Imagine the guidance of a discernment retreat delivered right to your mailbox. With “Retreat in a Box,” we’ve created a way for you to experience the reflection and clarity of a personal retreat without leaving home. Through our thoughtfully chosen devotional practices, reflection prompts, and meaningful artifacts you will explore questions of discernment and vocation on your own time, at your pace, and in your own place.

Retreat in a Box was created by Colleen Maki and the leadership of Bethany Lutheran Church in Cherry Hills Village, CO (www.bethany-denver.org). Through a partnership with ELCA Fund for Leaders, it is our free gift to you! Request a Box for you or a loved one to encourage them in their discernment journey.

Retreat in a Box

Retreat in a Box

Retreat in a Box

When I first opened the box I was most excited about the variety of resources that spark discernment in a variety of ways. I love that there are resources for personal reflection for folks that are inward processors, and conversation cards for folks like me, who process verbally and with other people. This retreat in a box truly has everything one might need or want for a personal or small group weekend retreat, all the way down to supplies to create your own altar and holy space.

 – Ian Heseltine, Seminary Graduate

Your box will include:

 

  • The “Who am I?” Devotional Guide
  • Candles, oils, and other objects to engage all 5 senses
  • Warm beverages and sweet treats
  • A journal and journaling prompts
  • Stickers, pictures, and tools to create a vision board

Finished the retreat and wondering “What’s Next?”

Retreat in a box participants will be periodically invited to chat with one another and one of our ELCA Discernment Mentors over Zoom. Be on the lookout for an email invitation a few weeks after receiving your box.