NEW COLLEGE BERKELEY
EQUIPPING CHRISTIANS FOR LIVES OF EVERYDAY DISCIPLESHIP

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	Poetry and Prayer with Marilyn McEntyre    Mondays, 7:00-9:30 p.m., February 1–May 10, Room (104) Pacific School of Religion, 1798 Scenic Ave, Berkeley (GTU academic credit available) Cost: $280 Student: $140 (space limited)   We will consider how poetry can prepare the ground for a richer prayer life, how poetry and prayer converge, what we can learn from poems that are prayers, and how a thoughtful approach to language can enrich both our prayer and participation in public conversation. The course will include writing as well as reading and reflecting on poems. Marilyn McEntyre (Ph.D.) has taught courses integrating literature and spirituality at Westmont College, Princeton Seminary, Fuller Seminary, and Regent College. Her most recent book is Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies.   Prayer Retreat: Contemplative Prayer, Examining Our Lives in Lent with         Susan S. Phillips Saturday, February 20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (no lunch) Cosponsored by New College Berkeley and First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, Room G213 and Chapel at FPCB, 2407 Dana, Cost: $25   (The retreat is limited to a maximum of 25 participants.) Enjoined to “let the Word of Christ dwell in [us] richly” (Col 3:16), how do we read that Word? For centuries Christians have done so through a prayer practice called the Examen (of conscience or consciousness). This practice allows a contemplative attention to our movement both toward and away from God, and to the Holy Spirit speaking to us. As we slow down during this Lenten season, we will pay attention to God’s presence in our lives. Susan S. Phillips (Ph.D.) is executive director of New College Berkeley, teaches Christian spirituality at the GTU, Regent College, and other seminaries, and is a spiritual director. She is the author of Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction.   For more information please click on the Spring 2010 Program link in the left hand bar. New College Berkeley welcomes gifts to support the ministry! To make a donation please click HERE.
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Of Interest:	NCB Executive Director Susan Phillips' new book Candlelight: Illuminating the Art of Spiritual Direction offers an intimate view of spiritual direction through written narratives of actual spiritual direction sessions. The experiential practice is accompanied by theoretical and theological understandings that guide it. The book includes the stories of nine men and women whose stories illustrate how the journey of Christian discipleship is helped by spiritual direction. More info and places to purchase online.
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