Guided Silent Retreat

Guided Silent Retreat
Hosted by ReIMAGINE
Friday March 23rd 5pm – Sunday March 25th 1pm
Cost: $85
Email peeps@reimagine.org to register

Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.
-Thomas Merton

But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
Luke 5:16

Silence and solitude are the gateway to communion with God. In our first world, over scheduled, media blitzed lives, these virtues often get pushed out. This retreat will allow us to practice these disciplines as well as examine how we might incorporate them into our daily lives. The primary focus of the retreat will be to practice silence and become aware of the voice and presence of God. To that end, participants are asked to leave all distractions at home. No music players. No cell phones. No computers. No books. Bring yourself, a journal and a pen. There will be a welcome dinner and session Friday night where we will cover the ethos of the retreat and go over the exercises that will be handed out. All scripture and guidance will be contained in the packet and therefore no reason to bring your own. During the day Saturday there will be a check in and each participant, if they so desire, can meet with a director to discuss what they're learning or struggling with through the exercises. All meals will be provided for and each person will be asked to help out in some way during each meal. The retreat will conclude with closing session during Sunday's lunch.

The retreat will be held at Kirkwood, CA. Kirkwood is a small mountain community 3 hours northeast of San Francisco off highway 88. All participants will be staying in large house located just off a meadow and will have either a bed or air mattress to sleep on. Being that space is somewhat limited and to keep with ethos of the retreat we are limiting it to 20 participants.

The retreat will be led by Adam Klein, Nate Millheim and Mark Scandrette.

Adam Klein is the Director of Collaboration for ReIMAGINE and is a founding member of SEVEN. A teacher, poet, Ironman triathlete, engineer and diliettant chef he has experience in multiple environments. Adam spent the last 8 years as co-director of high school ministry at Willow Glen Baptist and worked as a computer consultant. Currently you can find him leading workshops, speaking and offering generative spiritual friendship. He lives in the Mission District of San Francisco.


Nate Millheim is the Director of Training Initiatives at ReIMAGINE and is a founding member of SEVEN. Nate is an ordained minister and previously served as Pastor of Student Ministries at Creekside Community Church. He frequently speaks for churches, classes, retreats and camps. Nate enjoys hosting groups from all over the country for the "Jesus Dojo", training groups to live and love in the way of Jesus. He and his wife Andrea reside in San Francisco with their two children, Kayla and Chase.

Mark Scandrette is the executive director and cofounder of ReIMAGINE, and a founding member of SEVEN. With extensive experience providing leadership in churches and community based organizations, Mark has a B.S. in Applied Psychology, studied theology at Bethel Seminary in St. Paul, MN and has been a minister, writer and spiritual teacher for 15 years. Mark is the author of SOUL GRAFFITI: Making a Life in the Way of Jesus (Jossey-Bass Wiley 2007) and contributor to several other books including: AN EMERGENT MANIFESTO OF HOPE (Baker 2007) THE RELEVANT CHURCH: A Vision for Communities of Faith (Relevant Media 2004), and COMMUNITY OF KINDNESS (Regal 2003). Mark is also a senior fellow with Emergent, (www.emergentvillage.com) a growing generative friendship among missional Christian leaders. He lectures frequently with the U.S. Center for World Missions, leads retreats and workshops and provides life coaching and spiritual direction. He is married to Lisa Scandrette, the educator and textile artist. They have three children and live in an old victorian in San Francisco's Mission District.