SAMPLE RETREAT PROGRAM

MORNING PRAYER 8:00 a.m. (1/2 hour in community or alone)

MORNING Sacred Scripture (2 hours)

AFTERNOON Classical and contemporary spiritual readings (2 hours)

EVENING Journaling, reflection and continuation on the day's
readings/experiences or other readings of personal choice (1 hour)

EVENING PRAYER 8:00 p.m.(1/2 hour in community or alone)

STANDARD PROGRAM MATERIAL

Morning and Evening Prayers are based upon the Book of Common Prayer and consist of the psalms, epistles, prayers and hymns. Morning begins with a reading on the art of Lectio Divina, which leads into the morning's Scripture verses related to a chosen theme. Spiritual Readings are taken from Christian authors and revolve around a specific chosen theme. Contemporary authors include Richard Foster, Dallas Willard, John Ortberg, Ken Boa and Simon Chan, amoung others.

All material is designed and formatted for use by pastor couples.