Summer School Prayer Retreats

Regent College invites you to deepen your capacity to listen and respond to God. Two guided prayer retreats are scheduled as part of this year’s Summer School. Join R. Paul Stevens or James Houston or both.

The retreats are held at St. Helen’s Anglican Church, which is close to Regent College and is situated opposite a scenic park with panoramic views of the water, the city and the mountains, and within walking distance of the beaches. Each prayer retreat will include teaching, guided silent prayer and lunch. Fasting during lunch is optional.

MAY 17, 2008 R. Paul Stevens Professor Emeritus, Marketplace Theology, Regent College. BA, BD (McMaster University), DMin (Fuller Theological Seminary). Dr. Stevens’s primary focus in teaching and writing is equipping the whole people of God for leadership. His most recent publications include Down-to-Earth Spirituality: Encountering God in the Ordinary, Boring Stuff of Life (InterVarsity Press, 2003) and Doing God’s Business: Meaning and Motivation for the Marketplace (Eerdmans, 2006). This retreat will be a dedicated time of reflection and silent prayer with one half hour of teaching to be followed by an hour of silence. The teaching and prayer will be organized around phrases in the Lord’s Prayer. Come expecting God to meet you.

August 2, 2008 James Houston Board of Governors’ Professor of Spiritual Theology, Regent College MA (Edinburgh) MA, BSc, DPhil (Oxford) Dr. Houston is one of the “founding fathers” of Regent College, and from 1970-78 he was principal of the college. His major areas of interest include the Christian mind, the Trinity, prayer and the traditions of Christian spirituality. He has published numerous articles in books and scholarly journals. His most recent books are The Transforming Power of Prayer (NavPress, 1996; previously published as The Transforming Friendship, Lion, 1989); In Pursuit of Happiness: Finding Genuine Fulfillment in Life (Regent College Publishing, 1996; previously published as In Search of Happiness: A Guide to Personal Contentment, Lion, 1990), which won an award from Christianity Today; The Heart’s Desire: Satisfying the Hunger of the Soul (NavPress, 1996; previously published as The Heart’s Desire: A Guide to Personal Fulfilment, Lion, 1992) and The Mentored Life (NavPress, 2002). And watch for Dr. Houston’s upcoming book on the Psalms, co-authored with Dr. Bruce Waltke. PLEASE NOTE the date for this prayer retreat was originally listed as July 5, 2008.

Details

• St. Helen’s Anglican Church, 4405 West 8th Avenue, Vancouver
• Saturday, May 17 (Stevens) or Saturday, August 2 (Houston), 8:45 am–4:30 pm
• $28 (CAD) per person per retreat
• Registration Deadlines: May 14 (Stevens); July 30 (Houston) at 12 noon

The retreat fee includes a $5 non-refundable refund processing fee as well as the cost of refreshments, lunch, hand- outs & facility rentals. Requests for cancellation or refund (minus $5 refund processing fee) must be submitted by registration deadlines (see above). No refunds will be offered after this date.

For more information please call 604.221.3348 or e-mail retreats@regent-college.edu.

To register, mail the registration form with a cheque (payable to “Regent College”) or credit card information (see registration form) to:

Regent College, Summer School Prayer Retreats
5800 University Boulevard
Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 2E4

DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM (Adobe Acrobat PDF, 118kb)

Registration forms may also be dropped off, with a cheque or credit card information, at the reception desk at Regent College or faxed, with credit card information, to 604.224.3097.