Laity Lodge is excited to offer, for the second year in a row, a Retreat for Pastors and Ministers to Artists. This retreat, taking place March 4-7, 2010, will offer encouragement to those who work with, support, and advocate for artists and their art. This year we will explore models for mentoring and how we can come alongside God’s work of forming and reforming the artists in our community. Whatever our context—church or school, professional society or coffee shop—all of us are in relationship with people, all of us have stories of being mentored or of holding onto the ache of wanting a mentor but never finding one. So join us and participate in the explorative conversation.
Once again, David Taylor, one speaker from the same retreat last year, will be joined by Luci Shaw in providing guidance around the topic of mentorship. David is an arts pastor himself, as well as a Ph.D. student in theology, a writer, and an all-around champion for artists and this retreat. You can read more from David on his blog. Luci is a poet and spiritual writer, author of many books, member of the Chrysostom Society of Christian writers, and longtime friend of Laity Lodge. Find out more about Luci on her website. Both David and Luci will bring presentations from their own experiences, but also hope for a high degree of interaction and involvement with others who have carried a burden for this type of work.
Along with David and Luci, we are very excited about the musical guests, Vito and Monique Aiuto, collectively The Welcome Wagon. This married duo sing a modest style of Gospel music “with the simple desire to know their Maker…more intimately.”
We would love for you to join us, and encourage you to pass this along to someone you think might profit from coming. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
