Sabbath Weekend: An Experience of Delight
Will you risk in order to find true delight?
a Workshop with Dan Allender, PhD
The human heart was made to delight: delight in God, delight in creation, and delight in the gift of life with one another. While these are the gifts, we are often wedged deep in the mire of our day-to-day lives. Join us for a weekend at a beautiful retreat center in Chapel Hill where we will rediscover the true meaning of Sabbath. We invite you to rest and delight with us because God offers immeasurably more than we can ask or imagine....
March 11 -13, 2011
Aqueduct Retreat Center
1620 Mount Carmel Church Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
This unique experience will invite you to a combination of teaching time with Dan Allender, PhD, a unique small group experience with trained Mars Hill Graduate School counselors and optional one-on-one or couple times with your group leader. This will all occur as we dine on exquisite food, sleep in lovely accommodations and explore together God's intention for how we rest and play.
Location and accomodations
The Aqueduct is a stunning retreat center in North Carolina just minutes away from Chapel Hill.
There are several rooms available. If you are a couple, you will have your own room. If you are an individual, it is likely you will be assigned a roommate or you may indicate, during registration, if you have someone specific with whom you would like to room.
Schedule
Friday, March 11
| 6:30 - 7:30 |
Optional dinner |
| 8:00 |
Session 1 |
| 9:00 |
Small group intro |
Saturday, March 12
| 8:00 |
Breakfast |
| 9:00 |
Session 2 |
| 10:30 |
Group Facilitation |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 1-6:00 |
Session 3/Group |
| 6:00 |
Session 4 |
| 6:30 |
Dinner |
| 8:30 |
Session 5 |
Sunday, March 13
| 8:30 |
Breakfast |
| 9:30 |
Ending |
| 10:30 |
Departure |
Sabbath content:
This weekend workshop, based on Dan Allender’s book, Sabbath, expels the myriad myths about the “day of rest” and asks us to see God’s intention for the Sabbath with new eyes.
The weekend will build a case for delight by looking at this day as a festival that celebrates God’s re-creative, redemptive love using four components: sensual glory and beauty, ritual, communal feasting, and playfulness.
This workshop will engage your own story and invite you to a new idea of the Sabbath and a new experience of delight.
Registration
Cost: $200 deposit
$465 remaining balance*
$350 commuter price
*Cost includes room and board for the weekend.
The commuter price includes the cost of the seminar and meals.
Space is very limited so register soon!