Mount Eagle Retreat Center
EVENTS at Mount Eagle Retreat Center
July 23-30, 2010, Local Pastor Licensing School, Part B
No new registrants
August 5-7, 2010, Parish Nurse Training
Basic preparation for registered nurses who have a calling to minister using their nursing skills to promote health in their congregations and communities. Presented by Holy Healthy UMC & led by Rev. Janice Sudbrink, RN
October 8-28, 2010, NOMADS
Retired United Methodists with RVs who volunteer time & skills, enjoy Christian fellowship & grow in faith. For more info: http://www.nomadsumc.org
October 18-19, 2010, Methodist History & Beliefs
Explore the story of the Methodist movement, especially the early years. Along with that we will seek to understand the distinctive emphases in Christian doctrine that have motivated Methodists through the years. Learn what documents are the basis of Methodism and discuss how they could renew the church today. Led by Dr. John Walker, retired UM elder
October 29-31, 2010, Certification in Spiritual Direction
Course One of Six
Through a partnership with Perkins School of Theology, Office of Spiritual Formation, and the United Methodist Foundation of Arkansas, Mount Eagle will be hosting a two year Certification in Spiritual Direction. The six sessions will be taught by Perkins faculty and held:
October 29-31, 2010
March 11-13, 2011
July 8-10, 2011
October 28-30, 2011
March 9-11, 2012
July 6-8, 2012
For more information about the program go to: http://www.smu.edu/Perkins/FacultyAcademics/spiritform/CSD.aspx
March 25-27, 2011, Clergy Spouses Retreat
"Seven Sacred Pauses - Living Mindfully Through the Hours of the Day", led by Macrina Wiederkehr, Benedictine sister, author, spiritual guide, speaker of truth, lover of the spiritual journey, from Fort Smith, Arkansas. Registration begins in January 2011
March 27-30, 2011, Spiritual Formation Event
Details coming
March 18-19, 2011, Lay Speakers School
One basic & two advanced courses; details coming soon
May 1-3, 2011, Clergy Golf Retreat
Two days of golf - Tannenbaum & Mountain Ranch courses - with evenings of fellowship & worship at Mount Eagle, coordinated by David Baker & Steve Wingo
June 20-25, 2011, Family Folklore Camp
An intergenerational event with arts & crafts, music & folklore, and a trip to the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View, Arkansas, led by Shirley Waggoner of Central UMC, Fayetteville
Some scholarships available. For more information or to register
for any of these events, please email