BYO"E" Bring Your Own Experience

What makes the Way of the Spirit program so profound for participants? In part, it's the experiential approach I describe in post linked above. 2019 retreat cycle begins February 15-18 in Mt. Angel, OR. Details: …

Are you a faithful person who has trouble applying the word "ministry" to what you do? I wrote the SEEDS article linked below with a wide view of "ministry." That’s the core of the Way of the Spirit retreat-study program. Apply now for the January 16-19th retreat on spiritual discernment for Spirit-led ministry in the manner of Friends.…

Is Way of the Spirit grounded among Quakers? Can non-Quakers attend? Great questions from fall outreach! My responses may surprise you. Read and subscribe to the email list: http://tinyurl.com/WOTSandQuakers 

January 10-13th Way of the Spirit retreat on Spiritual…

In the middle of its first year-long retreat cycle, the Way of  the Spirit program is looking ahead to 2013.

Three retreats over a year's time will empower Spirit-led service within and beyond faith communities in the Pacific…

... listening in prayer is necessary as you learn how to see, test, taste, and value your ministry—the nature of the gift, and of your stewardship of it. You should seek to be able to pray honestly about your service, and expect to be shown what is missing, what is worth preserving, and what is to be rejected. As ever, the first motion is to wait until you can feel the cool, quiet, strong flow of light and love. … —Brian Drayton. On Living with a Concern for Gospel Ministry, 2006,…

“We serve in the new way of the Spirit” —Romans 7:6 NIV

What do you want from a life of faith? Maybe you’ve attended worship for years, read books, gone to bible studies and retreats. You wonder, “Will it ever come together into some clear whole?” Or “I know I have gifts I’m meant to use for good, but it’s not happening. What’s holding me back?” Maybe you ask the first question this way, “What does God desire of my life? How can I do what I am called to…