Introductory Note:
Our Renovaré Institute team had the immense joy and distinct pleasure of spending a week with our students in the Dallas cohort last week. It was their last residency together before they complete the 2-year program at the end of July.
With their permission, we wanted to share a few photographs with you from the week. We think we picked some that show a bit of the holiness, fellowship, beauty, and fun of these gatherings.
If you feel a heart’s tug to participate in a Christian Spiritual Formation program that offers nourishing academics and rich experiential practices all within the context of a small, intentional community of fellow pilgrims, check out our Renovaré Institute page. Applications are open for our 2018-2020 Chicago cohort.
Renovaré Team
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We met at beautiful Montserrat Jesuit Retreat House in Lake Dallas, TX.
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We were not kidding around about that ‘beautiful.’
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Space for solitude.
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Space for togetherness.
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Space for the sacred. God gives us a light show through the stained glass.
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Carolyn Arends (Director of Education) and Helen Edwards (Praxis Grader) congratulate a student.
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Carolyn Arends shares a laugh with a student during the closing ceremony.
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Renovaré President Chris Hall, Director of Community Life Nathan Foster, and Ministry Team members Mimi Dixon and James Catford pray for a student.
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Sending another student off with prayer.
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Three students show off their matching “uniforms,” in honor of one of the student’s homeland.
Congratulations to our Dallas Cohort! What a blessing it is to know each of you.