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Welcome to Laity Lodge's Schedule & Reservations page! If you're here to view our schedule, just scroll down and take a look at our upcoming calendars. If you're here to register, you have a few options.

To Register as an Individual or Couple:

  1. To register online, locate your specific retreat below, click on "Register" and follow the instructions for that process.
  2. To register by phone or email, please contact Ann Jack at 830-792-1230 or annjack@laitylodge.org.
  3. To register via mail, click here to download our generic registration form. Please send form to:

    Ann Jack, Registrar
    Laity Lodge
    P. O. Box 290670
    Kerrville, TX 78029-0670

To Register as a Group:
Call Ann Jack during business hours at 830-792-1230, or email her at annjack@laitylodge.org.
To assist in planning your retreat, Laity Lodge has created a registration form template in a Microsoft Word format. If you would like to use this template to create your group's registration form, please click here.

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You've never been anywhere quite like Laity Lodge . . .

January 2009
Laity Lodge Men's Retreat
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $315
Black Bluff:  $390
Deposit: $100
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Please note that a day has been added to this popular retreat.  The retreat will begin Thursday evening and end on Sunday noon.
 
Speaker(s)
Arthur Paul Boers
Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary; Elkhart, IN.  Author of The Way Is Made by WalkingClick here for Arthur Paul's website.
Musician(s)
Buddy Greene
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica stylist, Dove Award nominee; Brentwood, TN.  Click here for Buddy's website.
Jeff Taylor
Pianist; Watertown, TN
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Kenny Benge
Team Leader for InterVarsity's Graduate and Faculty Ministry at Vanderbilt University.  Kenny is also an avid "birder" and will teach a bird watching session.  Kenny lives with his family in Franklin, TN.
Alan Burroughs
Whittle a walking stick; Boerne, TX
Jack Purcell
Rifle range competition (22.cal); Boerne, TX
Laity Lodge Retreat with Mark Roberts
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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In partnership with St. Martin's Episcopal Church (Houston) and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church (Midland).

 
Speaker(s)
Mark D. Roberts
Senior Director and Scholar-in-Residence, Laity Lodge.  Before coming to Laity Lodge, Mark was Senior Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church in Irvine, CA, for sixteen years.  Author of six books including, No Holds Barred: Wrestling with God in Prayer.  For more information, click here.
Musician(s)
George Mims
Organist and Director of Music; St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Houston, TX
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Phylis Tomlinson

Professional Counselor, Marriage and Family Therapist and Art Therapist, Houston, TX.  Click here for more information.


Laity Lodge Women's Retreat
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $390
Black Bluff:  $465
Deposit: $100
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Jeanie Miley reports that Laity Lodge has been a most significant and sacred space in her spiritual formation.  For many years, her church, River Oaks Baptist Church of Houston, held an annual retreat at Laity, and she spent many solitary retreats in the Quiet House.  Jeanie's family is forever grateful for the vision and impact of Laity Lodge. 

Her topic for the retreat will be "Jesus, The Women and You."

 
Speaker(s)
Brené Brown
Educator, writer, activist, and researcher.  Member of the research faculty at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work; Houston, TX.  Author of I Thought It Was Just Me:  Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame.  Click here for Brené's website.
Jeanie Miley
Columnist and the author of 8 books.  Trained as a spiritual director at the Spiritual Direction Institute in Houston, TX.  Jeanie is a Bible teacher, retreat and workshop leader, and a trained facilitator of Centering Prayer.  Click here for Jeanie's website. 
Musician(s)
Ashley Cleveland

Recording artist, winner of 3 Grammy Awards including 2008 for Best Rock Gospel Album (Before the Daylight's Shot); Nashville, TN.  Click here for her website. 

Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
B. J. Grant
Paper art and caligraphy, San Antonio
Olga Samples Davis
Creative writing and poetry; San Antonio, TX.  Author of Things My Mama Told Me: The Wisdom That Shapes Our Lives. Click here for more information.
Retreat for Chrysostom Society
Type: Private Retreat
 
Musician(s)
Jeff Johnson
Recording artist, worship leader; Camano Island, WA.  For more information, go to Jeff's website ArkMusic.com.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Kathy Hastings

Art education, professional artist and photographer; Camano Island, WA.  Click here for more information.

Phaedra Taylor
Found object 3-D collage sculpture; Austin, TX

Laity Lodge Retreat with Tod Bolsinger
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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Tod will be focusing on how we can live out our faith in the world as members of the people of God. His messages are based on Scripture, and filled with griping illustrations and good humor. 

Tod will be joined by Jeff Johnson. A songwriter, recording artist, and worship leader extraordinaire, Jeff has become a regular at Laity Lodge because of his outstanding artistry and spiritual depth. He and Tod will make a fantastic team for this Laity Lodge retreat.

 
Speaker(s)
Tod Bolsinger
Senior Pastor and Head of Staff, San Clemente Presbyterian Church, author of It Takes a Church to Raise a Christian: How the Community of God Transforms Lives; San Clemente, CA. Tod's blog can be accessed at: http://bolsinger.blogs.com/
Musician(s)
Jeff Johnson
Recording artist, worship leader; Camano Island, WA.  For more information, go to Jeff's website ArkMusic.com.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Kathy Hastings

Art education, professional artist and photographer; Camano Island, WA.  Click here for more information.


February 2009
Retreat for First Presbyterian Church, San Antonio
Type: Church Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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Speaker(s)
Jim Singleton
Senior Pastor, First Presbyterian Church; Colorado Springs, CO.  Click here for more information. 
Musician(s)
Jeff Johnson
Recording artist, worship leader; Camano Island, WA.  For more information, go to Jeff's website ArkMusic.com.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Kathy Hastings

Art education, professional artist and photographer; Camano Island, WA.  Click here for more information.

Laity Lodge Retreat with Rodney Reeves
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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Dr. Reeves' topic will be "How to Follow Jesus According to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John."  Discover how each gospel makes a disciple of the reader.

In partnership with:  Covenant Presbyterian Church (Austin).

 
Speaker(s)
Rodney Reeves
Dean of the Courts Redford College of Theology and Ministry, Professor of Biblical Studies; Southwestern Baptist University, Bolivar, MO.  Click here for more information.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Kaki Crowell-Hilde

Professor of art metals/jewelry, Eastfield College; Denton, TX. Click here for more information.


Laity Lodge Retreat with Gary Sattler
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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In partnership with: Highland Park Presbyterian Church (Dallas) and Christ Episcopal Church (Temple).

 
Speaker(s)
Gary Sattler
Pastoral counselor and research psychoanalyst in Flossmoor, IL. Affiliate Professor of Church History and Pastoral Care, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA.  Click here for more information.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Kaki Crowell-Hilde

Professor of art metals/jewelry, Eastfield College; Denton, TX. Click here for more information.


March 2009
Laity Lodge Retreat with Fr. William Wilson
Type: Church Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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In partnership with:  Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church (Houston.)

Fr. Wilson's topic will be "Knowing Jesus Like the First Christians."

 
Speaker(s)
William Wilson
Fr. William Wilson is Director of Ministries of the Spiritual Life Ministry Foundation in Birmingham, AL.  His recent book, Four Essentials: Classical Disciplines of Christian Spirituality, is receiving glowing reviews.  Click here for his bio.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
David Kroft
Professor/Fine Arts Division Chair, Concordia University; Austin, TX. Painting with "cow markers."
Laity Lodge Retreat with Gordon Fee
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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In partnership with: St. John the Divine Episcopal Church (Houston) and Church of the Good Shepherd (Corpus Christi)

 
Speaker(s)
Gordon Fee
Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies, Regent College; Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Click here for more information.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
David Petersen
Furniture maker, Austin, TX  Click here for his web site.  Married to China O'Toole Petersen, also an artist.

Retreat for the Women's Retreat Ministry of First United Methodist Church, Houston
Type: Church Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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Speaker(s)
Rhonda Lowry

First Lady and Assistant Professor, Lipscomb University; Nashville, TN.  Frequent speaker on spiritual formation.  Click here for more information.

Musician(s)
Letha Crouch
Pianist; San Antonio, TX
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Meg Lowry
"Drawing Faces"; Austin, TX
Retreat for the Randy Smith Sunday School Class of St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Houston
Type: Church Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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Speaker(s)
Ben Witherington
Professor of New Testament Interpretation at Asbury Theological Seminary; Wilmore, KY.  Witherington has written over 30 books, including The Jesus Quest and The Paul Quest selected as top biblical studies works by Christianity TodayClick here for his website.

April 2009
Laity Lodge Retreat with John York
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
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In partnership with: Church of Christ members around Texas.

 
Speaker(s)
John York
Professor of Bible and Preaching, Lipscomb University, Associate Minister at Woodmont Hills Church of Christ; Brentwood, TN.  His website is http://www.johnyork.org/.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Larry Matthews
Raku - form of Japanese pottery; Temple, TX.  Click here to see samples of Larry's work.
Laity Lodge Retreat with Bryan Burton
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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In partnership with:  Christ Episcopal Church (San Antonio).
 
Speaker(s)
Bryan Burton
Senior Pastor, John Knox Presbyterian Church; Seattle, WA.  Bryan is also adjunct professor for Fuller Theological Seminary and Regent College in Vancouver, BC.  Click here for more information.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Robert and Gail McCandless
Glass - Two- and three-dimensional cross-making; Austin, TX.  Click here for his web site.

Laity Lodge Retreat for Pastors and Lay Ministers to Artists
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $285
Black Bluff:  $315
Deposit: $100
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Whether you are engaged in the official or unofficial work of pastoring, this retreat is for all who love artists and feel a call to shepherd them.  During the retreat, we will consider three aspects of this work of pastoring:  1) our own prepartion as pastor, 2) the pastoring of the artist as a person (their identity), and 3) the pastoring of the artist as a worker (their mission).  Our hope is that our time of speaking, listening, praying, eating and playing together will equip and encourage us in our common work of building up the Body of Christ and the maturity to which He calls us.
 
Speaker(s)
Steven Purcell
Director of Laity Lodge; Kerrville, TX.  Previously, a managing director at a Christian conference center in Europe for five years. Author of Even Among These Rocks. Click here for his bio.
David Taylor
Pastor, teacher, and writer; Austin, TX.  Click here for David's blog.
Musician(s)
Brian Moss
Director of Worship, Music, and The Arts, John Knox Presbyterian Church; Seattle, WA. He has been writing, recording, and performing music for over 15 years. Brian has toured with Michael Card, Jeff Johnson, and others. Click here for Brian's music.
Laity Lodge Retreat with Scot McKnight
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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In partnership with: St. Matthew's Episcopal Church (Austin).

 
Speaker(s)
Scot McKnight
Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies, North Park University; Chicago, IL.  Author of numerous books and award-winning blog, www.jesuscreed.org.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Robert and Gail McCandless
Glass - Two- and three-dimensional cross-making; Austin, TX.  Click here for his web site.

May 2009
Retreat for Chapelwood United Methodist Church, Houston
Type: Church Retreat
Lodge: $210
Black Bluff:  $260
Deposit: $50
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Speaker(s)
Jerry Webber
Director, The Center for Christian Spirituality, Chapelwood United Methodist Church; Houston, TX
Retreat for Baylor University Faculty
Type: Private Retreat
Lodge: $420
Black Bluff:  $520
Deposit: $100
 

June 2009
Laity Lodge Retreat with Gloria Gaither and Buddy Greene
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $390
Black Bluff:  $465
Deposit: $100
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Buddy and the Gaithers have traveled, written songs and performed music together for years.  Their mutual affection for gospel music, storytelling and the Scriptures provide the main ingredients for a weekend of musical conversation. 
 
Speaker(s)
Gloria Gaither
Author of over 40 books, recipient of numerous Grammy and Dove Awards, inducted with Bill Gaither into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame; Alexandria, IN.  Click here for the Gaither website.
Buddy Greene
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica stylist, Dove Award nominee; Brentwood, TN.  Click here for Buddy's website.
Musician(s)
Gloria Gaither
Copy of Author of over 40 books, recipient of many Grammies and Dove Awards, inducted with Bill Gaither into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame; Alexandria, IN.  Click here for their web site.
Buddy Greene
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica stylist, Dove Award nominee; Brentwood, TN.  Click here for Buddy's website.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Johnny Jones
Wooden utensils, small birds, and crosses; Boerne, TX
Olga Samples Davis
Creative writing and poetry; San Antonio, TX.  Author of Things My Mama Told Me: The Wisdom That Shapes Our Lives. Click here for more information.
Laity Lodge Retreat on the Integrated Life
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $390
Black Bluff:  $465
Deposit: $100
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How can we live integrated lives and be whole people? Highly-regarded psychiatrist, professor and Christian theologian, Dan Blazer, will help answer this question as he addresses the topic:  "Psychiatry and Christianity: Are They Friends, Enemies, or Engaged in Parallel Play?"  Howard Butt will add his reflections on the interrelationship between faith and the behavioral sciences.  Mark Roberts will offer Bible studies that explore the biblical view of personal wholeness.
 
Speaker(s)
Dan  Blazer
J. P. Gibbons Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Vice Chair for Education and Academic Affairs, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.  Click here for more information.  M. D. Matthews Speaker.
Howard  Butt, Jr.

President of the H. E. Butt Foundation, Laity Renewal Foundation, and Laity Lodge Foundation. Mr. Butt also serves as vice chairman of the H. E. Butt Grocery Company, one of the nation's largest independent supermarket chains.  Author of Renewing America’s Soul; Renewing the Spirit, and Who Can You Trust?  Click here for more information.

Mark D. Roberts
Senior Director and Scholar-in-Residence, Laity Lodge.  Before coming to Laity Lodge, Mark was Senior Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church in Irvine, CA, for sixteen years.  Author of six books including, No Holds Barred: Wrestling with God in Prayer.  For more information, click here.
Musician(s)
Stephen Clapp
Dean Emeritus and violinist, The Juilliard School; New York, NY.  For more information, click here.
Sean Jackson
Director of Music, St. John's Episcopal Church, Stamford, CT. Organist and pianist trained at The Juilliard School, New York, NY.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Pam Nelson

Painter and public artist; Dallas, TX.  Her workshop at Laity Lodge will be "Breaking Boundaries" painting and mixed media.  For more information on Pam, click here.

Marcus Rogers
Bird carving; San Antonio, TX

Laity Lodge Retreat on Spiritual Transformation
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $390
Black Bluff:  $465
Deposit: $100
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"How Does God Transform Us?"  Verbalized or not, we have all asked this question at one time or another.  Laity Lodge Directors from across the years will respond to this question from their own experience.  It will be a rich and rare opportunity to join these special friends for a weekend of reflection and celebration of God's faithfulness and transformational work at Laity Lodge over the past five decades.
 
Speaker(s)
Howard Hovde
Executive Director of Laity Lodge from 1987-1999; Kerrville, TX.  Author of A Dream That Came to Life: The History of Laity Lodge Retreat CenterClick here for his bio.
Steven Purcell
Director of Laity Lodge; Kerrville, TX.  Previously, a managing director at a Christian conference center in Europe for five years. Author of Even Among These Rocks. Click here for his bio.
Mark D. Roberts
Senior Director and Scholar-in-Residence, Laity Lodge.  Before coming to Laity Lodge, Mark was Senior Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church in Irvine, CA, for sixteen years.  Author of six books including, No Holds Barred: Wrestling with God in Prayer.  For more information, click here.
Dave  Williamson

Director of Laity Lodge from 1999-2007, Kerrville, TX.  Author of Group Power, Opening Doors to the Job Market. Previously, Dave was the Counseling Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood, CA.  Click here for his bio.

Musician(s)
Ashley Cleveland

Recording artist, winner of 3 Grammy Awards including 2008 for Best Rock Gospel Album (Before the Daylight's Shot); Nashville, TN.  Click here for her website. 

Kenny Greenberg
Guitarist, producer, 2004 CMA Musician of the Year nominee; Nashville, TN.  Click here for Kenny's website.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Jill Stover
Yarns in the Farms; Beverly Farms, MA.  Click here for the website.
Carolyn Winkler
Yarns in the Farms; Beverly Farms, MA.  Click here for the website.
Laity Lodge Retreat with J. I. Packer and Andy Crouch
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $520
Black Bluff:  $620
Deposit: $100
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This retreat joins two highly respected voices among evangelicals, J. I. Packer and Andy Crouch.  Through Scripture and deep reflection, we aim to address the timeless and urgent question of the Christian's relationship to culture.  James will approach the subject through exposition of Scripture, while Andy speaks from his highly praised new book, "Culture Making:  Recovering Our Creative Calling."
 
Speaker(s)
Andy Crouch
Senior Editor, Christianity Today International and author of Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling. Andy lives with his family in Swarthmore, PA. Click here for more information.  M. D. Matthews Speaker.
J. I. Packer
Board of Governors' Professor, Theology, Regent College; Vancouver, BC.  Author of Knowing God. Click here for more information.
Musician(s)
Ashley Cleveland

Recording artist, winner of 3 Grammy Awards including 2008 for Best Rock Gospel Album (Before the Daylight's Shot); Nashville, TN.  Click here for her website. 

Kenny Greenberg
Guitarist, producer, 2004 CMA Musician of the Year nominee; Nashville, TN.  Click here for Kenny's website.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Susie Miller
Flower arranging; Houston, TX
Jay Nash
Native American flute lessons; Liberty Hill, TX.  Click here for more information.

July 2009
Laity Lodge Couples' Retreat
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $630 per couple
Black Bluff:  $780 per couple
Deposit: $100
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How can our faith help us grow in our marriages?  How can our marriages help us to grow in our faith?  Drawing from Scripture, psychological insights, years of working with people, and almost seventy years of marriage, the Banksons and the Roberts will explore the complex relationship between faith and marriage.  Here is a chance to grow in your relationship with your spouse, and in your relationship with God along with your spouse.
 
Speaker(s)
Marjory Bankson
Author, editor of Faith at Work magazine, retreat leader, potter; Washington, DC. Click here for her bio.  Click here for information on her numerous books.
Peter Bankson
Member of servant leadership at Seekers Church, Washington, DC, and crochet artist.  Click here for more information.
Linda Roberts
Marriage and family therapist, spiritual director; residing in Boerne, TX.  Click here for her website.
Mark D. Roberts
Senior Director and Scholar-in-Residence, Laity Lodge.  Before coming to Laity Lodge, Mark was Senior Pastor of Irvine Presbyterian Church in Irvine, CA, for sixteen years.  Author of six books including, No Holds Barred: Wrestling with God in Prayer.  For more information, click here.
Musician(s)
Scott and Christine Dente
Recording artists, formed husband/wife duo, Out of the Grey; Nashville, TN.  Christine recently launched a solo album with Scott as her producer.  Click here for more information.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Brenda  Kingery
"Drawing and Painting 101"; San Antonio, TX.  Click here to view her works.
Gwen Zapata
Precious metal/clay; Boerne, TX
Laity Lodge Women's Retreat
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $520
Black Bluff:  $620
Deposit: $100
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Coming from different parts of the country, California, Texas and Minnesota, Laura, Anne and Sara have a passion for personal wholeness that is expressed both inwardly and outwardly.  Through music, poetry, teaching, and personal sharing we will explore the relationship between prayer and service in our personal lives.
 
Speaker(s)
Anne Grizzle
Psychotherapist, consultant, and workshop leader; Houston, Tx.  Anne is also a spiritual director and poet.  Author of:  Reminders of God: Altars for Personal and Family Devotion and Mothers Who Love Too Much. Click here for more information.
Laura Robinson Harbert

Clinical psychologist and an ordained Presbyterian minister.  Laura is in private practice in Pacific Groves, CA but also enjoys the opportunity to preach, teach and lead retreats on subjects that integrate psychology and faith.

Musician(s)
Sara Groves

Singer, songwriter, Add to the Beauty was named Album of the Year for 2005 by CCM Magazine; Minneapolis, MN.  Click here for her web site.  M. D. Matthews Speaker.

Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Larry Matthews
Raku - form of Japanese pottery; Temple, TX.  Click here to see samples of Larry's work.
Jim Morris
Selected by the Texas Commission on the Arts as a Texas Original craft artisan, Silver jewelry making; Kerrville, TX.  Click here to view samples of his work.

Laity Lodge Retreat with Calvin Miller and Lauren Winner
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $390
Black Bluff:  $465
Deposit: $100
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This retreat features two best-selling authors.  Calvin Miller has written over forty books, both fiction and non-fiction.  For decades, he has been an inspiration through his writing and speaking.  Lauren Winner's three books have moved thousands of readers with their wit, wisdom and open-hearted faith.  Calvin and Lauren will focus how we can grow deeper in our relationship with God through varieties of prayer.

 
Speaker(s)
Calvin Miller
Professor of Research and Distinguished Writer in Residence, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University; Birmingham, AL.  Author of more than 40 books of popular theology and inspiration.  His poems and free-lance articles have appeared in Christianity Today, Campus Life, Leadership, and HisClick here for more information.
Lauren Winner
Author of Girl Meets God and Mudhouse Sabbath. Assistant Professor of Christian Spirituality, Duke Divinity School; Durham, NC.  Click here for Lauren's website.  M. D. Matthews Speaker.
Musician(s)
Charles Webb
Pianist, Dean Emeritus, Indiana University School of Music; Bloomington, IN.  For more information about Charles, click here.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Jim Janknegt
Drawing and painting; Elgin, TX.  Click here to learn more about Jim and his art.
Laity Lodge Bible Study Retreat
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $390
Black Bluff:  $465
Deposit: $100
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We are thrilled to welcome Scotty Smith to Laity Lodge.  One of the most influential pastors in America, Scotty is a gifted preacher-teacher and author of five books.  Scotty's Bible studies will focus on the closing chapters of Revelation, where we see how God's grand story of restoration is finished.

Laity Lodge's own Mark Roberts will examine biblical texts that help us see our whole lives through the lens of our high calling as ministers of Christ.  Scotty and Mark will help us go deeper in our understanding and love of God's Word, so that we might live more fully as disciples of Jesus.

 
Speaker(s)
Scotty Smith
Founding Pastor and Pastor of Worship, Preaching and Teaching of Christ Community Church; Franklin, TN.  Author of five books: Unveiled Hope with Michael Card; Speechless with Steven Curtis Chapman; Objects of His Affection; and the latest two, The Reign of Grace and Restoring Broken Things with Steven Curtis Chapman.  Click here for more information.  M. D. Matthews Speaker.
Musician(s)
Brian Moss
Director of Worship, Music, and The Arts, John Knox Presbyterian Church; Seattle, WA. He has been writing, recording, and performing music for over 15 years. Brian has toured with Michael Card, Jeff Johnson, and others. Click here for Brian's music.
Lisa  Pierre
Gifted vocalist; Houston, TX.  Lisa leads worship for Beth Moore's Houston Living Proof Ministries Bible Studies.  For more information on Lisa, click here.
Artist(s)/Activity(ies)
Jenness Gilles
Shadowboxes; Midland, TX
Jody Gilles
Wooden walking sticks; Midland, TX

September 2009
Laity Lodge Labor Day Retreat with Buddy Greene and Charlie Peacock
Type: Open Retreat
Lodge: $390
Black Bluff:  $465
Deposit: $100
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Jesus gave weighty importance to the "sign of Jonah" for his generation (Mt. 12:39).  Buddy Greene and Charlie Peacock, who share a love for making music and exploring the Scriptures, will ask us to consider what significance the unwilling prophet, Jonah, might represent for this generation.  Buddy's musical instincts are bluegrass while Charlie leans closer to the blues.  Together, they will draw upon musical references and story to explore this unusual and exciting narrative from the Bible.
 
Speaker(s)
Buddy Greene
Singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica stylist, Dove A