Mark Scandrette

I am an extrovert, addicted to people 24/7. But once a month and several times a year I sneak away to be alone to listen and pray. Last year we did our first silent retreat collectively and it was great to practice silence and solitude in community over 3 days. We are inviting people to join us again this year. Details below.

*Guided Silent Retreat*
*Hosted by ReIMAGINE
Friday March 23rd 5pm to Sunday March 25th 1pm
Cost: $85
Email peeps(AT)reimagine(DOT)org to register *

/Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are,
not for what they say./
-Thomas Merton

/But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed./
Luke 5:16

Silence and solitude are the gateway to communion with God. In our
first world, over scheduled, media blitzed lives, these virtues often
get pushed out. This retreat will allow us to practice these
disciplines as well as examine how we might incorporate them into our
daily lives. The primary focus of the retreat will be to practice
silence and become aware of the voice and presence of God. To that
end, participants are asked to leave all distractions at home. No
music players. No cell phones. No computers. No books. Bring yourself,
a journal and a pen. There will be a welcome dinner and session Friday
night where we will cover the ethos of the retreat and go over the
exercises that will be handed out. All scripture and guidance will be
contained in the packet and therefore no reason to bring your own.
During the day Saturday there will be a check in and each participant,
if they so desire, can meet with a director to discuss what they’re
learning or struggling with through the exercises. All meals will be
provided for and each person will be asked to help out in some way
during each meal. The retreat will conclude with closing session
during Sunday’s lunch.

The retreat will be held at Kirkwood, CA. Kirkwood is a small
mountain community 3 hours northeast of San Francisco off highway 88.
All participants will be staying in large house located just off a
meadow and will have either a bed or air mattress to sleep on. Being
that space is somewhat limited and to keep with ethos of the retreat
we are limiting it to 20 participants.

The retreat will be led by Adam Klein, Nate Millheim and Mark
Scandrette.

Adam Klein is the Director for Collaboration for ReIMAGINE and is a
founding member of SEVEN. A teacher, poet, Ironman triathlete,
engineer and debutante chef he has experience in multiple
environments. Adam spent the last 8 years as co-director of high
school ministry at Willow Glen Baptist and worked as a computer
consultant. Currently you can find him leading workshops, speaking and
offering generative spiritual friendship. He lives in the Mission
District of San Francisco.

Nate Millheim is the Director of Training Initiatives at ReIMAGINE
and is a founding member of SEVEN. Nate is an ordained minister and
previously served as Pastor of Student Ministries at Creekside
Community Church. He frequently speaks for churches, classes, retreats
and camps. Nate enjoys hosting groups from all over the country for
the “Jesus Dojo”, training groups to live and love in the way of
Jesus. He and his wife Andrea reside in San Francisco with their two
children, Kayla and Chase.

Mark Scandrette is the executive director and cofounder of ReIMAGINE,
and a founding member of SEVEN. With extensive experience providing
leadership in churches and community based organizations, Mark has a
B.S. in Applied Psychology, studied theology at Bethel Seminary in St.
Paul, MN and has been a minister, writer and spiritual teacher for 15
years. Mark is the author of SOUL GRAFFITI: Making a Life in the Way
of Jesus (Jossey-Bass Wiley 2007) and contributor to several other
books including: AN EMERGENT MANIFESTO OF HOPE (Baker 2007) THE
RELEVANT CHURCH: A Vision for Communities of Faith (Relevant Media
2004), and COMMUNITY OF KINDNESS (Regal 2003). Mark is also a senior
fellow with Emergent, (www.emergentvillage.com) a growing generative
friendship among missional Christian leaders. He lectures frequently
with the U.S. Center for World Missions, leads retreats and workshops
and provides life coaching and spiritual direction. He is married to
Lisa Scandrette, the educator and textile artist. They have three
children and live in an old victorian in San Francisco’s Mission
District.