Be Still and Know: Board of Ordained Ministry Vocational Discernment Retreat
Fri, Oct 02
|Sky Lake Camp & Retreat Center
The Board of Ordained Ministry is sponsoring a first-of-its-kind Discernment Retreat for those who may be sensing a call to ministry. Participants will spend time in prayer, reflection and conversation.
Time & Location
Oct 02, 2026, 8:00 AM – Oct 04, 2026, 5:00 PM
Sky Lake Camp & Retreat Center, 501 William Law Rd, Windsor, NY 13865, USA
About the event
Sometimes we sense God calling us to a new place in our faith journeys. Perhaps you've felt God stirring something within you. Or perhaps others have recognized the potential that God is calling you into a life of ministry.
Ministry takes many forms. Some are called to be clergy, others serve as laity. Some are called to serve in official roles like elders, deacons, chaplains, home missioners, or licensed local pastors. Others walk a ministry path in teaching, advocacy, mission work, disaster response, spiritual formation, community outreach, or countless other ways of serving Christ and the Church. God may be inviting you into a path that is uniquely your own.
To help you prayerfully explore that possibility, the Board of Ordained Ministry is sponsoring a discernment retreat at Sky Lake from October 2–4. This first-of-its-kind experience is designed for both clergy and laity who sense God may be calling them toward…