JOURNEY TOWARD ORDAINED MINISTRY

// RETREAT  //

RETREAT SCHEDULE

Retreat Prep

Pre-retreat ISTS Portal

  • Who we are
  • Your award (with a quiz)
  • Our covenant
  • Your path to ordination
  • Your one-page call story
  • StrengthsFinder assessment
  • Your hopes for the retreat

Fri // Aug 15

4:00pm – 9:00pm

4:00pm – Gather at Peachtree Road UMC
4:30pm – Dinner, Introductions, and Retreat Overview
6:00pm – Candidacy Process Overview
6:30pm – Introduction of StrengthsFinder Assessment
7:15pm – Interview Session 1 Introduction
7:45pm – Interview Session 1: “Call and Disciplined Life”
9:00pm – Day Concludes

Sat // Aug 16

9:00am – 8:00pm

7:00am-8:30am – Breakfast available at the hotel
9:00am – Devotion
9:30am – Interview Session 1 Debrief
10:00am – Interview Do’s and Dont’s
10:30am – Interview Session 2 Introduction
11:00am – Interview Session 2: “Worship and Sacraments”
11:45am – Interview Session 2 Debrief
12:00pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Continued work with StrengthsFinder
2:30pm – Interview Session 3 Introduction
3:00pm – Interview Session 3: “Theology and Doctrine”
3:45pm – Interview Session 3 Debrief
4:15pm – Break
4:30pm – Interview Session 1-3 Review
5:00pm – Hotel-work Introduction
– WHO to contact from your home annual conference?
– WHAT information is available?
– HOW to take next steps?
6:00pm – Dinner and Day Concludes

Sun // Aug 17

9:00am-12:00pm ET

7:00am-8:30am – Breakfast available at the hotel
9:00am – Opening Devotion
9:30am – Planning your next steps
– Report back on hotel-work
– Next steps for the mentoring groups
– Your personal commitment and goal
10:00am – Interview Session 4 Introduction
10:30am – Interview Session 4: “Leadership, Self-care, and Time Management”
11:15am – Interview Session 4 Debrief
12:00pm – Dismissal with Blessing