome! You may wish to journal as to why you chose the image you did, and why it is meaningful to you. We will share these images and more about the crossroads that we might be experiencing when we meet next time.

​Session 4, Oct 27: Standing at the Crossroads, Jeremiah 6.16

Heartwork for Session 3: Reading Is that you God?: Cultivating Discernment as a Way of Life, by Lois Lindbloom (Our deepest appreciation to Lois Lindbloom and the Shalem Institute for their generosity in giving us permission for use of this booklet.

​Session 5, Nov 3: Not All Who Wander are Lost: Personal Sharing by Brother Jim Woodrum, SSJE.

​Session 6, Nov 17: Spiritual Hunger

Session 7, Dec 1: Rule of Life: Br. Jim Woodrum SSJE

Heartwork for Session 7: Reading Living Intentionally: A Workbook for Creating a Rule of Life, by Br. David Vryhof. Participants are invited to either begin to articulate a rule of life for their respective life and community, or deepen it if this is already in place.

An additional resource from sacredordinarydays.com has quite a wealth of resources on 'rule of life' to explore (books, podcasts, videos and more). 

​Session 8, Dec 15: Follow-up Rule of Life

​Heartwork for next meeting on January 12th: Reading Let Your Life Speak, by Parker Palmer (sent to participants in the mail)

Session 9, Jan 12: Reflection on Parker Palmer's Let your Life Speak (incl poem by William Stafford on page 1, Ask Me)

​Heartwork for session 14 on Feb 9 -- Gifts Interview (allows four weeks for interviews). Also, continue with reading and reflecting on Palmer's text with accompanying reflection sheet by Erik Samuelson.