Spiritual Retreat

Students will go as a group to an overnight silent retreat, be guided in the classic disciplines of silence.

or students will retreat to the urban noise, reflecting on how to intercede in the midst of chaos.

Music and Spirituality

The Psalmist clearly connects spirituality and song?

How do Bono, U2 and James Cone'sanalysis of teh Bluesrelate to your style of spirituality?

Listen to James Bloom, Quietly Sitting and Silence of Solitude, incarnational worker, balladeer, as he reflects on the underlying dsiciplines of his lifestyle?Is it your style music? How does it connect with your reflections?

What kind of musical patterns are most likely going to help you grow spiritually?

How are you going to raise your kids musically?

Readings

Cone

Bono and U2

Modules

Learning Objectives

1. Praxis: Sabbaths, Silence and Retreat are critical elements of survival for workers amng the poor. Exposure to some initial elements of these discipines should lay a foundation for a lifetime of exploration of these disciplines.

2. Praxis: Initial steps in the practice of the presence of God and of intercessinin the midst of need.

Action & Assignments

1.Take a break from youir Growth group during weeek of retreat and start again the next week.

2. Coninue to develop the examen exercises during the silent retreat.

Conversations

1. Reflections post-retreat on the disciplines learned.

MA in Transformational Urban Leadership 520UrbanSpirituality