Year-round programming for adults at every stage of their faith journey is a foundational part of our mission and ministry. Whether you’re seeking personal Sabbath or tools and training to support you in your calling, we strive to offer impactful, timely programs to serve you.
Adult Events
2025 Road Scholar Programs
Adventures in Lifelong Learning
Road Scholar participants come to Montreat from every walk of life to learn together, to exchange ideas, and to explore the world.
A Montreat Conference Center event
The Art of Transitional Ministry
Education for leading a congregation and faith community in transition
Sponsored by Montreat Conference Center, in cooperation with the Transitional Ministry Education Consortium.
2025 Fall Craft Week
A Kaleidoscope of Art!
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.
A Montreat Conference Center Event
The Spiritual Wisdom of Trees: Lessons from our Elders
Certificate in Spiritual Formation
Engage in transformative conversations, reflective silence, and spiritual practices that foster resilience, healing, and hope
This event is hosted by Columbia Theological Seminary
2025 Fall Discovering Renewal
Discovering Renewal will focus on seeking respite in everyday experiences.
A Montreat Conference Center Event
Wee Kirk Conference 2025
The Wee Kirk conference aspires to provide Christ-centered opportunities for inspiration, encouragement, and community among leaders of small membership churches.
A Montreat Conference Center event
Earth & Soul Retreat
Celtic Wisdom 3
The third of a three-part series of annual retreats led by the Celtic teacher John Philip Newell and his colleague Cami Twilling in which we explore the sacredness of the imagination, the sacredness of compassion, and the sacredness of reshaping the world.
Sponsored by Earth & Soul in cooperation with Montreat Conference Center
The Manna Retreat
A weekend for young adults
The Manna Retreat is three days, 100 young adults, one old hotel, and ten small groups dedicated to creating deeper faith and deeper relationships. If your faith could use a deep laugh, if your heart could use some new friendships, or if your body could use a place to belong, then this is for you.
Hosted by Montreat Conference Center