Writing Workshop What Are You Called to Write? Introduction The Hope for this time together is that it is a retreat, a Sabbath time. This is time set apart for you to focus on your own passion for writing and sharing the Good News. Practically, we want to provide you with skills that will improve your writing and that you will be able to share with your students, colleagues and church leaders at home. But beyond that, we want to feed your Passion. We want you to remember the passion that called you into ministry, the passion you have for writing. We want you to hear God calling to you, speaking to you about your work and God’s vision for you. And to see progress on your personal projects. Don’t return to heaven with a book in you meant for earth. We are going to start this workshop with hope. We came here with different hopes about for our writing and that is our starting place. We are going to do these four things: Ground We believe that there are ways to create a setting, a space and time for you to relax, hear God and focus on your passion. We will be in prayer, asking God to hold our burdens, our crises, the things we have left undone. We trust God can protect us and shield us so that we can honor the time we have been given. We ask that you leave your cell phones in your rooms. This is extremely difficult. Maybe the first day, leave it on silence in your pocket. Maybe the second day, in a bag in the back of the room. Maybe the third day, turned off but in the room. But please, only check your phone during tea breaks, meals and free time. Be present and active in all the sessions. This seminar is designed to build community among the participants and to support one another in the mission and business of education, theology and writing. Write as often and as much as you can. Do not judge yourself or the words on the paper. This is the time to clear your mind, get old ideas on paper and be inspired by new ones. For example, like the brown water that first comes out of the tap.
Writing Workshop What Are You Called to Write? Introduction The Hope for this time together is that it is a retreat, a Sabbath time. This is time set apart for you to focus on your own passion for writing and sharing the Good News. Practically, we want to provide you with skills that will improve your writing and that you will be able to share with your students, colleagues and church leaders at home. But beyond that, we want to feed your Passion. We want you to remember the passion that called you into ministry, the passion you have for writing. We want you to hear God calling to you, speaking to you about your work and God’s vision for you. And to see progress on your personal projects. Don’t return to heaven with a book in you meant for earth. We are going to start this workshop with hope. We came here with different hopes about for our writing and that is our starting place. We are going to do these four things: Ground We believe that there are ways to create a setting, a space and time for you to relax, hear God and focus on your passion. We will be in prayer, asking God to hold our burdens, our crises, the things we have left undone. We trust God can protect us and shield us so that we can honor the time we have been given. We ask that you leave your cell phones in your rooms. This is extremely difficult. Maybe the first day, leave it on silence in your pocket. Maybe the second day, in a bag in the back of the room. Maybe the third day, turned off but in the room. But please, only check your phone during tea breaks, meals and free time. Be present and active in all the sessions. This seminar is designed to build community among the participants and to support one another in the mission and business of education, theology and writing. Write as often and as much as you can. Do not judge yourself or the words on the paper. This is the time to clear your mind, get old ideas on paper and be inspired by new ones. For example, like the brown water that first comes out of the tap.