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$ Hope in a Time of Despair: Advent Through Immigrant Eyes (Academy for Spiritual Formation)
December 3, 2022 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
If we care about biblical justice, or even if we merely empathize with the unjust suffering of marginalized people, it is easy to feel discouraged—even despairing. If we care about the unity of the church and healthy democracy, the enormous divides in our society also can lead to depression and anxiety. Even if we only focus on our own life struggles, there are bleak times. As we approach Advent, how can we tune into the hope that in and through the suffering, we are experiencing the labor pains of the new creation coming? How can immigrants, who are some of the most marginalized individuals and communities in the world, serve as spiritual teachers in the navigation of the waters of trauma and despair towards a hope-filled life of energized peace and joy?
Join us on December 3, 2022, for an online Advent Academy Day Apart retreat where we will explore these themes in a community of worship and spiritual practice. We will be guided by Alexia Salvatierra, Academic Dean of Centro Latino and the Associate Professor of Integral Mission and Global Transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary and Rubén Ortiz, Latino Field Ministries Coordinator for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship and Academy alum. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover the hope of Advent in a new way through the Academy rhythms of community, study, silence, worship, and embodied spiritual practice.
All who register will be provided with pre-retreat content and prompts for reflection along with suggestions for going deeper after the retreat.
Participants may attend the retreat as an individual or as a group gathered in the same physical space. The registration deadline is November 23, 2022.
$60 – $120
