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Who am I? Who is God calling me to be? Maybe you thought you answered those questions long ago.
But perhaps you should address them once again, in a rejuvenating, supportive community of Christian love and be reminded that the wisdom and grace of God is nearer than the very breath you take.
Opportunities for you to examine significant areas of your life.
Taking stock of your life in today’s world of instant change is a difficult challenge. You are constantly multi-tasking and busy beyond imagination. As one who serves in the Church, you are continually focused on others. Having the time to address your own needs, hopes and dreams is, in most cases, not a priority in your overloaded calendar. However, the wellness of those around you is directly dependent on your own wellness. When you attend a CREDO conference, you’ll have the time and luxury of focusing on yourself for a few precious days, so that you’ll be better equipped to serve those back home —to be “fit” for ministry.
To discern prayerfully the future direction of your vocation.
Ironically, due to its unique pressures and demands, the context of ordained ministry is not an ideal place to re-evaluate or even rediscover your own calling. A CREDO conference removes you from that context for a short time, while providing a foundation to help you prayerfully discern the direction of your personal and professional life. You’ll engage in extensive reflection through pre-conference instruments, surveys, and other resources that focus on your personal and professional wellness. The eight-day curriculum is designed to trigger personal discovery through guided reflection, introspection, and dialogue.
To respond to God’s call in a lifelong process of practice and transformation.
Through this discernment and visioning process, and with the help of a faculty team, you will build a CREDO Plan —a personal covenant based on your CREDO work and a formal expression of your CREDO experience. The CREDO Plan provides a personal baseline and strategy for effective implementation. The CREDO Plan is one that you will take home with you, carry in your heart, and hopefully guide you through the coming years. Some past participants have seen their plan as a kind of sacrament in their ongoing transformation.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A LIST OF PAST CREDO PARTICIPANTS
WHAT WILL I EXPERIENCE AT CREDO?
Click on the links below to see each video:
CREDO I 2007
CREDO I 2009
CREDO II 2009
Lay CREDO
Spanish CREDO
"At every CREDO conference there are participants who arrive depleted and leave renewed. The development of a CREDO Plan is surely a part of that but even more is the recovery of the vision of the Church itself healed, whole and free. It is the life-changing experience of living in a Christ-centered community that sees beyond our brokenness and divisions.”
Hartshorn Murphy, CREDO Faculty
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