Raleigh

Monday, July 27, 2026

A ONE-DAY RETREAT

This year we continue to experiment with One-Day PP&G retreats. Same heart. Same hospitality. Same focus on rest, connection, and re-imagination. Same basic flow...all in a six-hour experience.

Location: Guides: Emily P Freeman, Aaron Niequist, Josh Hilburn

2026 is A Year of Re-enchantment.

Deconstruction is important and can be soul-saving…but we can’t stay there.
We also can’t go back to pre-cynical magic;
We must be born again into post-cynical mystery.
The journey is often from the heart of a child…to a heart of stone…to a heart of flesh.
Finally letting go of what has already ended so that newness can grow.
May this be a year of courageous, joy-filled, tear-soaked, holy re-enchantment.

In Raleigh on July 27th, let’s explore practices, conversations, prayers, and ideas that open us to the new life trying to get born in our hearts, in our church communities, and in our world.

We will worship at the intersection of multiple traditions…learning from the brilliance and particularities of the wider Christian family. May God comfort and stretch us in healing and expansive ways.

You will be given plenty of holy space—both for silent reflection and for spiritual conversation—to notice the Spirit’s movement in and among you. Don’t forget your journal!

Author and spiritual director Emily P. Freeman will guide us into the freedom offered through two crucial questions: (1) What am I holding on to? (2) What has a hold on me? Through the biblical story of Jesus turning water to wine, Emily and the PP&G team will help us discern the next right step(s) of letting go and holding tight. Releasing and receiving. What might God want to bring to life in and through you? And how can you participate in that flow of Grace? Let’s do this holy work together!

At the very end of the retreat, we’ll gather around the Eucharist table and receive the broken and living Bread we need for life and ministry. Friends, we really hope you’ll join us.

May the Spirit of Christ give us ears to hear, eyes to see, and hearts to receive.

Basic Schedule

MONDAY, July 27th

8:30am Coffee and Registration
9:00am Morning worship, liturgy, guided conversation, embodied prayer, and contemplative practice 10:00am Emily P. Freeman invites us into the Story of Jesus at the wedding at Cana—helping us name a true narrative and discern the next, right spiritual practice for our souls.
12:00pm Lunch and Full Practice of Silence/Solitude,
2:00pm Emily and PP&G team helps us respond to God’s voice, dream together, and look forward and outward.
3:00pm Closing Eucharist and Sending Service.
4:00pm Retreat Ends

4:30pm Optional Add-on: Many of us will go out for happy hour after the retreat. Pastor Brent Levy is hosting a space to hang. You are invited to stay and continue the conversation!

Come to exhale and learn a few spiritual practices
to re-center your soul in the unforced rhythms of Grace.
Come to meet other Christian leaders and be reminded that you're not alone.
Come to worship and learn at the intersection of multiple Christian traditions...
allowing God to fire your imagination for what could be.