TRANSFORMATIONAL LISTENING 1: SOUL CARE COMPANIONS

Current participants, access the TL1 blogs here.

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What is TL1?

Do you often find yourself in a position where someone is asking you to listen & be with them?

Do you feel God inviting you to go deeper with learning to hear His voice?

Do you find yourself asking how we can foster a spirit of listening & grace in our churches & communities?

If any of these questions resonate with you, then we invite you to join TL1.

TL1 Soul Care Companions is a 9 month program where you will experience the gift of listening, grow in the art of contemplative listening, & develop the skills to facilitate soul care groups. Each session will include an experiential learning component, as together we experience transformational listening.  (This program is a pre-requisite to apply for TL2 Spiritual Direction Training.)

In his book Life Together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer says:

Just as love to God begins with listening to His Word, so the beginning of love for the brethren is learning to listen to them…he who can no longer listen to his brother [or sister] will soon be no longer listening to God either… 

Outcomes of the Program:

  • Introduction to the ministry of spiritual formation

  • Introduction to spiritual direction

  • Experience & growth in the art of contemplative listening

  • Exposure to the different streams of Christianity

  • This program serves as a prerequisite for our certificate programs in Spiritual Direction & Spiritual Formation

  • "It is not an exaggeration to say that participating in TL1 has been a life changing experience. Through TL1, I felt the gentle invitation to go deeper with God. For the first time, practicing spiritual disciplines did not feel like work. I was motivated by knowing God’s great love for me. TL1 also gave me a deeper sense of community as our cohort now knows each other deeply & honestly."

    KEVIN RYAN, CENTRAL SQUARE CHURCH

  • "If you want to deepen your journey with Jesus this course is transformative. The listening skills, prayer practices, teaching on spiritual formation, hearing others’ journeys, & readings that broaden ways of approaching life with Jesus, allowed me to deepen my faith & to practice habits that create personal growth & care for others as a beloved child of God. Gratefully recommend this experience."

    JANET FRENCH

  • "TL1 is a wonderful introduction to spiritual direction & the practice of holy listening. The instructor was wise & gifted & able to answer all questions. Walking together in a cohort made the experience particularly powerful. It was a rich experience used powerfully by God in my life."

    KEITH ATKINSON

  • "This program was far more than I anticipated: a healing balm for my own sorrows & an inspiration to listen more deeply to others & to encourage faith in others. I have a renewed orientation to witness to God’s presence in my life & the world."

    KAREN

What are the Requirements?

  • Monthly attendance

  • Monthly reading requirements (6 books spread over the 9-months)

  • Monthly spiritual practices

  • Reflective blog posts based on the reading shared within your cohort community (5 posts in total)

Location & Dates

Please note, both cohorts are now full and registration is closed for this year. We encourage you to join our email list to get to know us and be the first to know when next year’s dates become available!

Location: Both TL1 Soul Care Companions cohorts will be offered as online communities via zoom. We have loved seeing how this connects people from all over the country, & the world!

Dates for the 1st Online Cohort Community: The 4th Tuesday of each month beginning September 24th, 2024 through May 27th, 2025 from 6:30p.m to 9:00p.m EST with the exception of December which will meet on the 3rd Tuesday, December 17th.

Dates for the 2nd Online Cohort Community: The 2nd Wednesday of each month beginning October 9th, 2024 through June 11th, 2025 from 6:30 p.m EST to 9:00 p.m EST.

Cost of the Program:

The cost for this 9 month program is $885. A fee of $210 is due upon acceptance with nine monthly payments of $75 required thereafter. PAX hopes that the monthly payment schedule will help to ease the cost of the program.

If you need to withdraw your registration for the course for any reason, your registration fee is refundable up until 4 weeks before your program begins, after that it will be counted as a tax-deductible donation towards PAX programs.

Please note, if you are currently enrolled as a college student, we also welcome you to this program & have soul care grants to help offset costs. Just note that you are a student in your registration & we will provide more information!

Fees are to be made payable to PAX & sent to the attention of Rama Ziegenhals, PO Box 93, Essex, MA 01929.