Gateways 2022-2023 Payment Form

Introduction to Spiritual Guidance
– Journey of the Soul and Listening as an Act of Justice
– Learning to Listen in Painful and Anxious Places
– Discernment in the Journey: Joining Contemplation and
Action
– Discernment with Communities: Incarnational Soul
Tending
– Missional Imagination of the Spiritual Director in Context
What to Expect:
– Taking time for personal reflection, solitude and the
experience of Christian spiritual practices
– Connecting in a learning community of peers, lay and
clergy
– Receiving spiritual direction for yourself throughout the
entire course.
– Participating in group instruction and small group
practice and reflection
– Engaging in reading and home-based experiential
learning in preparation for each retreat
– Reflecting your learning through writing or other
expressive means
– Receiving guidance in discerning gifts and calling toward
a spiritual direction practice
– Offering supervised spiritual guidance to another during
the course.
Course Requirements
Although there are no specific educational requirements for
this training, those applying should have an active spiritual
life, a deep love for all God’s people, strength in purposeful
listening, embrace diversity, be in spiritual direction, and
have personal time needed for the six retreats and course
expectations.
NOTE: Rolling Ridge’s 8 week course, “Way of the Heart”
provides an excellent foundation for the “Gateways to God”
experience.

Course Fees and Requirements
Course Fee = $850 per retreat/$5,100 total – includes
course tuition and all accommodations (note: books,
travel, personal spiritual direction fees, and other
incidentals are not included)
Payments: Half of the total course fee is due one
month after acceptance into the program with
the balance due by Retreat #1.
Due to the nature of this course, there are no refunds
after the start of the course.
Limited scholarships are available. Contact Gateways
Director for details.
– CEUs available
– UMC clergy are eligible for MEF grants.
– Boston University School of Theology has a
process to provide credits from this program
toward Certification in Spiritual Formation in the
United Methodist Church.

Retreat Schedule:
#1 – November 11-14, 2024
#2 – January 24-27, 2025
#3 – May 12-15, 2025
#4 – November 3-6, 2025
#5 – January 23-26, 2026
#6 – May 11-14, 2026