Serving Leaders and Teams
At LTi, we seek to increase the "attentiveness quotient" within individuals and teams — for the deepening of their souls and greater vitality
in their service. We cultivate vibrant spirituality and attentive discernment through the following offerings:
Soul Care Retreats and Soul Sabbaths
"Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest." -- Jesus
What is the state of your soul? And we don't mean saved vs. unsaved! We mean, how are you really doing at a soul level? Is your soul
weary, energetic, depleted, vibrant, dry, distracted, or battered? Most likely your soul — similar to so many other leaders in church and
parachurch ministry settings — is the most neglected aspect of your life! There are so many options to fill our days and we are running
fast, working hard, addicted to noise and activity, and as a result we rarely stop to even consider the state of our soul — or how those
around us are doing at a heart and soul level. Centered around three core spiritual disciplines of contemplative bible reading,
prayer, and reflection, the purpose of a soul care retreat is to tend to and declutter our internal space.
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Emmaus: Spiritual Leadership Community
Fostering a Leadership Lifestyle of Formation, Discernment, and Renewal
LTi's Emmaus: Spiritual Leadership Communities are unique groups of
leaders who desire ever deepening attentiveness to the presence and
movement of God within their lives and among one another. Each community
gathers
together
for four topical retreats over a period of nine months,
which include times of prayerful community, shared spiritual journeys,
and exposure to practical resources and training. Each retreat is
designed to provide a spiritually enriching environment for ongoing
encouragement and growth, whereby spiritual formation and
discernment are significantly enlarged in the hearts of leaders. It
is our hope that by coming alongside and engaging with one another
in
unhurried, reflective/contemplative retreat settings we will develop
a lifestyle of spiritual formation that will impact our personal
walk of intimacy with Christ and ultimately infiltrate our daily
ministry context.
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Selah: Spiritual Direction Training
Our Selah Certificate Program in Spiritual Direction is Trinitarian in theology, contemplative in style, and Biblical in grounding. We believe that the skills necessary to attentive listening are learned best in attentive space--away from the busyness and distractions of daily responsibilities. Hence Selah is designed around 5 residential retreats (near Boston) over a two-year period, each of 3-4 days/nights in duration. Applications are accepted each spring for fall enrollment. Space is limited.
Spiritual Formation Groups
Deepening the Roots of Tomorrow's Christian Leaders
As a result of the unique relationship we have with Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, we have the privilege of investing in the lives of students while they are at seminary through the Pierce Center for Disciple-Building. We
encourage Gordon-Conwell students to engage in intentional spiritual formation: increasing in intimacy with Jesus Christ and maturing in Christ-like character and conduct in the context of a loving Christian community (e.g. through habits of the heart/spiritual disciplines of the Word, prayer and reflection; one-to-one discipling relationships; retreats; etc.) Each year, Pierce Fellows lead spiritual formation groups committed to growing together in Christlikeness.
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary's Pierce Center for Disciple-Building
Spiritual Health Assessments
Listening leaders are discerning leaders ...
An assessment is essentially a listening exercise. Listening is a critical leadership skill. Leaders who listen frequently and effectively have the information at hand when it's time to make decisions. We offer a church survey called "CHAT" that integrates the Great Commandment (love God), the Second Great Commandment (love others) and the Great Commission (missions & evangelism). We also offer a family survey in collaboration with Focus on the Family which measures the Health, Legacy, and Impact of the family units within a church.
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Spiritual Discernment for Teams
Specialized consultation services for church and ministry teams incorporating spiritual discernment into visionary planning and strategy.
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Sabbatical Planning
Listening leaders are discerning leaders ...
An intentional process, customized to the individual, aimed at making the most of a truly life-giving, restful, and renewing experience.
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Spiritual Formation Resources
- Our Store - books, CD's, event registration, and downloadable PDF retreat guides and reflective readings
- Published articles - articles written by LTi staff published in various journals, magazines and online sources
- Bibliography - compilation of other recommended spiritual formation resources
"Soul Care day allows me to recalibrate my heart to incline it to Christ, my ears to hear the Holy Spirit's still, small voice and my mind to attend to the Father. The
set-apart time to rest, rejoice and refresh with the Lover of my soul has been a tremendous blessing to me. Thank you so much, Steve and Rick, for your gentle nudging to guide my day.
"
Trish Marston
Evangelical Christian Credit Union, Brea, CA
"Being part of a Spiritual Leadership Community has been a wonderful experience. Our directed study, retreats and discussions have been enlightening and an inspiration to share with my home church and bible studies. I'm grateful to LTi for offering such a rich environment for spiritual growth."
Susan DiCamillo
Elder, Redeemer Community Church, MA
"CHAT was a very helpful tool to give us a structure and language with which we could spiritually assess the very practical matters of ministry in our particular church setting. It also allowed people from various isolated corners of ministry to contribute to the larger perspective of the overall ministry of the church "
Dr. Bill Dudley
Senior Pastor, Signal Mountain Presbyterian Church, TN
"The LTi Soul Care Retreat was one of the most spiritually rich experiences we have had as a staff. Each of us encountered the Lord in a personal way, and at the same time we experienced His work
in us as a community. We will worship and work differently as a result of those two days."
Bryan Wilkerson
Senior Pastor, Grace Chapel, MA
