New! WindCradle Comes to You!
Longing for the refreshment of a retreat but finding it hard to get away?
Mary Ellen Ashcroft will work with you or a small group and facilitate a retreat—a morning, an evening, a day or some combination—at your church or other site.
Looking for a retreat topic?
I'd be happy to lead your group through a chosen topic, or consider one of the following topics:
· Environment and Spirituality
What can nature teach us about our lives in our evolving world?
· Creativity and Spirituality
Kindling and encouraging our inner core through the creative process.
· Managing Change
How do we invite God’s presence into our changing lives?
· Exploring Meditation
Learning/practicing ancient ways to meet and thrive in the challenges of today.
· The Plot Thickens
As we give up the old “success” stories, what new, more meaningful narratives can we tell?
· Learning from Generation Y
Examining our old ways of doing faith to deepen our practice.
· Imaging God
Renewing our God images to deepen and freshen our faith.
· Finding Vocation after…
We still need or want to work; how can we follow the next steps in God’s plan?
· Dogspell
What would it be like if we believed God loved us as much as our dogs?
· Walking with Mary Magdalene
Learning about and from some amazing women from scripture.
· Build your own prayer book
Collecting poems and prayers to make our own personal, inspiring prayer books.
Facilitator Rev. Mary Ellen Ashcroft, PhD, is a frequent speaker, retreat leader, and author of a number of books and articles. She holds a PhD in English, specializing in literature, writing, language and narrative theology. Most recently she has been chaplain and professor of English at Kalamazoo College working with post-Christian, post-religious students.
Contact Mary Ellen
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