Source: Spirituality and Practice
This e-retreat explores two questions: How can these Hours enhance our lives outside of a monastic setting? And how can they be made universal, so that people of any spiritual tradition or no tradition can experience their extraordinary value? Our explorations are based on the premise that practicing the Hours, although rooted in an ancient tradition, can work wonders for restoring our peace of mind and enjoyment of life in a fast-paced world.
When this 18-part retreat was first presented, emails were sent on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for six weeks. (Although for this on-demand version, you can choose your own frequency, we recommend you stick with the M-W-F schedule). The Monday emails introduce the traditional meaning of the Hours, starting with the key pivot points of dawn, noon, and dark. The Wednesday emails give us a chance to expand our consideration and, as the retreat progresses, to introduce more Hours.
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Disclaimer: Sacred Space Online Learning (SSOL) seeks to provide individuals with information about religious, spiritual, or faith-based online resources from a variety of sources. Sacred Space Online Learning does NOT claim ownership over this online course or online offering. Sacred Space Online Learning is also NOT responsible for the accuracy of the materials, the content, the way they are advertised or taught, or the costs associated with this online course or offering. The views and opinions expressed in this online course or offering are those of the creators and/or the persons appearing in the online class or offering. They do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of SSOL, the OFLD, or MCC. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the creator(s) of the given online course or online offering.
Ways to Pray from Around the World (Spirituality and Practice)
Source: Spirituality and Practice
By viewing prayer practice more expansively, our spiritual lives can be enriched. Cross-culturally, prayer is seen as a way of setting a sacred intention, and through this e-course, you will experience how this is done in different places. This program looks at practices common to many religions, as well as some that are more distinctive to the faith traditions from which they originate.
Lessons delivered via email explore 12 different creative prayer forms, delving into their history, practice, and ways to incorporate them into your spiritual life. Among the practices are altars, despachos, God boxes, mandalas, prayer flags, and treasure maps, giving you a wide spectrum of possibilities to explore.
This e-course was created by Rev. Maggie Oman Shannon, author of several interfaith/interspiritual books (see below), including Prayers for Healing and Prayers for Hope and Comfort, as well as the guidebook The Way We Pray, on which this e-course is based. Her latest book, Crafting for Calm: Projects and Practices for Creativity and Contemplation, will be published by Viva Editions in spring 2012. She currently serves as the Spiritual Director of Unity Spiritual Center of San Francisco.
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Disclaimer: Sacred Space Online Learning (SSOL) seeks to provide individuals with information about religious, spiritual, or faith-based online resources from a variety of sources. Sacred Space Online Learning does NOT claim ownership over this online course or online offering. Sacred Space Online Learning is also NOT responsible for the accuracy of the materials, the content, the way they are advertised or taught, or the costs associated with this online course or offering. The views and opinions expressed in this online course or offering are those of the creators and/or the persons appearing in the online class or offering. They do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of SSOL, the OFLD, or MCC. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the creator(s) of the given online course or online offering.
Creating Sanctuary for Ourselves and Others (Spirituality and Practice)
Source: Spirituality and Practice
Terry Hershey, an inspirational speaker, storyteller, ordained minister, and landscape designer, focuses much of his ministry on helping people nurture their spiritual lives. He presented a prior S&P e-course on pausing and is the author of Sanctuary: Creating a Space for Grace in Your Life. (see below)
He is joined by Patricia Campbell Carlson, who developed S&P’s e-course on praying the hours and helmed three courses on the teachings of Br. David Steindl-Rast. Her insights into gratitude, grief, and reverence have reached thousands through the online vehicles of Gratefulness.org and Cornell University’s “Dear Uncle Ezra” column, a forerunner in online counseling.
In this exclusive e-course developed for Spirituality & Practice, Terry and Patricia view sanctuary as both a personal boon and a cultural need that we all have a responsibility to fulfill. The course focuses on these themes:
- The Need for Sanctuary
- Creating Our Own Sanctuaries; Elements of Design that Make Sanctuaries Effective
- Religious Tools for Establishing Sanctuary
- Offering Sanctuary; Creating Public Spaces that Invite Others to be Replenished
You will receive:
- 12 Emails in which Terry and Patricia share teachings, stories, and personal examples to spark your creativity.
- Simple activities for you to try as you both design a sanctuary and offer sanctuary to others. You will be encouraged to examine what you long for in sanctuary, what personal and cultural blocks keep you from fulfilling that yearning, how you renew yourself, how you find or create or name sanctuary places, how you provide sanctuary for your loved ones and your larger community, and other matters vital to this far-reaching topic.
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Meditation Practices (Unity Church)
This course explores the practice and the experience of various forms of meditation. Benefits of the various forms of meditation will be explored as well as methods to deal with resistance to it. There will also be helpful tips for developing a regular meditation practice. Practicing the Silence, Unity’s meditation practice, is fundamental and foundational to Unity teachings. Therefore, it will be the primary meditation practice for the duration of the course.
Instructor: Virginia Roll
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Transforming Preaching (United Church of Canada)
Drawing upon the ideas of innovators like Marshall McLuhan, as well as hard-won lessons from
experiments in multi-media preaching, this on-demand webinar by with Russ Daye! will try to answer some of these questions – or at least provide insight into how to engage them with hope and skill.
Webinar Recording!
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Upcoming Webinars & Other Recordings
For the schedule of upcoming EDGE webinars, please check http://edge.unitedchurch.
ca/webinars for more information. You can see their full listing of recorded
webinars available for free and purchase at http://edge.united-church.ca/e-commerce
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Technology in Worship (United Church of Canada)
There have been major changes in audio-visual systems over the past few years;
computers now depend upon digital connections, all of which need to be considered in
the design of systems, displays and transmission.
Presenter, David Patterson, believes that the church needs to keep up with technology as a tool to
spread the good news, and is looking forward to sharing his passion for effective uses
of technology for the church during this webinar.
Webinar Recording
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Upcoming Webinars & Other Recordings
For the schedule of upcoming EDGE webinars, please check http://edge.unitedchurch.
ca/webinars for more information. You can see their full listing of recorded
webinars available for free and purchase at http://edge.united-church.ca/e-commerce
Troubleshooting
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– try opening the URL in a different web browser (Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox,
Internet Explorer, Safari, etc.) You may need to copy the link and paste it into the
different browser.
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