Contemplative Leadership: Realizing Human Potential and Improving the Human Condition

The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living is holding two contemplative leadership events in January:

"The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living invites leaders from all sectors of society to the Contemplative Leadership Retreat held January 14-16, 2010, and the Contemplative Leadership Conference held January 17-18, 2010, at the Duncan Conference Center in Delray Beach, Florida. Both programs address the leadership crisis found throughout the guiding institutions society

Contemplative leadership evolves from living in right relationship with self, others, nature, and God. These relationships are the source from which a leader's awareness, influence, and vision flow. They serve as guides for a leader's ethical behavior, engender trust within the organization, and provide a platform of meaning and purpose on which the group or organization's mission manifest." (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly)

More information at the Merton Institute's website.

Image from Merton Institute's website.

Scholarship Opportunities for Retreat at Bethany Spring

The Magee Foundation has awarded a grant to Bethany Spring, The Merton Institute Retreat Center, to provide retreat scholarships for clergy, seminarians, and those who work in congregational ministry of all denominations. The scholarships are meant for those in need of some kind of rest and respite who also need financial assistance to make a retreat. Bethany Spring offers directed and private retreats in a peaceful, rural atmosphere located just one mile from the Abbey of Gethsemani in New Haven, Kentucky.

To learn more visit the Merton Institute website or read a write-up at the RNS.

(Above photo from RNS website.)