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SUMMARY:Rest. Revive. Refresh. A Self-Care Retreat for Pastors
DESCRIPTION:✨ Rest. Revive. Refresh. ✨\nA Self-Care Retreat for Pastors\n📅 August 29–31\, 2025\n📍 Scarritt Bennett Center | Nashville\, TN\nHosted by:\nRev. Dr. Omaran Lee\, Chief Spiritual Officer of SiCare\nRev. Kelli X\, Director of Racial Justice Ministries\, Scarritt Bennett Center\n\nPastors pour into others every day—now it’s time to pour into you.\nStep away from the pulpit\, the pressure\, and the pace of daily ministry for a sacred pause designed with you in mind.\nThis all-inclusive self-care retreat is curated for high-impact faith leaders seeking the rest and renewal their bodies\, minds\, and spirits so deeply deserve.\nIn a time when clergy face increasing emotional\, mental\, and physical strain\, Rest. Revive. Refresh. offers a sanctuary for deep self-care and spiritual nourishment.\n\n🌿 What to Expect:\n\nGuided meditation and mindfulness sessions\nSoul-nourishing meals and restorative spa experiences\nHealing conversation and quiet time for reflection\nA supportive community of fellow clergy and spiritual caregivers\n\n\n💛 SPONSOR A PASTOR\nWe recognize that the $1\,200 retreat cost may be out of reach for some pastors—especially those serving underserved communities or smaller congregations.\nIf you or your organization believes in the healing power of rest for those who lead\, we invite you to sponsor a pastor. Your generosity will help provide this transformative experience to someone whose ministry is vital—but whose rest is too often postponed.\n📩 For sponsorship opportunities\, email olee@davidsonconsultant.com or visit https://reachoneteachone.org/retreat.html .\n\n📌 Registration is now open. Space is limited.\nCome rest. Revive your spirit. Refresh your vision.\n🕊️ Even shepherds need still waters. 🕊️\n#RestReviveRefresh #SelfCare #SacredPause #SponsorAPastor\n\nLearn more and register.
URL:https://scarrittbennett.org/event/rest-revive-refresh-a-self-care-retreat-for-pastors/
LOCATION:Laskey A at Scarritt Bennett Center\, 1027 18th Avenue S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Retreat
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SUMMARY:Poet’s Corner Featuring Dana\, Klyd\, and Robyn
DESCRIPTION:Registration Not Required\, but highly encouraged. During registration you can express interst in the open mic moment and interest in performing for future poet’s corners. \n\n    Let Us Know You Are Coming\n    \n📅 Thursday\, April 24\, 2025\n🕖 7:00 PM\n📍 Laskey A\, 2nd Floor by the Art Gallery at Scarritt Bennett Center | Nashville\, TN\n🎟 Free Event | Free Parking | Refreshments Provided \nJoin us for an unforgettable evening of poetry\, artistry\, and conversation at Poet’s Corner—a gathering where words come alive. \n🌟 Featured Poets\nDana Malone\, a Nashville-based poet and teaching artist\, is known for her lyrical reflections on home\, history\, and healing. Her chapbook Mother. Grave. Ghost. and forthcoming collection Everyone Begotten\, Everything Holy explore Appalachian roots\, personal resilience\, and the sacred in everyday life. Dana’s work has appeared on stages\, podcasts\, buses\, and even in international festivals. \nKlyd Watkins\, longtime Tennessean and lifelong poet\, has been a force in Southern poetry since the 1960s. From open mics in Nashville to experimental audio recordings and poetic LPs\, his voice remains vital and visionary. His most recent collection\, The Wolf Can Smell This is My Acre\, offers fresh reflections inspired by the land surrounding his home near the Harpeth River. \nRobyn Leigh Lear (she/they) is a poet\, professor\, and creative director based in Nashville. Their upcoming debut collection\, Ekphrasis as Divination\, explores language\, art\, and ritual through poetic interpretations of divinatory cards. Robyn’s current work\, Yonderling\, continues this exploration of identity and landscape with what they call “the violent pastoral.” \n🌟 Open Mic Sign-up Optional\n📌 Admission is free\, and all are welcome. Whether you’re a longtime poetry lover or new to the art form\, Poet’s Corner is a space to be inspired\, reflect\, and connect.\n👉 Mark your calendar and join us for a night of poetry and conversation. \nAbout Scarritt Bennett Center: Scarritt Bennett Center is a nonprofit education\, retreat\, and conference center with a rich history of empowering individuals for social transformation. Located in Nashville\, TN\, the center provides a welcoming space for dialogue\, learning\, and community engagement. \n\n    Let Us Know You Are Coming\n    \n  \n     \n 
URL:https://scarrittbennett.org/event/poets-corner-featuring-dana-klyd-robyn/
LOCATION:Laskey A at Scarritt Bennett Center\, 1027 18th Avenue S\, Nashville\, TN\, 37212\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts & Literature,Soul Work
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