Advent 2025 Live Options

For many cross-cultural workers, Advent can be both beautiful and bittersweet—a season of pouring into others while feeling lonely, stretched, or far from familiar rhythms. These guided prayer gatherings offer a chance to slow down, connect with others, and be poured into yourself through Scripture, stillness, and shared presence.

All four sessions are available for one low price — sign up once and join one, two, or all four depending on your schedule.

🕯️ Lectio Divina: Waiting and Longing — Wed, Dec 3
✨ Imaginative Prayer: The Night Heaven Opened — Mon, Dec 8
🌿 Centering Prayer — Wed, Dec 17
🎶 Lectio Divina: Prince of Peace — Mon, Dec 22

Original price was: $29.99.Current price is: $19.99.

Advent 2025 Live Options

For many cross-cultural workers, Advent can be both beautiful and bittersweet—a season of pouring into others while feeling lonely, stretched, or far from familiar rhythms. These guided prayer gatherings offer a chance to slow down, connect with others, and be poured into yourself through Scripture, stillness, and shared presence.

🕯️ Lectio Divina: Waiting and Longing — Wed, Dec 3
✨ Imaginative Prayer: The Night Heaven Opened — Mon, Dec 8
🌿 Centering Prayer — Wed, Dec 17
🎶 Lectio Divina: Prince of Peace — Mon, Dec 22

All four sessions are available for one low price — sign up once and join one, two, or all four depending on your schedule. Each gathering meets live at 9 a.m. EST and offers a spacious, prayerful pause in the midst of the season. They will be recorded and available upon request for one week (if you can’t attend live)

Come as you are—your heart will thank you. 💚.

See below for more details for each season.

Lectio Divina: Waiting and Longing
Wednesday, December 3 [9 a.m. EST]

Advent invites us into a season of noticing and naming our longing as we wait for God’s arrival in our lives. In our time together, we will practice lectio divina, an ancient way of listening to Scripture with the heart. Through prayerful reading, reflection, journaling, and optional sharing, we will create space to notice what stirs within and to rest in God’s presence.
Facilitated by Lori Ferrell, Spiritual Director 

Imaginative Prayer: The Night Heaven Opened
Monday, December 8 [9 a.m. EST]

Advent is a season that sparks our imaginations. So what better way to participate than by praying with Scripture in a way that engages the imagination, senses, and emotions? Imaginative Prayer invites us to enter the gospel stories through all of our senses so we can encounter God personally.  St. Ignatius of Loyola, the developer of this method, described imaginative prayer as opening Scripture to us in a way that satisfies the soul, with an intimate feeling by tasting it interiorly. If you desire to enter Emmanuel’s story this Advent season in a tangible way, we will be praying with Luke 2:8-17. We’d love for you to join us for this prayer time.
Facilitated by Elizabeth Forshee, Ignatian-trained Spiritual Director

Centering Prayer
Wednesday, December 17 [9 a.m. EST]

Centering Prayer is a way of consenting to God’s presence and action in our lives.
In silence, we rest in God’s love, letting go of thoughts and expectations.
Rather than seeking words or images, we simply return to a sacred word as a sign of our intention to be open to the Holy. Over time, this practice deepens our rootedness in God, cultivates inner stillness, and nurtures a more loving way of being in the world. Together we will begin with a short reading (Lectio divina style) and then we will share 20 minutes in silence. There will be a brief time to share/debrief your experience with the group. Whether you are new or familiar with this practice, you are welcome!
Facilitated by Lori Ferrell, Spiritual Director

Lectio Divina: Prince of Peace
Monday, December 22 [9 a.m. EST]

The final week of Advent prepares us to welcome our long-expected savior. We will slowly and meditatively reflect on Isaiah 9:6-7 using Lectio Divina, a divine reading. This form of reading scripture allows us to listen for God’s personal word to us in relationship to his self-revelation through the living Word of God.  If you would like a holy pause to be still and know who God is for us in the birth of Christ, come and join us for this prayer practice.
Facilitated by Elizabeth Forshee, Ignatian-trained Spiritual Director

All four sessions are available for one low price — sign up once and join one, two, or all four depending on your schedule. Each gathering meets live at 9 a.m. EST and offers a spacious, prayerful pause in the midst of the season. They will be recorded and available upon request for one week (if you can’t attend live)

Original price was: $29.99.Current price is: $19.99.

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INSTANT LIFETIME ACCESS

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TAKE NOTES

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How long do I have access to a workshop?
Forever! Once you purchase a workshop it will be added to your personal portfolio called “My Trellis.” Enter the username and password you created and you will find all of your workshops in “My Trellis.” You may watch a workshop as often as you like.
Can I pause my workshop?
Yes, you can pause at any time—for instance to take notes—and then continue listening when you are ready.
How long is a workshop?

They are videos that tend to run between 45 and 55 minutes. We want you to get your money’s worth without being overloaded.

What is the “notes” feature
I don’t know about you, but I have notes written in this notebook, or on that piece of paper, or on a handout . . . that I either I can’t find, or forget about. We want you to be able to have all of your notes in one place that you can easily access. Every workshop will have a “notes” button below the video, click on it and a notebook will open up on the right-hand side. You may take notes as you listen to the workshop. When you are finished, click save” and your notes will be saved in the “Notes” section of your My Trellis. You may also print or download your notes. At any time you can edit, add to, or delete from your notes. We have formatted your notes so that when you download them they look nice and you shouldn’t need to reformat.
How much does a workshop cost?

The month that a workshop goes live, it is available for $9.99. After the initial month, the workshop will still be available for $19.

Who can participate?
All are welcome! While the Workshop is crafted especially for people who are serving overseas or plan to serve overseas, many of the workshops will offer something to anyone with an interest in Christian cross-cultural work. If you purchase a workshop, it is intended for you and one other (a spouse if married, or teammate if single). Many workshops will be beneficial for a team to watch and discuss together. On the honor system, please purchase the appropriate amount or contact Amy for a group discount. [email protected].
I clicked on the workshop in My Trellis and nothing worked.
I think you might have clicked on the workshop graphic art. Scroll down and near the bottom of the page you will see Course Content. Under course content you will see the name of the workshop you purchased. Click on the title and you will be able to watch the video.
Do you have closed captioning or subtitles?
At this point, no we do not. The workshops are presented in English.
What if I am a more sensitive area of the world?
We are aware of your sensitivities! I have asked presenters not to use the “m” word and instead talk about cross-cultural work, global workers, and our line of work. You, however, know your context and if these guidelines are enough for you.