Adult Events

Road Scholar participants come to Montreat from every walk of life to learn together, to exchange ideas, and to explore the world.

Work with your hands, your voice, and your craft to create beautiful handmade works of art as you make time for renewal in a community of artists.

G. K. Chesterton once suggested that “each generation seeks its saint by instinct; and [she] is not what the people want, but rather what the people need.” Julian of Norwich seems such a saint, for our times. An “anchoress” living at the turn of the 15th century, in a simple cell adjoining the small parish church of St. Julian’s in Norwich, England, she received sixteen “showings”—or “revelations of divine love”—in midlife, devoting the remainder of her life to interpreting them. Her musings produced a book of Showings that is as startling and comforting, and as profound as it is accessible. …

Cancelled: Due to Covid-19 international travel restrictions to the US, John Philip Newell is unable to travel to us for this event.

The Wee Kirk conference aspires to provide Christ-centered opportunities for inspiration, encouragement, and community among leaders of small membership churches.

Cancelled: Due to Covid-19 international travel restrictions to the US, John Philip Newell is unable to travel to us for this event.

Gain insight into ways of moving members of a congregation toward a healthy and faithful life together.

The REvangelism Conference is designed to take you on a deeper journey into faith.

This conference will seek to address how we as ministry professionals and volunteers tell our stories of grief and joy, fear and hope, discomfort and resilience, AND hold all of these feelings as we work together to rebuild community and a sense of belonging.

This unique Inklings (C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, etc.) conference highlights the Bible’s impact on Western Civilization, affecting authors, musicians and artists from the 15th century through today. It will change your world view – from the medieval society lit only by fire to the incandescent musings and works of the Oxford-based Inklings of the 20th century. Come learn from world-renowned scholars, who will reveal the Bible’s influence on the: * the greatest English Playwright (William Shakespeare); * the greatest English Epic Poet (John Milton); * the greatest English Novelist & Allegorical work of the 17th – 19th centuries (John Bunyan); * …

Discovering Renewal will focus on seeking respite in everyday experiences.

Explore opportunities for vital worship experiences and enriching the liturgical life of the local church.

Explore opportunities for vital worship experiences and enriching the liturgical life of the local church.

Women’s Connection 2022 will be a time to connect with old and new friends. It will be a time to care for yourself; a time for space and Sabbath. Our hope is you will experience spiritual nourishment, inspiration, and discernment. Our prayer is you will feel God’s loving presence.