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5 Day Academy Speakers and Invitation
The 2024 North Carolina Academy for Spiritual Formation will be held September 29-October 4, 2024, at Trinity Center in Pine Knoll Shores, NC. Our speakers will be Dr. Cindy S. Lee and Rev. Daniel Wolpert.
Our Unforming: De-Westernizing Spiritual Formation: Dr. Cindy S. Lee
Christian spiritual formation resources and teachings have primarily come from Western spiritual traditions. Our current approach to formation comes out of that way of thinking and being, communicating that the white experience of God is the norm and authority.
Cindy S. Lee proposes that we as the church need a new way to engage in spiritual formation. To thrive in our increasingly diverse contexts, we need an unforming and reforming of our souls. We need to unform the ways Western-dominated church leaders have understood formation. We need to reform–to imagine and create a more intricate spirituality that includes diverse experiences of God.
Our Unforming is organized into three cultural orientations and eight postures. Lee proposes that when we consider non-Western cultural ways of being–turning from linear to cyclical, from cerebral to experiential, and from individual to collective–the formation journey shifts. We live out these movements through postures, ways of entering into deeper spiritual transformation. The eight postures reflect our experience of time, generations, imagination, uncertainty, language, work, dependence, elders, and harmony.
Lee offers a more robust spirituality to hold the complexities of a multicultural God and the God-human relationship. Our Unforming is sure to inspire further conversation as it shifts how we approach formation in our diverse communities.
Dr. Cindy S. Lee Bio
Cindy S. Lee is a Taiwanese-American spiritual director and aspiring mystic. She leads retreats in the areas of Christian mysticism and BIPOC-centered spirituality. She also mentors and trains spiritual directors, and is particularly interested in supporting BIPOC spiritual directors. As an affiliate, she teaches in the area of Christian spirituality and spiritual direction. In addition, Dr. Lee serves as the doctoral projects administrator for the DMin and DGL degrees at Fuller Theological Seminary. Prior to Fuller, she served overseas in Beijing and Taipei. In her free time, she enjoys street art, coffee, and exploring the city.
Creation’s Wisdom: Spiritual Practice and Climate Change Rev. Daniel Wolpert
Creation’s Wisdom speaks to the need for spirituality during a time of massive climate change, crisis, and disruption. What does such a spirituality look like? What are the practices that can guide us? If creation is in crisis, then our spirituality must directly engage this creation and articulate a spiritual framework that will allow us to relate to both the world and the crisis we face that is both life-giving and healthy.
Rev. Daniel Wolpert Bio
Daniel, a Presbyterian minister, is co-founder of the Minnesota Institute of Contemplation and Healing (MICAH). He has been a student of the spiritual life since age 21 and has taught in the fields of psychology and spiritual formation in numerous settings. In addition to his retreat and teaching work, Dan provides counseling and spiritual direction services at MICAH. He is also the author of “Leading a Life with God, the practice of spiritual leadership”, “Creating a Life with God: the call of ancient prayer practices”, co-author of “Meeting God in Virtual Reality”, and most recently, “The Collapse of the Three Story Universe: Christianity in an age of Science.”
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