Healthy Aging 65+

After several years of getting many requests . . . I finally felt led to invest some quality time in creating a unique 4-day      “spiritual intensive” on HEALTHY AGING . . . not merely getting older & surviving but in growing wiser & actually experiencing God’s love & presence in some new ways . . . and becoming even more . . . uniquely impactful FOR Him and actually enjoying life . . . and others . . . and His peace & power presence in some new ways.

For over 20 years this is what the Going Deeper Together intensives have been all about . . . and this unique event will focus not merely informing but also equipping & encouraging the “older & more mature” men & women who attend.

 Have you ever thought that age might merely be a number?  Well . . . if you are still here . . . might it maybe be at all possible that your good & gracious & loving God isn’t quite done with you yet?

Might in some ways God have even more to offer you & enjoy than you ever have?  There are 2 answers:

   #1  NO . . . I can’t work much more OR travel as much OR sleep better OR    . .
                          have more sex .
       OR make any more money & I have much more uncertainty & concerns than ever    
                      . . . OR . . .
 #2  YES . . . with God’s help I just might be able to better understand life & the impact of my
                         goofy stuff & some of the way that the way too many mistakes that I’ve made &
                         the FACT that my loving & faithful & promise-keeping God may not be quite
                         done with me yet . . . and that He still really does DELIGHT in blessing his
                         people . . . including me.

The process of healthy aging is more than merely learning & doing more good stuff.  It actually requires our better understanding and then our actually applying what He still has for us in this very unique chapter of our lives.

Most older folks don’t realize that they have more to offer than they ever have . . . and that’s a fact . . . really!  Remember that IF you are still here . . . He isn’t done with you quite yet . . . God is NOT done with you yet.  

I’m inviting you to come and let your mind & emotions & spirit be immersed . . . actually drenched in the goodness & grace & gentleness & mercy & loving presence of our Lord in and thru one another at a sacred event at a sacred place.

Registration Limited

For More Information,
Email Bob Ryan
bryan@goingdeeper.org
Subiaco Abbey • Subiaco, AR

Growth - Focused

  • Discover your unique sacred pathways and develop your own, Rule Of Life/Curriculum for Christ Likeness.
  • Build a plan of healthy habits that lead to change and growth.

Heart - Nourishing

  • Be refreshed in times of contemplation, reflection and fruitful solitude.
  • Experience new ways of receiving and giving love from God, to God and to others.

Experientially Revitalizing

  • Enjoy a safe space that offers opportunities to move outside your comfort zone.
  • Refocus and renew through times of deep reverence.

Intellectually Stimulating, Insightful & Enlightening

  • Learn about and how to apply the practical discoveries of interpersonal neurobiology.
  • Increase your emotional & relational intelligence (ERI).

WHO’S DOING IT?

For several decades a major part of Dr. Oliver’s ministry has been to encourage a wide range of vocational & lay Christian leaders in part by providing programs, training & resources especially as relates to cultivating spiritual vitality, emotional maturity and healthy relationships. These unique intensives are a part of that commitment and mission.

WHERE IS IT AT?

This intensive will be held at Subiaco Abbey, a Benedictine community founded in 1878 and located in Central Arkansas. We will be staying in the Coury Guest House which is adjacent to the St. Benedict Church.

WHO CAN COME?

This intensive is primarily for church, parachurch and lay leaders active in ministry and committed to ongoing growth. This is not a couples retreat. Given the unique nature of the intensive experience there can only be 8 participants accepted per retreat.

WHAT'S THE COST?

The cost is being determined.

RETREAT FACILITATOR

Gary J. Oliver, Th.M., Ph.D., is a university & seminary professor, spiritual director, clinical psychologist and therapist. Gary is a graduate of Talbot Seminary (M.Div.) and Fuller Seminary (Th.M.), & University of Nebraska-Lincoln (M.A., Ph.D.). He has authored over 20 books and over 350 popular and professional articles, and presents his Emotional & Relational Intelligence (ERI) and Growth-Focused Marriage Enrichment seminars in churches and corporate settings both nationally & internationally. Dr. Oliver is also a Benedictine Oblate of Subiaco Abbey in Subiaco, Arkansas.