Centering Prayer Workshop
In this FREE workshop you will learn the method of Centering Prayer - a form of Christian meditation that places emphasis on creating space for BEING rather than thinking.
What is the Centering Prayer workshop?
In this workshop, you will learn the method of Centering Prayer - a form of Christian meditation that places emphasis on creating space for BEING rather than thinking. It’s being present to the stillness of the Holy Spirit. It’s listening to God with one’s whole heart and body. It’s opening to the most intimate and direct experience of the Divine. Centering Prayer is a mode of experiencing the presence of God and greater awakening to our identity in Christ. It’s about opening to our inner experience without judgement, recognizing that God is in the emptiness and stillness found within and beyond all ideas, thoughts and things; It's sitting with our Creator who is over all, in all, and through all.
P.S.
This course was created in 2020. We still endorse this incredible practice and encourage you to enjoy the workshop. Just keep in mind affiliations (and some language) have since changed. Reach out with any questions!
Instructor
Luke Bricker
Spiritual Director
Luke Bricker
Hey there, I'm Luke. I'm an ordained minister devoted to helping the process of deconditioning and realizing the Divine in each of one us.
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Workshop curriculum
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Introduction
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Welcome to the workshop!
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Introduction
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Why Centering Prayer?
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Why Centering Prayer? (my story)
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The Nature, History and Validity of Contemplation
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The Nature of Contemplative Practices
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Desert Fathers & Mothers
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Hesychasm
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Catholic & Orthodox Mystics
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Quakers
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Modern Mystics
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The Vineyard
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Validity of (and need for) the Contemplative tradition
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The Importance of Practice
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The Importance of Practice
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How to Practice Centering Prayer
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How to Practice Centering Prayer
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Where To Go From Here
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Where to go from here
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Quick survey
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Resource Guide (PDF download)
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PDF Resource Guide (download)
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Why a course about prayer?
“When the church is no longer teaching people how to pray, we could almost say it will have lost its reason for existence” - Richard Rohr
Prayer is something much more than begging to God to “do” something for us.
Prayer is also much more than constantly asking for forgiveness for sins we think we’ve committed.
Prayer is is the life blood of our faith!
It is something that we are exhorted to do without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
So, how do we make the shift from prayer being only us “talking to God” and enter into a form of prayer that permeates and saturates our entire life.
Join us to learn a method of prayer called “Centering Prayer”
Centering Prayer has been a part of the Christian faith for many years and can help us control our wandering mind and cultivate a life grounded in the Holy Spirit.
In this free workshop you will learn about the purpose, nature, and power of prayer, as well as how to pray in new (easy) ways that will re-energize your prayer practice.
Centering Prayer is for anyone who desires
- More intimacy with God
- A deeper knowing of their identity in Christ
- Your life-purpose to be greater revealed
Register today for this completely FREE workshop!
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