Program VII - Session Themes and Dates
(2013 - 2015)

Each session begins with 5:30 p.m. supper on the first day and ends by 3:00 p.m. the last day.

1. Grace-centered Spirituality
   August 2-4, 2013
   Bradley Hanson, spirituality author
   Ginger-Anderson, spiritual director
2. Attention to the Word: Meditation on the Bible, the Word in Music
   November 3-5, 2013
   Mary Preus and Tom Witt, musicians
3. Symbols and Sacraments
   February 14-16, 2014
   Laura Gentry, artist and pastor
   Bradley Hanson
4. Worship and Spiritual Formation
   May 4-6, 2014
   Mary Haugen, composer
   Susan Briehl, author and preacher
5. Contemplative Prayer: Icons, Jesus Prayer
   August 8-10, 2014
   Brad Hanson
   Fr. Ignatius Valentine, St. Raphael Orthodox Church, Iowa City
6. Discernment
   November 2-4, 2014
   Bradley Hanson
   Amy Zalk Larson, campus pastor
7. Spirituality and Service in the World
   February 6-8, 2015
   Bradley Hanson
   David Vasquez, campus pastor
8. Spirituality and Evangelism
   May 3-5, 2015
   Craig Nessan, Academic Dean at Wartburg Theological Seminary

  "I'm really happy I enrolled. It broadened my reading list and the worship expanded my sense of our awesome God--active in the life of the church. The community experience both in the covenant group and in the dining room adds tremendous quality to the program." --- Grace Institute Graduate