Comments on: Hearing God http://anunhurriedlife.org/2009/05/26/hearing-god-2/ Thoughts from spiritual life, spiritual direction, leadership development and retreat leading Tue, 21 May 2013 22:17:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mattfahey http://anunhurriedlife.org/2009/05/26/hearing-god-2/#comment-3247 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:20:18 +0000 http://alanfadling.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-3247 Reblogged this on The Journey Together and commented:
Great post from one of my favorite bloggers.

]]> By: alanfadling http://anunhurriedlife.org/2009/05/26/hearing-god-2/#comment-126 Wed, 27 May 2009 05:28:06 +0000 http://alanfadling.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-126 Good evening, Gail. We’ve found that many have very little experience with solitude and silence of this sort, so the most common length of time is actually part of one day. The typical schedule for these days is usually something like this:

• 60-90m – Introduction to the practice of solitude through worship, lectio divina, waiting on God together in quiet, etc.
• 3-4 Hours – Solitude and silence with God.
• 60m – Debrief experience in community.

You might want to browse the “Come Away” and “Unhurried Day with Jesus” events on our website: http://www.tli.cc/ . There is a downloadable brochure on each of those pages.

If you are on the West coast, or have future plans to visit, you might also find participating in an upcoming event a good opportunity to experience the way we lead such a day.

Finally, I’ll email you two pages we use for newcomers to our day retreats. One of our founders calls these times “EPCs” (for “Extended Personal Communion with God”). One page offers help to those new to silence and solitude, the other offers some help with debriefing such a time.

I hope this will be helpful,

Alan Fadling

]]> By: Gail http://anunhurriedlife.org/2009/05/26/hearing-god-2/#comment-125 Wed, 27 May 2009 03:45:46 +0000 http://alanfadling.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-125 Alan,
I am just completing 2 years of a 3 year Master’s degree in Spiritual Formation and Leadership. (I just love it!) I’ve been getting you e-mails for about a year now and recently read about your 20+ years of leading silent retreats. I’d love to lead on for my church. Could you share a sample schedule of what the time woudl look like? How many days should it be? I’d love any ideas you could share. THANKS!

]]> By: alanfadling http://anunhurriedlife.org/2009/05/26/hearing-god-2/#comment-123 Tue, 26 May 2009 20:12:21 +0000 http://alanfadling.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-123 Thanks for the feedback, Shawn. I like it better, too. Can do more with WordPress, which I appreciate. God’s grace continue to be with you in your efforts to honor God with your body…

]]> By: Shawn http://anunhurriedlife.org/2009/05/26/hearing-god-2/#comment-122 Tue, 26 May 2009 15:24:33 +0000 http://alanfadling.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-122 good stuff… and I like the new blog format.

]]> By: Jennifer Brukiewa http://anunhurriedlife.org/2009/05/26/hearing-god-2/#comment-121 Tue, 26 May 2009 15:18:07 +0000 http://alanfadling.wordpress.com/?p=415#comment-121 Thank you, Alan. :)

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