This group will meet monthly on Saturdays in September 2026 - May 2027
(there will be no meeting in December)
9am-3pm
Cost: $80 per session
Facilitated by Karla Minter
(there will be no meeting in December)
9am-3pm
Cost: $80 per session
Facilitated by Karla Minter
Inner Soul Groups provide contemplative space to tend your own inner soul in community with others. Meeting once a month for a full day retreat, you will follow the gentle rhythm of gathering, contemplative prayer, two hours of silence and solitude, lunch and afternoon group sharing of the spiritual journey with attentiveness to God’s transforming presence.
The purpose of Inner Soul is to cultivate holy listening to God, self, others and creation, to explore the riches of contemplative life, prayer and integration and to experience being known and loved by God.
This Inner Soul Group will include input and a framework for transitions - when something has ended or is ending; the long, liminal, messy middle while the new is not yet known; and the subtle inner signals for the new beginning. We will tend these phases of transition within the rhythm of the seasons - Fall, Winter and Spring and the Christian year - ordinary time, Advent, Lent and Easter.
The purpose of Inner Soul is to cultivate holy listening to God, self, others and creation, to explore the riches of contemplative life, prayer and integration and to experience being known and loved by God.
This Inner Soul Group will include input and a framework for transitions - when something has ended or is ending; the long, liminal, messy middle while the new is not yet known; and the subtle inner signals for the new beginning. We will tend these phases of transition within the rhythm of the seasons - Fall, Winter and Spring and the Christian year - ordinary time, Advent, Lent and Easter.
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The goals of this Inner Soul group are to:
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"I appreciated how well Karla held the space. She allowed room for genuine interaction but kept us focused and didn’t allow the space to spiral"
~ 2024-25 Transition Inner Soul participant |
When: Sept 19, Oct 10, Nov 21, Jan 16, Feb 20, Mar 20, Apr 17, May 15
(no meeting in December)
9am - 3pm
At our first gathering, the group will consent to the year’s chosen dates, considering alternatives for the good of the whole.
Who: 6 adults (three of six spots are still available)
Where: Pathways Retreat
Cost: $80 per session ($640 total), which includes lunch.
Facilitator: Karla Minter
(no meeting in December)
9am - 3pm
At our first gathering, the group will consent to the year’s chosen dates, considering alternatives for the good of the whole.
Who: 6 adults (three of six spots are still available)
Where: Pathways Retreat
Cost: $80 per session ($640 total), which includes lunch.
Facilitator: Karla Minter
Karla Minter is a spiritual director, contemplative retreat leader, biblical storyteller, pastor, and refiner. She integrates spiritual direction into leadership, discernment, pastoring as accompaniment, the contemplative way, and presence in all aspects of life.
Karla's mission is to create spaces where people can discover their true selves and thrive. Her foundation in health sciences supports this work. She graduated from Goshen College in 1985 with a degree in Foods and Nutrition and then earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991, completing a clinical internship at UNC Hospitals. Karla dedicated 28 years to public health nutrition, focusing on maternal and child health and consulting for children with special healthcare needs. In 2012, she earned a seminary degree and continues to foster thriving spaces through retreats, spiritual direction, networking, and pastoring.
After attending Open Table Mennonite Fellowship since 2013, Karla accepted the call to pastor the congregation in 2022. She and her husband, Bill, live in New Paris, Indiana, and have two married children. Karla enjoys walking, biking, cross-country skiing, reading, and quilting. Her greatest joy is to sit at a table with someone and ask, "How is it going?"
Karla's mission is to create spaces where people can discover their true selves and thrive. Her foundation in health sciences supports this work. She graduated from Goshen College in 1985 with a degree in Foods and Nutrition and then earned a Master of Public Health degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991, completing a clinical internship at UNC Hospitals. Karla dedicated 28 years to public health nutrition, focusing on maternal and child health and consulting for children with special healthcare needs. In 2012, she earned a seminary degree and continues to foster thriving spaces through retreats, spiritual direction, networking, and pastoring.
After attending Open Table Mennonite Fellowship since 2013, Karla accepted the call to pastor the congregation in 2022. She and her husband, Bill, live in New Paris, Indiana, and have two married children. Karla enjoys walking, biking, cross-country skiing, reading, and quilting. Her greatest joy is to sit at a table with someone and ask, "How is it going?"
Inner Soul missed session policy: Pathways will waive payment for one session missed by a participant if informed by the participant when the meeting schedule is set at the first gathering. Pathways can only waive payment for one missed session. If Pathways needs to cancel a session for inclement weather or any other reason, the session will be rescheduled.
Please complete the form below to register for Transitions Inner Soul Group. This group will plan to meet on the dates listed above, but alternate dates may be considered by the whole group at the first meeting. Invoices will be sent out in September and February.