Witness, Share and Evangelize: Join Us Next Month For Discovering Renewal at Montreat

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Discovering Renewal

April 18-21, 2022

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28

Our culture values hard work over rest. Burnout is rampant. Our jobs, obligations, churches often expect us to work relentlessly.

Join us as we seek to discover renewal through activities as a way to be reminded that we can find this renewal in the most common of places.

For this conference participants sign up for one specific activity track. Each day will begin with a devotion led by Brian McLaren and a challenge to use your chosen activity to find peace and renewal and to reflect on how to bring this back to daily life. Fill in your free time in whatever way you feel led.

Leaders and Tracks

Brian McLaren

Devotion Leader

Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for “a new kind of Christianity” – just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. McLaren is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning A New Kind of Christianity, We Make the Road by Walking and The Great Spiritual Migration.

Aram Mitchell

Track Leader - Intentional Hiking

Walking as a spiritual practice is less about using your path for the sake of transportation and more about engaging the trail for ongoing transformation. Each day of this track we will spend time immersed among the elements of wild nature. With our senses in tune with the elements, we will saunter and reflect, exploring what it means to pray with our feet.

Mary Carroll Dodd

Track Leader - Yoga

Come renew your mind and spirit through the practice of yoga. Enjoy two different hour-long sessions each day. We will explore breathwork, movement, strengthening, and stretching as we seek to find rest for our bodies and souls. Then, take these tools home with you to incorporate moments of Sabbath into your daily life and achieve more balance.

Tanner Pickett

Track Coordinator - Fly Fishing

Western North Carolina has some of the best fly fishing on the east coast. Participants will have opportunities to fish on sections of up to four rivers over the course of this experience and practice contemplation during the quiet.

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