Connecting you to God and others.
Through prayer experiences, retreats and spiritual direction training.
Announcing a New Program from Christos
What’s Next - A Path to Purpose
Step into the next season of your life
You may be asking: How is God calling me to live my purpose now? What is meant to be embraced? And what might I be invited to let go? What’s Next is a community cohort experience to help you navigate the transitions in your life. Online small group interaction is at the core of the program. New cohort starts in January 2026.
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Are you called to Spiritual Direction?
If you or someone you know are exploring a calling to offer spiritual direction or are simply curious, learn how our two-year Tending the Holy Spiritual Direction certificate program transforms lives through holistically engaging the head and the heart.
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Why Christos?
Christos Center for Spiritual Formation is a welcoming community of people who practice and teach contemplative spirituality through experiences and learning opportunities in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Chicago and online. Our learners seek deeper connections to God through time-honored traditions of silence, solitude, prayer, retreat, pilgrimage, and spiritual direction. In addition to retreats and workshops, our primary offering is Tending the Holy, a two-year training program in Spiritual Direction. Learn more.
Program Offerings
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Tending The Holy
Our 2-year certificate program in Spiritual Direction.
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Tending The Soul
Retreats and workshops held in-person and online.
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What's Next - A Path to Purpose
Step into the next season of your life.
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Ignatian Retreat
Following the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius.
Our Mission:
Christos cultivates the inner life through contemplative practices so that we can recognize and embody God’s loving presence in the world.
Welcome!
We are delighted you have found Christos. We welcome you no matter where you find yourself in life’s journey. The heart of our work is facilitating sacred conversations with grace as the Holy Spirit moves towards us and within us, forging deeper connections with God. We invite you to listen to a video welcome from our executive director, Heidi Lender.
Monthly newsletter on spiritual resources and Christos upcoming retreats, workshops and prayer experiences.
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Twice weekly Prayerful Pause includes a few words and a beautiful image to invite contemplative prayer.
