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After these visits, participants return to the retreat center, where they and retreat facilitators use prayer and reflection to process their experiences. Whereas many organizations adopt a "helping/volunteer" model for their programs, CrossRoads retreats focus on personal interactions with people who are "at the margins."
Non-hierarchical forms of dialogue allow participants to share and inquire into their experiences on an equal footing. This approach contrasts the hierarchical and solitary retreat form, whereby the participant only interacts with a designated authority. [5] Meditative inquiry is a common term heard at Springwater Center during silent retreats.
A service of worship at the tabernacle of a camp meeting of the Allegheny Wesleyan Methodist Connection, held at Wesleyan Methodist Camp in Stoneboro, Pennsylvania.. The camp meeting is a form of Protestant Christian religious service originating in England and Scotland as an evangelical event in association with the communion season.
Being around so many women at the reader's retreat who weren't afraid to be honest about how a book made them feel or how it related to their real-life experiences felt comforting and transformative.
MKP encourages participants to freely discuss what they learned about themselves with anyone. Training courses usually involve 20 to 32 participants, and some 30 to 45 staff. [ 13 ] The course usually takes place at a retreat center, over a 48-hour period, with a one-to-one ratio of staff to participants.
[citation needed] The broader three-day movement enjoys much collaboration: different organized groups provide mutual ongoing support, expressed through prayer, sending letters, and other means. The general lack of denominational requirements among participants allows for the movement's collaborative nature. [citation needed]
The Mediators' Retreat, which in 2006 became known as the Oslo Forum, was initiated in 2003 [5] as a small gathering of mediation practitioners. The first Forum only included 17 participants but the event has now expanded to around 100 participants each year. The Forum is scheduled over two days. [6]
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