No one really wants the restlessness that comes with life. More than that, when we are on the ever-deepening spiritual journey, restlessness is seen as an enemy that only crops up when we’re on the wrong path. But what if instead of an evil or an obstacle, restlessness holds a key invitation for our journey with the Divine? In this retreat, author and spiritual director Casey Tygrett leads us into an exploration of the irritated, unsettled seasons that we call restlessness. Through teachings on key restless questions and times of silence and solitude, we will explore how restlessness can be a gift. 

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024
Time: 8:30 am -12:30 pm
Location: Pleasant Hill Community Church, 26W401 Geneva Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187
Cost: $40

Registration deadline is Thursday, Feb. 1 at noon.
Please review our cancellation policy.

We invite you to bring a journal and pen. Books will be available for purchase at the retreat.

About the presenter:

Casey Tygrett is an author, pastor, and spiritual director. A 2015 graduate of Tending the Holy, Casey oversees the spiritual direction practice for Soul Care (www.soulcare.com). He is the author of three books: The Gift of Restlessness: A Spirituality for Unsettled Seasons (Broadleaf Press, 2023), The Practice of Remembering: Discovering the Place of Memories in Our Spiritual Life (IVP, December 2023), and Becoming Curious: A Spiritual Practice of Asking Questions (IVP, 2017). Casey is also the host of the Restlessness is a Gift podcast. He and his wife Holley and their daughter Bailey live in the south suburbs of Chicago where he is Theologian In Residence at Parkview Christian Church. You can find out more about his writing & work here: www.caseytygrett.com 

Exploring Self-Kindness Retreat

Author Cindy Bunch will teach from her book Be Kind to Yourself: Releasing Frustrations and Embracing Joy. Participants will be invited to try out interactive spiritual practices including a modified Examen, collage, reminder cards, and doodling prayer.

Event Details:
Saturday, November 4, 2023
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Pleasant Hill Community Church
26W401 Geneva Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187

Fee: $40
Registration closes at noon on Thursday, Nov. 2
Please review our cancellation policy.

Books will be available for purchase at the retreat.

About the presenter:
Cindy Bunch is a divisional vice president and associate publisher for InterVarsity Press, where she has worked for more than thirty years. She acquires and develops for the Formatio line of spiritual formation books. She is the author of Be Kind to Yourself as well as several Bible study guides in IVP’s LifeGuide® Bible Studies series. Cindy holds an MA in theological studies from Northern Seminary and completed her spiritual direction training at North Park Seminary. She and her husband live in the Chicago suburbs.

Come and See Virtual Event for Tending the Holy Chicago Spiritual Direction Program

Thursday, May 25, 2023 - 7-8 pm CT
Online via Zoom - link shared just prior to event

We invite you to "Come and See" what Christos Center’s Chicago spiritual direction training is all about.  Join us live from the comfort of your home or office on Thursday, May 25, 2023 from 7:-00 - 8:00 pm CT via Zoom. Meet our program coordinators, learn more about the curriculum and time commitment, and ask questions for Tending The Holy, our 2-year certification program in spiritual direction. The 2023-2025 Cohort begins in September.

 If you are exploring a calling to offer spiritual direction or are simply curious, learn about how Tending the Holy transforms lives through holistically engaging the head and the heart.   

Presenter: Cecilia Whitacre, Coordinator for Tending the Holy Chicago Spiritual Direction Training Program.

God created our minds and our bodies to work together to process our stories, to live out our relationship with Him, and to internalize His Truths. In this experiential workshop, we will explore ways we can bring our whole person into our time of solitude with the Lord. We will begin with Lectio Divina, then we will engage in several expressive art modalities – poetry, art-making, and movement – to experience on a deeper level what arose during our time of prayer. No previous art experience needed.

Saturday, April 22, 2023
8:30 am to 12:30 pm
Pleasant Hill Community Church (Wheaton)
26 W401 Geneva Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187
Facilitated by Sheri Abel

Fee: $40

Registration closes at 12 noon on Thursday, April 20

Sheri Abel is a spiritual director, expressive arts facilitator, and French professor at Wheaton College, IL. She is a certified Open Studio Project facilitator (Evanston, IL), and received a Level 2 certificate in the Expressive Arts from Prairie Institute of Expressive Arts Therapy (Calgary, Alberta). She received her certificate in spiritual direction from the Christos Center for Spiritual Formation.