<span class="TextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0">Are you in transition? Moving house, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0">country</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0"> or job? Children have just arrived or have all just left? All transition and change </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW145370194 BCX0">is</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0"> painful and involves losses and gains. In this retreat we share our experiences in a safe space and discover resources for finding new life in what is to come. Bring yourself, wherever you are in transition and be open to what God might be up to.</span></span><span class="LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW145370194 BCX0"><span class="SCXW145370194 BCX0"> </span><br class="SCXW145370194 BCX0" /></span><span class="TextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0">We will use a tried and tested framework for how transitions happen, we will dwell in a pertinent bible text several times and there will be a mixture of short talks, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0">group </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0">interaction</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW145370194 BCX0"> and reflective personal space. For those who wish (while we have capacity) there will be an opportunity to meet with a spiritual director for 30-40 minutes.</span></span>   <span class="TextRun SCXW149085826 BCX0" lang="EN-GB" xml:lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149085826 BCX0">Nigel has been a spiritual director for over fifteen years and has published </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW149085826 BCX0">on the subject of direction</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW149085826 BCX0"> in "Soul Friendship" - and on transitions in a book called "Crossing Thresholds". He has a portfolio of roles beyond tutoring at Sarum College from being an Associate Priest, to a Journal Editor and consultant in church development. His most significant transition was going to work in the Anglican Church of Tanzania for seven years with his family in the 1990s.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW149085826 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span> A package deal is available to attend both this event and the <a href="https://www.sarum.ac.uk/short-courses/integration-through-the-mid-life-transition/">Integration Through the Mid-life Transition</a> course with Nigel Rooms taking place on 23-24 September, with B&B included throughout. Please see tickets for further information.

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