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So you want to discover, recover or deepen your faith?
Linger and link up with the resources on this page
to help you explore some fresh possibilities
for your spiritual formation.
What is/are...
(this section under
construction - check back)

Abiding (Contemplative) prayer?

Lectio Divina?

Spiritual Disciplines?

Taize?
Local Events and places to
delve deeper around
Portland:

TAIZE Services around town
St. Francis Episcopal -
Trinity Episcopal (downtown) - on
2nd Sundays @ 7pm.
Lewis and Clark College - first
Friday of month @ 7:30 in chapel
Franciscan Spiritual Center

RETREATS & CLASSES
reFresh Retreat
These are a chance to have some
guided reflection and connection to
God and include a personal
one-on-one direction time.

Imago Dei Ministries
Imago Dei Ministries is a ministry of
reconciliation dedicated to providing
education, materials, training, and
equipping for those who desire to
minister to hurting people. They
provide healing prayer ministry for
individuals, families, and couples.
I highly recommend their 2 day
workshop offered several times in
the 2010 season:
Jan 15-16
March 12-13
May 14-15

Franciscan Spiritual Center
These sisters have a ton of spiritual
workshops, programs, taize, and
retreats to assist your journey.

George Fox Spiritual Formation
Classes
They have a certificate program in
Spiritual Formation that I am
currently a participant in and is
awesome.
How Do I...
(this section under construction -
check back)

....develop a Personal Rule/Rhythm of
Life?
... develop a covenant community?
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER ONLINE LINKS TO SF RESOURCES?
reFresh retreats
These are facilitated small group day and weekend retreats that help you focus in on what
God might be inviting you toward
Imago Christi
This is the covenant community I am a part of. Our website is being overhauled, but feel free
to prod around if you'd like.
metamorpha.com
As touted on their site, they are an online community for Christian spiritual formation. Some
great prayer exercises and resources.
pray-as-you-go.org
Want to have a daily, 11-13 minute, guided mp3 or podcast to help you focus and center?
You can download a week or two at a time. When I find it difficult to focus, I let these folk
facilitate me. You can also listen right at your computer.
Celtic Daily Prayer offices of Northumbria Community
Want to develop a daily rhythm of prayers? You can utilize this community's prayer
liturgies: morning, midday, evening and compline (before bed) prayers.
The Ooze.com
Some decent stuff on here and plenty of more links to get you lost surfing.
sacred space.ie
Another computer facilitated prayer to help you focus. (no music, it's reading and pausing)
mustard seed associates
They have blogs, articles and resources of how to live out your spirituality with simplicity
and justice.
upper-room.org
Reflections and resources and currently a Lenten Devotional.
renovare.org
Richard Foster, sort of a spiritual formation pioneer, has provided this ministry and website.
Good resources on having a covenanted spiritual formation group.
Need a place to Retreat for groups of 20-40 or less?
Check out Horizon House, just north of Lincoln City - this 3100 square foot, 6 bedroom/ 3.5 bath home can sleep
up to 20 people. Click here for pictures, pricing and contact info!
Check out Kerith Lodge - SW of Salem - in a small valley that is a part of the coastal range. 27 acres, a lodge that
sleeps up to 40 people, and two modest cabins are available. Click here for pictures, pricing and contact info.