Considering Courage
Parish Retreat 2025

Friday, October 3 – Sunday, October 5

at Seabeck Conference Center

Plenty of spots for day attendees.
Overnight attendance is waitlisted.

→  Join the waitlist ←

  • 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.

Register and make an online payment in your Realm account below.

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