Spiritual Pursuit Week: All Practices

Monday Morning, March 24

To Speak and Listen Through the Silence

A guided prayer focused on removing the distraction of having the right words. Then a time to journal and process with challenging guiding questions.

Monday 10:25 a.m. Frost Overlook or KOSC 2nd Floor Rotunda if raining
Monday 9:00 p.m. Frost Overlook or KOSC 2nd Floor Rotunda if raining
Wednesday, 10:25 a.m. KOSC 2nd Floor Rotunda

Monday Morning Registration

Monday Night Registration

Wednesday Registration

Scripture Memorization

Join us for focused time of memorizing scripture to draw upon in daily life.

Monday, 10:25 a.m.
Jenks Mezzanine

Bag Packing for My Brother’s Table

Come join the Office of Community Engagement to learn about a local organization doing justice work in our local community. We will design and pack lunch bags for My Brother's Table in Lynn.

Monday, 10:25 a.m.
Tavilla Conference Room

Morning Liturgy

Join us for a time of worship through liturgy, with guided prayers, scripture and reflection that engage the mind and soul, to prepare our hearts for the day ahead.

Monday, 10:25 a.m.
Phillips Recital Hall

Bible Marathon Reading

Join us for a Marathon Bible Reading, where we’ll read Hebrews together in one sitting, diving into God’s Word as a community. Come listen, read, reflect, and be encouraged—everyone is welcome!

Monday, 10:25 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Chester's and the Lion's Den

TDR (The Door Room) Worship

This is a space for people to worship however they feel led to! There will be a worship set with opportunities for prayer.

Monday, 10:25 a.m.
Chapel Sanctuary

Monday Evening, March 24

To Speak and Listen Through the Silence

A guided prayer focused on removing the distraction of having the right words. Then a time to journal and process with challenging guiding questions.

Monday 10:25 a.m. & 9:00 p.m., Wednesday, 10:25 a.m.
Frost Overlook or KOSC 3rd Floor Rotunda if raining

Monday Morning Registration

Monday Night Registration

Wednesday Registration

Write to the Lord

Come experience writing as worship. Join this communal writing space expressing love through journalling and writing letters as a form of prayer and psalms.

Monday, 8:30 p.m.
Lion's Den

Evening Liturgy

Join us for a time of worship through Compline liturgy, with guided prayers, scripture, and reflection that engage the mind and soul as we seek God’s presence through the coming night.

Monday, 9:00 p.m.
Phillips Recital Hall

Firestarter

Firestarter is a two-night gathering of spontaneous prayer and worship—for all of us to grow in tangibly seeking and pursuing God’s presence ON OUR OWN. It is a facilitated time that is NOT restrictive to any denomination or spiritual gift. So, there's no sermon. No full set list of songs planned. No expectations. It is for those who are hungry for more of Him. Come to be fed!

Monday & Tuesday, 9:00 p.m.
Chapel Sanctuary

Monday Registration

Tuesday Registration

Bible Marathon Reading

Join us for a Marathon Bible Reading, where we’ll read Hebrews together in one sitting, diving into God’s Word as a community. Come listen, read, reflect, and be encouraged—everyone is welcome!

Monday, 10:25 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Chester's and the Lion's Den

Tuesday, March 25

Songs & Scriptures

Worship with songs, scripture, and prayer to help center hearts on Christ during Spiritual Pursuit Week.

Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Jenks 237 - Gregory Auditorium

Firestarter

Monday & Tuesday, 9:00 p.m.
Chapel Sanctuary

Monday Registration

Tuesday Registration

Podcasts, Puzzles and Prayer

Gordon’s own Heard It Through the Grapevine podcast had the chance to capture the story of Daniel Montanez, founder of the Mygration Christian Conference, as he shared about immigration with a Biblical framework. Join us as we listen together while engaging our minds and bodies through writing and puzzling, to reflect on the Spirit’s invitation to love our neighbor.

Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
MAC 131 - Griswald Auditorium

Wednesday, March 26

To Speak and Listen Through the Silence

A guided prayer focused on removing the distraction of having the right words. Then a time to journal and process with challenging guiding questions.

Monday & Wednesday, 10:25 a.m.
Frost Overlook or KOSC 3rd Floor Rotunda if raining

Monday Registration

Wednesday Registration

Catholic Prayer: Divine Mercy Chaplet

A brief presentation on the history of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Saint Faustina, then handing out of prayer beads and pamphlets as we pray through the Chaplet together.

Wednesday, 10:25 a.m.
Chase B30

Environmental Stewardship Walk

As part of loving one's neighbors well, stewardship of the Earth is integral to Christian life. Join us for a guided, liturgical walk around Coy Pond to reflect on the wonders of nature and how creation care can be incorporated into our daily lives.

Wednesday, 10:25 a.m.
Coy Pond Trailhead Behind Frost

Sabbath as Resistance

Join and experience Sabbath as Resistance as a remembrance of God's commandment to rest. We will talk about '15 minutes of resistance' that breaks away from the world that forces productivity and consumerism. During our session, I hope you can experience the true peace and rest that come from God.

Wednesday, 10:25 a.m. and Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
Frost Overlook/Lobby

Wednesday Registration

Thursday Registration

African Praise & Worship

Experience worship from an African perspective! Come join for praise, worship, prayer, and testimonies.

Wednesday, 10:25 a.m.
Chapel Sanctuary

Immanuel Prayer

Jesus, our "Immanuel" or "God with us," promises that "My sheep hear my voice," and we can trust that he means that for us. Join us for a quiet time of guided individual reflection and prayer, connecting with God through the experiences of our lives.

Wednesday, 10:25 a.m.
KOSC Rotunda, 3rd Floor

A Walk with the Lord

During this Spiritual Practice, we are going to be walking around Coy Pond and engaging in prayer with the Lord. This is a time to get away from the distractions in the world around us, to be in God's creation, and to encounter the Creator Himself through our bodies and prayer.

Wednesday, 10:25 a.m. and Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
The Bell/Coy Pond

Wednesday Registration

Thursday Registration

Practicing Gratitude

Spend time learning about what gratitude looks like in the Bible, practicing inner reflection on what you are grateful for, from this morning, from the last week, year, and then extending gratitude outward by writing a letter to one person you are grateful for.

Wednesday, 10:25 a.m.
Chester's Place

Bag Packing for My Brother’s Table & Ellis Square Friends

Come join the Office of Community Engagement to learn about a local organization doing justice work in our local community. We will design and pack lunch bags for My Brother's Table (Lynn) and Ellis Square Friends (Beverly).

Monday & Wednesday, 10:25 a.m.
Tavilla

Monday Registration

Wednesday Registration

Thursday, March 27

Contemplation Through Lectio Divina

Come join us for a time to practice reading, meditating, praying, and contemplating on and through Scripture using the traditional structure of Lectio Divina. This will be a partially guided experience with significant emphasis on active silence and listening to God with the hope that participants will find rest in this set apart time.

Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
Chapel Sanctuary

Sabbath as Resistance

Wednesday, 10:25 a.m. and Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
Frost Overlook/Lobby

Wednesday Registration

Thursday Registration

Connecting with God Through Art

An art-based spiritual practice where students can create, reflect on God as the original artist, and discover their own beauty and connection to God.

Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
KOSC Chairs Room

At Capacity

Praying With the Poets

Whether it's the psalms, other passages of poetry in scripture, liturgical prayers, or other poetry from throughout the centuries, the poetic prayers of those who have walked this journey of faith before us can serve as a vessel for our own prayers when we don't know how to pray. Stop by Chester's on Thursday afternoon to pick up a poem– prayerfully curated to meet you where you are– to pray with or take with you as you go.

Thursday, 4:00 p.m.
Chester's