Walking Each Other Home: The Art of Group Spiritual Accompaniment (in-person)

Name: Walking Each Other Home: The Art of Group Spiritual Accompaniment (in-person)
Start: 2025-10-24T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2025-10-25T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Franciscan Spirituality Center

Schedule

Fri, 24 Oct, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Sat, 25 Oct, 2025 at 04:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Franciscan Spirituality Center | La Crosse, WI

Meets Friday, 6:30–8:30 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Note: This continuing-education opportunity is designed for spiritual directors, spiritual directors in training and any listening professional who is discerning a call to small-group ministry.
We yearn for deeper, authentic connections in our hyperconnected, wounded world.
Our souls desire to see and be seen, to hear and be heard, to love and be loved.
We seek spaces for belonging – small groups – where we can practice together the contemplative ways of being most needed in our current age. Those of us trained as spiritual directors are well suited for forming and facilitating such groups. This session will introduce the core capacities for hosting and holding space in a small group. You’ll have the opportunity to practice a model of group accompaniment that can be used in a variety of settings:
• Group spiritual direction
• Spiritual growth small groups
• Staff workshops
• Grief or recovery groups
• Shared-experience gatherings
• Retreats
Presenter: Diane Millis
www.FSCenter.org | 608-791-5295
Direct link to registration: https://fsc.retreatportal.com/calendar/event?programcode=25SMO09210
Investment:
OVERNIGHT: $190, includes private bedroom, breakfast and lunch on Saturday
COMMUTER: $110, includes lunch on Saturday
ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Diane Millis, Ph.D., has explored best practices for hosting contemplative spirituality groups in a wide array of sectors and settings for more than 20 years. She founded Companions on a Journey and the Journey Conversations Project, and served as a coach for Lilly Endowment, Inc. She is the author of three books: “Conversation—The Sacred Art,” “Deepening Engagement” and “Re-Creating a Life.” Learn more at www.dianemillis.com.