A pilgrimage of rumination that helps participants remember significant relationships and ways the significant persons in our lives influenced our perceptions of God, self, and others.
 
PROCESS OF DISCOVERY:
God awareness and self-awareness increase when we take a closer look at the
sacred friendships that have influenced who we are.

SAMPLE OF QUESTIONS THAT WILL GUIDE OUR JOURNEY:
What has each of my friends taught me about what God is like?
In what ways are characteristics of Christ-like friendship different from the ways we tend to define friendship?
In what ways can I have conversations with my friends and discuss ways we have helped each other become more like Jesus?
As I fall deeper in love with God, in what ways am I becoming more open to becoming friends with persons who are in different social categorizations than me?
In what ways is my spiritual growth connected to forming new friendships with persons I tend to treat as lesser than?

Summary Outcome:
The deeper we fall in love with the triune God of all creation, the more likely we are to form and nurture Christ-like friendships with persons we have tended to view as lesser than. This leads to healing, growth, and transformation.
 
Formats of Discovery
. Online via Zoom small group journey designed especially for your church and/or organization (Seven One-Hour sessions)
. In person at your gathering place (Seven One-Hour Sessions)
. Overnight retreat either on the site of your gathering place or at Saint Francis Springs Prayer Center located in Stoneville, North Carolina (see their website per lodging/meal costs)
 
How large does the group need to be?
5-12 participants

(In addition to costs per Saint Francis Springs), Honorarium: $450.00, deposit of $100 required.
 
Gathering times for the over-night retreat will be uniquely designed to meet the needs of your group.
 
*(Per each on site event travel related expenses will vary.)