Call begins at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
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Facilitator: Jamie Deering with Ben Scott-Brandt, Erin McAuley
Panelists: Karen McAllister, Larry Jay, Billy Mark, Marc Weiss, Troy and Faith Bierma, Jennifer Newman
Topic: Models for Balancing Hospitality, Work, and Life
Our Community Call this week responds to requests in our Facebook group to connect with peers about how to achieve a healthy work-life balance as folks who live onsite at retreat centers. It’s easy to assume that “new monastic” or other forms of spiritual community life will be smooth sailing because of the shared commitments of those involved, but humans are messy and complicated! We’ve invited a panel of speakers representing six centers to share from their experiences on the difficulties of living where you work, establishing healthy boundaries for personal space, and what they are learning along the way. Jamie Deering, director of programs ministry at Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, will facilitate this panel discussion and a Q&A. We hope you’ll join us!