Registration is now open for seven online seminars to be offered February 9-27. Seminar participants may earn 12 contact hours of continuing education credit. The Healing Power of Stories is a six week seminar that gives participants the opportunity to earn 24 contact hours of continuing education credit. Registration for an online seminar is free to Oates Institute members and only $60 for non-members ($90 for the six-week seminar).
Seminars offered in February include:
- Dreams, Journals, and Spirituality
- Exploring Celtic Spirituality
- Finding God in the Multiplex
- Healing Power of Stories
- Hope and Wholeness
- Spirituality and Mental Illness
- Writing for Professional Publication
The Oates Institute is an approved provider of continuing professional education by the National Board of Certified Counselors and these continuing education credits may be used to satisfy credentialing requirements for chaplains, counselors, social workers, parish nurses, and other health care ministers.
Registration for each of the seminars is limited to 12 participants.
New Columns in the Oates Journal ...
In addition to providing new information, the Oates Journal is designed to facilitate interaction and collegial dialogue. With years of study and practical experience, the Oates Journal columnists bring their unique perspectives and wisdom. We encourage you to add your comments to each of the following new Oates Journal columns:
Some of the recently added columns in the Oates Journal include:
"Leadership Safari: Pastoral Leadership in the 21st Century -- Part Three"
by D. Leslie Hollon, Ph.D.
The pastor's essential leadership task is to direct people in their spiritual formation. Fortunately, we can find support for this mission through Scripture, through Christian History, and through resources such as the pivotal work of Richard Foster and the RENOVARÉ movement.
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"The Goddess, Liberation, and Love in By the River Piedra"
by Jan Waples, M.Div, BCC
In By the River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept by Paulo Coelho, many questions come into play: control, surrender, love, and the special places in time in which we decide our fate. For better or worse, as it turns out, timing is everything. READ MORE ...
"Psalm 46: Be Still"
by Anne Ogden
The feast of the Epiphany, January 6, is my wedding anniversary. I recently re-read the homily given at the service by our friend and Episcopal priest, The Rev. Al Shands. It was about journeys, ours and the Magi’s. He said: “Part of the time they were not sure they were on the right track when the sun shone by day. But by night they got a different story. They saw the star.” He paused: “Always travel in the dark.”
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"The Sacral Chakra: How Do I Feel Near to You?"
by Mary Fraser, Ph.D.
Intimacy and the ability to draw near to another person define the major energies of the sacral chakra. Located in the pelvic region, the sacral chakra is physically governed by the lower entrances to the inner body, which, of course, also allow for output from the inner body. The emotional experiences are intimate like that, private and yet universal, what the Apostle Paul described in the Book of Corinthians as, the “honor given to what is lowest.” READ MORE ...
