INTENSIVE COURSE – Virtual and In-Person
Virtual Days:
6:45 pm-9:00 pm Monday November 4th
6:45 pm – 9:00 pm Monday November 11th
In-Person Intensive Days:
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Monday, November 18th, 2024
Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
Thursday, November 21st, 2024
Friday, November 22nd, 2024 – Lunch included this day only
Join Ian Mobsby, community missioner in the Anglican Diocese of Niagara and author of the upcoming book The Seeking Heart, a Contemplative and Spiritual Approach to Mission and Life (Nov. 2024), for a week of engaging learning, contemplative reflection, and missional prayer practices in the context of community. By the end of the course, it is our hope that you will be spiritually renewed and equipped to confidently take the next steps along the unique missional path to which God has called you.
Through five full day of learning and practice, Ian will guide you in exploring a contemplative approach to mission and offer practical opportunities to experience various Ignatian, Benedictine, Franciscan, and Carmelite prayer practices. Through group discussion, reflection, and wisdom sharing, you will explore the reality of our wounding contemporary culture and the healing and missional path God makes available to each of us.
Timing & Location
From Monday, November 18th to Friday, November 22nd, you will be joining people from across Canada interested in the intersection of Christian spirituality and mission at Christ’s Church Cathedral in Hamilton.
Cost: $325*
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
The cost will cover course materials, instruction, and hospitality. Each day, we will have coffee and tea as well as light snacks. On the final day of the intensive, we will provide a lunch for all participants.
If you are a student who requires lodging in Hamilton, we can provide recommendations for places to stay nearby; however, the cost and task of securing lodging for the duration of the summer intensive will be your responsibility. Please email registrar@nsml.ca.
The content of this intensive is based on Ian’s book The Seeking Heart, a Contemplative and Spiritual Approach to Mission and Life, which will be published by SCM Press in London UK in November 2024. This summer intensive is a preview of this ground-breaking new book. Participants will be encouraged to purchase the book when it comes available.
*Niagara students please note that due to the requirements of the course and the lunch provided, we are unable to offer the rebate for this course.
Ian Mobsby is the community missioner in the Anglican Diocese of Niagara. He has many years of experience overseeing and being a practitioner of Anglican Mission initiatives in the Church of England. Ian recently completed a research practical theology PhD exploring the values and worldview of those who consider themselves to be ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ and from this developed an approach to mission drawing on the contemplative Christian traditions and practices.
