For Clergy, Leaders & Thirsty Pilgrims

School of the Spirit

Creating space for God to strengthen souls and nurture growth toward vibrant spiritual wholeness.

A Spirit-forming Experience in Community.
Next Cohort Begins June 2026 - June 2027.

The cohort 17 opportunity is now full !

Cohort 18 admissions open in November 2026. Questions? Email us at info@DJMnc.org. Journey with other clergy, leaders, and thirsty pilgrims who long to reclaim the practices and experiences that spiritual seekers have used throughout the ages to open themselves to God’s transforming work. Click below for program information, retreat dates, and registration details.

Program & Dates
Application

Longing for more?

School of the Spirit is an online and in-person twelve-month journey into contemplative practices that make your life a daily prayer, rooting your choices through your relationship with God.

 The distinctiveness of School of the Spirit is seen in at least three ways:

  • The strength of diversity that comes from openness to seekers from all Christian denominations who are searching for a heart-opening transformation into the mind of Christ; 

  • A focus on Jesus' spiritual practices and the centuries-old practices that spiritual seekers down through the ages used to open themselves to God’s transforming work and

  • A vital and committed community to hold each participant’s journey. By placing ourselves vulnerably before God and each other to be schooled by the Holy Spirit, God’s love and grace renew our minds and revive our spirits — and our ministries are enlivened, too. At the same time, our yoke becomes easy as we abide ever more deeply in God's interior freedom, care, and love. 

Changed Lives

Core Components

SoS offers a pathway to wholeness, blending ancient wisdom with modern learning in a contemporary setting through our core components, strengthening your soul and nurturing your growth for the sake of others. Click the down arrow for more information about each component.

  • Five quarterly 2-day retreats with Spirit-led experiences through fresh teaching, worship liturgy, visio-divina, artistic expression, icons, nature, poetry, and more.

  • Ancient and contemporary content, monthly book discussion group, blogs, podcasts, documentaries, recommended reading lists, Canvas access, and more.

  • Group spiritual direction, soul friendship, spiritual direction listing, alum connection, easy facilitator access, with monthly email/peer connection.

  • The SOS 12-month experience culminates in creating a "Rule of Life"—a framework of principles, practices, and relationships that supports daily commitment to transformation in Christ.

“Every three months for a year, I traveled from Virginia to a secluded retreat house in Statesville, NC for a 2-day immersion retreat with 30 others to tend my soul. School of the Spirit provided me a safe and sacred place where I was able to have a deep conversation with God, where I found myself, and where I could be me. It was truly a life-giving and life-transforming experience. God can use it to change your life, too.”
—  Rev. Jae Yong Song

If your spiritual walk finds you hungry for inner awakening, restoration, and transformation from the inside out — and you yearn to journey with like-minded pilgrims — please join us!

Join the next School of the Spirit.

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