In this space, we seek to grow closer to God through contemplation. The contemplative tradition seeks to experience God, not through things, but through emptying ourselves, our minds of all things. Centering prayer is one prime example of this type of contemplation, as well as the fourth stage of Lectio Divina, contemplatio.
In this space, we will meditate on Scripture, on creation, on spiritual literature among other holy things. Our desire is to grow closer to God through the practice of meditation. For Christians, meditation is within the kataphatic tradition, focusing on filling your mind and heart with holy things. This is not to be confused with contemplation, where one sits before God in emptiness (the apophatic tradition).
In this space, we seek to draw closer to God through the experience of Sabbath. The focus is on worship of God, but it is a highly communal space where members share their own Sabbath experiences of worship.
In this space, we focus on drawing close to God through the praying of the Jesus prayer. The Jesus Prayer, a prayer of the early church, and most often referred to those in the Orthodox tradition of Christianity is a very simple prayer and most frequently is uttered many times a day.
In this space, we experience the praying of the hours together. Historically these prayers were said every three hours over a twenty-four period, but some pray these twice or three times a day. In this space, we share our experiences as we each draw closer to God.
In this space, we seek to experience God through self-directed retreats, but done in community. We will draw on all sorts of retreat styles from the Christian tradition.
In this space, we seek to experience God through the built environment, primarily architecture. We will exploring these human creations with the goal to experiencing a deeper connection to God.
In this space, we experience God through beauty. That beauty may be in art, in creation, in the built environment, or in people. The focus is how we might draw closer to God as we experience God's presence through these other means.
In this space, each member will experience the lectionary together, in the hopes that each person will grow more deeply to God as they pray with the global church.
In this space, we connect with others who love dance as a means to worship, who desire to watch and experience dance worship media from around the world, and those who would create these forms of media. The goal of the space is that members would receive a deeper experience of God through dance.