Spiritual Practices to Guide and Nurture
30 January - 1 February 2026
Have you ever wished that you had greater clarity about how you are called to minister in the world? In this course, you will experience a variety of Quaker spiritual practices to help you discern your calling and sustain you in service and witness.
Throughout its existence Quakerism has held that all of life is sacred and that the call on our lives is to express and act upon what Love requires of us, in service to all. This outlook is rich and expansive, but can sometimes feel overwhelming in its apparently limitless demands on our time and energy, both within our Quaker communities and in the wider world. Therefore, in this course we offer the opportunity to counter this feeling by returning to the equally time-honoured Quaker practices of discernment of 'leadings' and self-nurture through spiritual refreshment. In our time together, we will learn of and experience Deep Listening, Meetings for Clearness, and various spiritual practices to nurture and sustain us.
The timing for our retreat is set so participants in various time zones will be able to gather comfortably. Some may wish to devote the whole weekend to retreat, using unscheduled portions for individual practice; others may choose to take part only in the scheduled Zoom sessions. With multiple breaks for comfort, learners will engage in pairs, small groups and with the whole group.
The Live Zoom sessions will take place on Friday 30 January: 19:00-20:30, Saturday 31 January: 14:00-18:00 and Sunday 1 February: 14:00-18:00 (all UK time).
The Zoom room will open an hour before the session on Saturday and Sunday for participants to eat together and socialise together if they wish.
More information
For more information contact:
Woodbrooke
Telephone: 0121 7282360