Upcoming Explorations: Summer & Fall, 2021

ONLINE COURSES
(via BeADisciple.com)

(For more information about each course or to register,
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  • Introduction to the Enneagram
    (a 4-week, self-paced online course, launches Monday, June 7, 2021)
    co-facilitated by
    Kathy Reiter, certified Enneagram trainer and Spiritual Director &
    Jim Reiter, Professionally Certified in Spiritual Formation
What An adaptation of our 7-hour retreat/workshop offering insight into the background of this ancient personality “inventory,” a narrative orientation to the nine personality types (as well as an engagement of The Wagner Enneagram Personality Style Scales [WEPPS]), and some sense of next steps in the journey to “true self.”

Elements for this in-depth exploration (which may be engaged along the lines of each participant’s schedule and routines) include:
* weekly video presentations
* regular processing and sharing (via an online Discussion Board)
* opportunities to visit with course instructors (via phone or Zoom conferences)

The flow of weekly discussions/foci adheres to the following schedule:

Week # Topic/Focus
1 Introductions & “Spiritual Formation as the Journey to True Self”
2 A “Narrative” Orientation to the Enneagram*
3 “Movements”/Dynamics within the Enneagram
4 Engaging and Online Inventory & Defining Next Steps
What “Defining spiritual formation” is a two-week introduction to the field of spiritual formation–designed to help individuals and small groups to better understand the ancient yet contemporary process of how we come to mature in the Christian life.

Over the span of the two-week course, students can expect four units, each incorporating…
• A video presentation
• Supplemental readings
• Opportunities to engage a Discussion Board
(with an aim and hope of bridging head and heart)

Four distinct approaches will inform each of the four sessions — and our ultimate definition of spiritual formation:

  1. Isolating the obvious and positive elements of what spiritual formation is.
  2. Clarifying what Spiritual Formation is not – that is, distinguishing spiritual formation (from kindred concepts with which it can be too easily confused)
  3. describing a few of the crucial tensions or paradoxes which SF maintains and navigates, and
  4.  conveying some sense of the means and ends of spiritual formation in real life and practice
What BeADisciple.com instructors Lori Richey and Jim Reiter have created a space where those who work with young people and those who serve in spiritual formation might explore each other’s worlds.

This two-week course invites participants to explore the intersection of youth ministry and spiritual formation, with an eye to the person of the minister as well as those to whom we minister. Learners will be equipped with many ideas for encouraging spiritual growth in young people while increasing their own understanding of both disciplines.

Following an opening period of introduction to the general fields of Youth Ministry and Spiritual Formation, learners will explore key topics from the perspective of each discipline through video and discussion board content. Daily 45–60-minute workshops will explore topics such as Creating a Rule for Faithful Living, Spiritual Companionship & Mentoring, and much more. The Symposium will wrap up with a Live panel discussion featuring panelists from both areas of focus.

This is sure to be an encouraging time of learning and discovering together how each arena can enhance and enrich the other.
What BeAYou can complete all the courses you need for certification in just one year.

Each $125 course is 6 weeks long, although some programs include a 12-week practicum component in place of the 4th course.  Certification cycles begin in January and August.  Courses must be completed in order.

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LIVE COURSES/RETREATS

  • Retreat with the Spouses of the Texas Annual Conference:
    Introduction to the Enneagram
    (a 2 day retreat at Lakeview Conference Center, September 24 & 25, 2021)
    facilitated by Kathy Reiter, certified Enneagram trainer and Spiritual Director
What Retreat/workshop offering insight into the background of this ancient personality “inventory,” a narrative orientation to the nine personality types (as well as an engagement of The Wagner Enneagram Personality Style Scales [WEPPS]), and some sense of next steps in the journey to “true self.”

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