Winter-Spring Term Core Classes
RECEPTION FOR SERVANT LEADERSHIP STUDENTS: TWO GATHERINGS
Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 5:30–6:30 p.m. or
Thursday, January 21, 2010 from 11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Come to learn about the principles and practices of the Servant Leadership
School of Greensboro, and to hear about our basic curriculum, winter/spring
courses, retreats and other learning opportunities. This is a great opportunity
for continuing students to reconnect and for interested students to learn
about our certification program. Registration forms will be available.
Location: The Gospel Café, 211 W. Fisher Avenue
Led by: The Rev. Timothy Patterson and Ruth D. Anderson, Ph.D.
SERVANT LEADERSHIP 1: FOUNDATIONS FOR GROWTH AND TRANSFORMATION
This foundational course will be offered Fall term each year.
COMMUNION: PRAYER AND THE PRACTICE OF PRESENCE
(Prerequisite: Servant Leadership 1)
Tuesdays from 6:30–8:30 p.m. or Thursdays from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. beginning
January 26 or 28 for 8 weeks. Register for both Communion and Compassion (total of
15 weeks) at the same time to receive a discount.
In this course, we explore spiritual practices which will help us to deepen our
experience of communion with God, to be more “present” in our daily living
and, thus, to become increasingly transparent to the Divine Presence. The
central emphasis of the course will be on establishing and/or deepening our
own daily spiritual practice, particularly using Centering Prayer and Inner
Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault, and drawing support and strength from
the class as a community of practice.
Location: Roe Library, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Led by: Ruth D. Anderson, Ph.D. and the Rev. Timothy Patterson
COMPASSION: AWAKENING THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE HEART
(Prerequisite: Servant Leadership 1)
Tuesdays from 6:30–8:30 p.m. or Thursdays from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. beginning
April 13 or 15 for 7 weeks. Register for both Communion and Compassion (total of
15 weeks) at the same time to receive a discount.
Compassion is at the very heart of the teaching of Jesus. Compassion flows
abundantly in our own lives when our hearts are awakened to the presence of
God. Recent scientific research supports pre-modern religious traditions in
understanding that the human heart is much more than just a “pump” but
is, rather, a center of profound emotional/spiritual intelligence and the
instrument by which we may bring our lives into alignment with Divine energy,
love and compassion. Drawing upon research by the HeartMath Institute
and classic teachings and practices of the Christian wisdom tradition, this
class will support students in an experiential process of awakening the intelligence
of our own hearts, that we may increasingly serve as instruments of
God’s compassion in the world.
Location: Roe Library, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Led by: Ruth D. Anderson, Ph.D. and the Rev. Timothy Patterson
“When each person is exercising her gift, she becomes an initiating center of
life… No gift is unimportant. There are not lesser gifts. Each is crucial to the
proper functioning of the Body; each contributes to the rich diversity needed
by the Church for its work within the total organism of humanity.” –Gordon Cosby
See registration form for class tuitions.
