Listening Hearts Ministries: Spiritual Discernment and Prayerful Listening

LISTENING HEARTS MINISTRIES holds a vision of the church as a community of faith, eager for God’s guidance, alert to signs of the Spirit and alive with the prayer of deep listening. For over twenty years, Listening Hearts has taught people the practice of spiritual discernment through prayerful listening in supportive communities by providing a range of programs, publications, and services.

LISTENING HEARTS offers:
Retreats that focus on call, discernment, and community.
Workshops that help groups use discernment in their specific situations.
Discernment training that teaches groups to work together in discernment.
Training of Leaders that prepares participants to train others in discernment.

New & Noteworthy

A Day of Discernment: How to Listen to God’s Voice

This one-day program, designed for congregations, teaches the practice of spiritual discernment by helping each participant develop a clearer sense of God’s path around an issue of current importance in his or her own life. The program builds spiritual community by weaving together silence, song, Scripture, creative meditation activities and sharing in small groups.

“'In a time such as this we who are ordained must return to our monastic roots and origins as men and women of prayer. It is out of that that we will be able to help the people of God witness to the Gospel in the world as people of prayer, steeped in scripture and sacrament, following in the footsteps of Jesus as his disciples and not simply as members of a church. Such a witness, born of a vital relationship with the living God revealed in the living Christ, can change the world in any time or circumstance.' It really can. Keeping in Tune with God shows us how.” - Bishop Michael Curry

Are you experiencing conflict in your congregation? You are not alone: in a national survey, 75% of congregations reported some level of conflict in the past five years. Of these, one-quarter had conflict serious enough to have a lasting impact on congregational life. We offer the "Opening the Ear of Your Heart" workshop to help you move beyond discussion and debate to tap into the healing power of God's love through deep prayerful listening and creative engagement with Scripture.


Listening Hearts	Keeping in Tune with God

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