
North Carolina Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA )Task Group on Healthy Spirituality |
Welcome to the Spirituality Web Site of the North Carolina Synod of the ELCA |
- Mission Statement -
The Task Group mission is: To
provide assistance to rostered leaders and members of
congregations desiring a deeper awareness of the presence and action of God in their daily
lives.
Please visit the following pages |
- Who We Are - |
We believe in an omnipresent, omnipotent,
omniscient God who is at the heart of our mission statement. This Deity is in us as well
as all matter around us. |
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| Ecumenical | |
| Retreats & Programs |
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Congregational,
Rostered |
Linda Beauregard |
Chuck Korte, Co-Chair Rev. Dick Little, Co-Chair Rev. Phillip Squire Larry Witham |
The Resources We Provide Are On The Following Sub-pages:
| Books: This page lists publications on spirituality, and related subjects. The books listed were read and recommended by clergy and/or laity members on the Spirituality Committee. Some of the listed books were written by our past or future retreat leaders. All books are recommended based on their inspirational message(s). |
| Ecumenical: This page contains three links. Hungry Hearts - has interesting articles on Spirituality. Sacred Space - is provided by Irish Jesuits and offers ways to pray right at your computer and beyond. Another - Ignatian Partners - is provided by the Maryland Province of Jesuits. |
| ELCA Resources: Please visit this page for other articles addressing Spirituality. |
Introductory Spirituality Retreats: : In addition to the suggestions to conducting your own congregational Spirituality retreat, we can facilitate on site retreats at your church, or elsewhere. Please contact Chuck Korte or Rev. Dick Little for further information. |
| Please visit this page. It links to the ELCA Prayer web page: http://www.prayingchurch.org/. At this web site, we can make petitions and use several other services. |
| Retreats
and Programs: We have made recent
changes to our Retreat Page. Please click Retreats (above) for more information. The
most current additions list two retreat opportunities, and an article by Dr. Chuck Korte
regarding How to Plan an Inexpensive Congregational Spirituality Retreat. Listed at the base of this page, and the Retreats page are links to the Eastern and Western North Carolina Lutheran Via de Cristo web sites. Please scroll down either page to access these links to acquire information as to when their Via de Cristo weekends will be held.. |
| Spiritual Directors: This includes a description of what Spiritual Direction is, and a list of Spiritual Directors. Please feel free to look over the names of the people listed, and contact them using the information they provided. We recently added new Spiritual Directors to this page |
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Associated Links:
| The Synod Servant |
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Eastern NC Lutheran |
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Centering Prayer Presbyterian Church (USA) |
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03/13/12