New Monastics and Convergent Friends
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May 14 - 16, 2010 Friday through Sunday (2 nights)
$200-360
based on accommodations choice
Guest information
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About the accommodations
Prices for overnight programs include room, board, and tuition.
Private room
These quiet, single rooms are perfect for those who want a real retreat, and are simply decorated with a twin bed and desk.
Shared room
For those who elect to share a room with a guest or another participant, these offer comfort at a modest price.
Commute
Commuter rates include lunch and dinner during the program.
Private rooms are allotted on a first-come, first-served basis, with consideration given to those with special needs.
Friends have long sought to model tight-knit, intensive faith communities. Lately, however, much of Quaker life has devolved into bland institutionalism, endless committees, and hour-a-week worship. Learn how to slow down and come back together as a community rooted in the kind of holy obedience Thomas Kelly wrote about. Join Convergent Friends to explore afresh Christian and Quaker models and new experiments like the “New Monastic” movement. Discover ways to re-root ourselves and our communities in living faith.
$360/private room; $285/shared room; $200/commute
Leader(s)
Martin Kelley is a South Jersey Friend with a concern for outreach and ministry and a passion for looking anew at Friends’ testimonies, language, and practices. Before becoming an independent web developer, he worked with Friends General Conference and Friends Journal. He publishes QuakerQuaker.org, a community site for the Convergent Friends movement.
C. Wess Daniels is a member of the Evangelical Friends Church, Eastern Region. He is pursuing a PhD at Fuller Theological Seminary (CA) on issues related to contemporary culture, missiology, and renewal in Quaker meetings. He blogs at www.gatheringinlight.com.