Every Wednesday at 12:00/noon CST the Ministry Lab offers a zoom Midweek Retreat: a Contemplative Practice to revive the spirit and renew the soul. Practitioners of all levels are invited to participate.
If you are new to Contemplative Prayer, contact Rev. Emily Meyer, The Ministry Lab’s executive director. Emily is certified by Shalem Institute as a contemplative prayer small group and retreat leader and will gladly guide you through what to expect and how to participate.
A rough general outline of our time is as follows:
12:00 – Check-in
12:10 – Stretch
12:15 – Introduction to the practice
12:20 – Silence
12:30 – Rest & reflection
12:35 – Sharing (for those who feel moved to do so)
12:45 – Conclusion
Email reminders, with an introduction to the week’s practice, are sent Wednesday morning. Sign-up to receive weekly invitations!
We hope you’ll join us for this midweek opportunity for rest and renewal.
This Week’s Practice
Consistent with opening to Easter’s New Life is allowing the False Self to die so the True Self can be birthed. (See Richard Rohr’s Immortal Diamond and many other works.) This, of course, can take a lifetime.
But it helps to practice! This month, we will practice this “dying before we die”:
May 5: Identifying the False Self, and letting it go.
May 12: Seeking the True Self, and embracing it.
May 19: Seeing the Christ Self in others.
May 26: Accepting Christ in All and all in Christ.
If you are interested in joining Midweek Retreat, send an email of request here.
Learn More
Have something you’d like to discuss? Need to check out resources? Share questions, interests and ideas with The Ministry Lab’s Executive Director, Rev. Emily Meyer, visit our FAQ page, or search our site.
The Ministry Lab
Cultivating vibrant church leaders and congregations by pooling the wisdom and resources of the Minnesota Annual Conference United Methodist Church, Minnesota Conference United Church of Christ, Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area, The Synod of Lakes and Prairies (PCUSA), and United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities.
Contact
Rev. Emily Meyer
Executive Director, The Ministry Lab
ministrylab@unitedseminary.edu
tel | 651-894-2927
The Ministry Lab open hours are temporarily suspended. Contact Emily Meyer for consultations, to access resources, or to register for workshops.