The Academy of Spiritual Formation
The Academy of Spiritual Formation is our home for adult spiritual formation. We understand that seekers and learners come from a variety of backgrounds, ask different questions, and respond to a multitude of learning environments.
Within the Academy framework, we don’t do "one thing." We offer a plethora of formation opportunities presented by clergy, teachers within our community, or from our network of local and national teachers.
WISDOM CLASS
Jan Hilton, a trained spiritual director and life-long reader, leads a welcoming, ongoing group with lively discussion and reflection on books from a variety of topics and focuses from spiritual, theological, social justice, self-awareness, and more. Each week the discussion centers on a reading assignment from the book.
The class has members of all ages and backgrounds who contribute to new ways of being and understanding. You are welcome to drop in and test the waters, and to meet Jan and your fellow wisdom seekers each Tuesdays 10 - 11:30 am in the Oratory
Or for more information, email Jan with your interest and questions.
ADULT FORMATION CLASSES
Various classes are offered at different times. All offer a beautiful and safe space for creating community and deepening connections. Classes are led by visiting teachers, our priest, and amazing people within our own community. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on our class offerings at https://mailchi.mp/ba8681575913/stay-connected
DEEP SHIFT
This is a wonderful space for those who have deep questions, concerns, and/or longings about God and religion, as well as for those who are ready to go beyond what they have already experienced and learned.
The richness of the Deep Shift experience is as much the group-sharing experience that forms over time as it is the wisdom and different voices of truth that inspire us, challenge us, or move us in the way we live and grow in the world.
Please reach out to Debbie Dunham, Gayle Gottlich, or Fr. Jonathan to learn more - or email us.
EfM (Education for Ministry)
"Education for Ministry (EfM) is a program of personal renewal and spiritual transformation based upon individual study and practice. Deeply rooted in the Christian tradition, yet open to all, EfM invites us to engage in study, worship, and theological reflection. Guided by trained mentors, participants meet each week in a small group setting for a period of 2.5-3 hours.
Over the course of nine months, group members are invited to connect more deeply with God and our role in bringing God’s healing love to a hurt and broken world. New groups begin in September and run through mid-May.
Please visit http://efm.sewanee.edu/ to learn more about the EfM program.
To learn more about EfM at All Saints’, please visit with Jennifer Wickham (jstwickham@gmail.com).
CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS
Creativity is alive and thriving at All Saints'.
Currently we have rotating art exhibits in our Hall Gallery space surrounding our downstairs meeting rooms, poetry readings from our local and guest poets, and our new Mercado Workshop (first Saturday of each month from 10-12 where we make mixed media cards, and small stuffed animals for our Border Ministries work). Other offerings bubble up to create or share our community's artistic expressions.
Our gifted choir members, directed by Devin Davis, are also beautifully creative and generous with new music and new productions every year. Many showcase the gifts of area vocalists and instrumentalists who may not be choir members.
Contact creativity@allsaints-cc.org for more information.
