If you’ve ever wondered whether seminary was for you, Seattle Pacific Seminary invites you to explore your calling and vocation at Discernment Weekend on November 7 and 8.
Discernment Weekend offers a day and a half of teaching, prayer, discussion, thoughtful challenge, worship, fellowship, and food with Seattle Pacific Seminary faculty, and students, along with others who are considering seminary.
When
Friday and Saturday, November 7 and 8, 2014
Where
SPU campus, Kingswood House (adjacent to campus), and downtown Seattle
Cost
- Friday and Saturday: $25 (includes dinner on Friday, Seattle excursion, and breakfast on Saturday)
- Friday only: $20 (includes dinner and Seattle excursion)
Program Highlights
- Meet SPS faculty and students.
- Learn about our MDiv, MA in Theology, and Dual Degree programs.
- Participate in thoughtful discussions from SPS faculty on vocation and discernment.
- Talk with SPS students about their discernment process and Seminary experience.
- Engage in prayerful discernment in worship and community with others.
- Get to know students over late-night social outings in downtown Seattle.
Registration
Register online, call 206-281-2342, or email seminary@spu.edu.
Schedule
Friday, November 7
| 1:00 p.m. |
Welcome |
| 1:15–2:00 p.m. |
Introduction to Seminary Education |
| 2:00–2:45 p.m. |
Graduate Studies at Seattle Pacific Seminary |
| 2:45-–3:00 p.m. |
Break |
| 3:00–4:30 p.m. |
Vocation & Discernment Talk |
| 4:30–4:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:45–6:00 p.m. |
Student Panel: Discernment & Calling |
| 6:00–6:45 p.m. |
Guided Prayer |
| 7:00–9:00 p.m. |
Dinner |
| 9:00–11:00 p.m. |
Seattle excursion/Late Night Dessert |
Saturday, November 8
| 8:30–9:15 a.m. |
Lectio Divina in Library Seminar Room |
| 9:30–10:00 a.m. |
Breakfast at the Kingswood House |
| 10:15–11:15 a.m. |
Calling in the Gospels |
| 11:15–11:30 a.m. |
Prayer and Commissioning |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Dismissal |
Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2014