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Conversatio
Conversatio: Lifelong Learning for Ecclesial Ministers
As a center of theological learning and ministerial formation, Saint John's School of Theology·Seminary believes it shares in the responsibility to respond to the changing needs of Christian life by serving as a resource for clergy and lay ecclesial ministers. Taking time for reflection and study is an essential element for re-invigorating passion for ministry and pastoral leadership itself.
This challenge of renewal, which we frame in Saint Benedict's notion of conversatio, draws support and encouragement as pastoral leaders gather for prayer, reflection, and collegial conversation. Conversatio seeks to create networks of support, even friendships, among peers in ministry and help clergy and other ministers become resources to one another as they continue to grow as disciples and as leaders of faith communities.
It is in this spirit that we offer our Conversatio retreats and programming. Taking time for reflection is an essential element for re-invigorating passion for ministry and for helping create healthy, vital parish communities. This challenge of renewal, which we frame in Saint Benedict's notion of conversatio, draws support and encouragement as pastoral leaders gather for prayer, reflection, and collegial conversation.
For more information about the Conversatio program, contact Cindy Maile at 320-363-2612 or cmaile@csbsju.edu.
January 7-8, 2013: 24 Hour Seminar: The Transforming Power of Hospitality (formerly known as "How Hospitality Revitalizes Relationships in Christian Community") at Abbey Guesthouse in Collegeville, MN
January 10, 2013: Vatican II: Gold Tested by Fire Lecture at Christ Church Newman Center, St. Cloud, MN
February 1, 2013: Illuminating Ministry: Interpreting the Lessons of Pastoral Life at Saint John's University Emmaus Hall, Collegeville, MN
February 22, 2013: A Day of Formation with The Saint John's Bible, Saint John's University Emmaus Hall, Collegeville, MN
February 25-26, 2013: A Day for Pastoral Leaders who Overwork at Abbey Guesthouse in Collegeville, MN
March 12-13, 2013: Speaking...and Listening? The Second Vatican Council's Commitment to Young Adults at Abbey Guesthouse, Collegeville, MN
March 13, 2013: Vatican II: Gold Tested by Fire Lecture at Christ Church Newman Center, St. Cloud, MN
March 14, 2013: Vatican II: Gold Tested by Fire Lecture at Benedictine Center in St. Paul, MN
March 20, 2013: Learning Resilience for Effective Pastoral Practice at Saint John's University Emmaus Hall in Collegeville, MN
April 5, 2013: Illuminating Ministry: Interpreting the Lessons of Pastoral Life at Benedictine Center in St. Paul, MN
April 18-19, 2013: 24 Hour Seminar: The Liberating Power of Truth in Building Mission-Driven Parish Communities at Abbey Guesthouse, Collegeville, MN
July 21-26, 2013: Praying with Imagination at Abbey Guesthouse, Collegeville, MN
Cindy Maile
Events Coordinator for Formation and Outreach
cmaile@csbsju.edu
877-556-9518
