Considering Courage
Parish Retreat 2025

Friday, October 3 – Sunday, October 5

Registration deadline is September 10.

at Seabeck Conference Center

Save the dates, and join other Grace folks at Seabeck Conference Center.
Build friendships, rest and relax, learn and discover.

Day Trippers Welcome!

  • Comfortable rooms & all meals provided
  • Kids and Youth Under 18 attend FREE!
  • Meaningful content sessions for adults — set your own pace of engagement
  • Discovery for all ages
  • Full roster of engaging activities for kids & youth — amazing crafts, games, and activities, including a field trip to SkyZone!

Our facilitator for this year's adult program is Rick Jackson, a co-founder and Senior Fellow of the Center for Courage and Renewal.

Below is the retreat schedule. Click here to download a .pdf.

About our Facilitator:
With his wife, Marcy, and Parker Palmer, Rick Jackson is a Co-Founder and Senior Fellow of the Center for Courage & Renewal.

Rick teaches, speaks, and consults with leaders, non-profit organizations, and philanthropies on a range of topics, including identity and integrity, youth and community development, and strategies to foster long-term positive civic renewal. He earned a B.A. in history from St. Olaf College, a Master of Arts in Religion and Social Ethics from Yale University Divinity School, and a Master of Divinity from United Theological Seminary. An ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, he was an executive with the YMCA for 25 years.

Center for Courage & Renewal