Lifelong Learning at Columbia Theological Seminary

Spiritual Direction, also known as spiritual guidance or holy listening, is a sacred companionship between a seeker and a trained guide, grounded in the Divine Love.

This practice offers a safe, prayerful space where the seeker is invited to explore the unfolding mystery of God’s presence in their life. Through deep listening and discernment, spiritual direction nurtures awareness, fosters spiritual growth, and supports the seeker in embracing their unique path with greater clarity, freedom and grace.

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Ministry can change without warning.

Ministering to Ministers offers a structured pathway forward for clergy who have experienced a forced termination from a congregation or ministry setting.

Interested in attending a Wounded Ministers Retreat?
Registration for the October gathering closes Friday!

Join us for a series of monthly online conversations with friends and faculty of the
CLL who have authored recent books you need on your bookshelves! We’ll hear about their big ideas, ask good “So what?” questions, and have a conversation. Registration required!

Conversations will be hosted by Helen Blier, with additional guests. The online gatherings will take place at 3:00 PM Eastern Time.

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Kintsugi: Recognizing Beauty in Brokenness, happens 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 27𝐭𝐡

Grab your starter kit (see link below) and meet us in Montreat, North Carolina, this month!
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𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓 ❗️

Kintsugi: Recognizing Beauty in Brokenness, happens September 27th.
Grab your starter kit (see link below) and meet us at the Montreat Conference Center at the end of the month!
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Featured Authors & Schedule
All gatherings will take place at 3:00 PM Eastern Time.

◾️September 18, 2026 | Bill Brown | Sacred Tension: Embracing Dissonance and Dialogue in the Old Testament

◾️October 23, 2026 | Israel Galindo | The Virtuous Leader

◾️December 4, 2026 | Margaret Marcuson | Sustainable Ministry: How to Lead (and When to Nap)

◾️January 29, 2027 | Bill Harkins | The Wilderness of Friendship

◾️February 26, 2027 | Jenn Carlier | Finding God in the Basement

Conversations will be hosted by Helen Blier and additional guests.

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Maturing in allows us to be receptive to all we encounter, while learning to accept how we are asked to receive it.

Aging and the wisdom it can bring don’t automatically give us this type of awareness, but they routinely confront us with the need to let go. It is in this yielding to our present reality, in all our weathered elegance, that the wisdom of years reveals itself in the form of equanimity.

Contemplation as We Age Aging and the wisdom it can bring don’t automatically give us contemplation, but they routinely confront us with the need to let go.

𝐎𝐍𝐋𝐘 𝐀 𝐅𝐄𝐖 𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐒 𝐋𝐄𝐅𝐓 ❗️

Kintsugi: Recognizing Beauty in Brokenness, happens September 27th.
Grab your starter kit (see link below) and meet us at the Montreat Conference Center at the end of the month!
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Have the capacity to see a ministry project through?

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Considering a Leadership in Ministry cohort this year?
Test the waters with a fall webinar!
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