THE GROWTH FOR MINISTRY PROGRAMME

2009 Winter/Spring term: 19th Jan - 12th Apr

This residential programme offers participants the opportunity to continue with their process of personal growth. It presupposes that participants will have already engaged in a reflective way of their own process of growth. The focus of this programme will be on facilitating Self-transcendence in relationship with the service of others.

The core content of the Programme will include:

• Personal Journey II: the path to human transformation;
• Faith Journey: connecting with biblical pioneers of the journey;
• Christology: the paschal mystery;
• Significant Story: an imaginal approach to the struggle for wholeness;
• The shape of our world today - missionary challenges;
• Mission and Ministry in today's world;
• Justice, peace and the integrity of creation;
• Celtic spirituality: example of a creation spirituality.

The conviction underlying the planning and organisation of this programme is that authentic personal growth is not a private, individual process, but takes place in and through relationship with others, and that human maturity is characterised by an intrinsic dynamisn to move beyond oneself and to be concerned with others.

One finds one's true self only insofar as one reaches out and goes beyond oneself in responding to the values in each human situation in a way that is free, critical and creative.

Through a variety of practices, such as reflection and mediation, guided imagery and active imagination, dreamwork etc., participants will have the opportunity to listen for the 'voice' of their true self inviting them to an authentic self-realisation, which will be at the same time a transcending of oneself in compassion towards others.

The input from psychological, biblical, spiritual and theological resources will seek to provide a theoretical framework within which participants will be able to understand and integrate the insights arising from their experimental work.

For further information regarding our Growth for Ministry Programme,
contact us at:

IMU Institute,
Dalgan park,
Navan,
Co. Meath,
Ireland.

Tel: +353 (0) 46 902 1525 EXT. 332
Fax: +353 (0) 46 907 3726

or you can fill out the contact form.

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