Program & Event Calendar

Montreat Youth Conference is a unique gathering of young people from all over the country for a week of study, worship, and recreation.

Last summer we offered an at-home curriculum year and have found that as recently as last week, some Back Home Leaders and other leaders of youth are still using this great resource. This year’s version is all new and even better. For those who can’t get to Montreat for whatever reason, you can still do Montreat@Home!

During the summer months, it is our privilege to host the community gathered to worship the Triune God.

The Clubs program is a recreation and fellowship experience for the children of conferees, local residents, vacationers, and visitors.

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

This credentialing and training course brings military and government chaplains and their families together for a time of learning, daily worship, connection, and refreshment.

As people of faith who seek to be Jesus’ disciples, we are shaped by words and seek to understand them, hear them, and do them. The words of scripture will play a prominent role in this Women’s Connection as participants will engage in a dialogue with scripture.

Join us as we welcome Jen Hatmaker in Montreat. Come for the evening and listen to a special talk from her.     Learn more about Women’s Connection Conference on the Women’s Connection page on our website.

In his widely acclaimed series ‘Spiritual Exile & Seeds of Promise’, John Philip Newell explores the yearnings that have led countless numbers of people into an experience of exile from the religious traditions of their inheritance, whether in literally leaving church or in looking well beyond its bounds for vision and nourishment. ‘Unblocking the Wells’, the fourth episode in the series, will explore our longing to find the source of the sacred everywhere in our lives and world. Religion has no monopoly over sacredness. The wellsprings of the divine can be sought in everyone we meet, in every encounter of …

Education for leading a congregation and faith community in transition

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. …

The Three Graces: An introduction to the vision of John Philip Newell’s new book Sacred Earth Sacred Soul. When: Monday Evening, October 18th, 2021 Where: Montreat Conference Center Registration Cost: $20 John Philip Newell will be introducing the main themes of his new book, Sacred Earth Sacred Soul, focusing especially on the three graces of Celtic wisdom for today. The Grace of Nature The Grace of the Human Soul The Grace of Awakening Following the presentation (including Q&A) there will be a reception and book signing. About John Philip Newell John Philip Newell is a Celtic teacher and author of …

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

Join us for a time of learning, chant, and spiritual practice rooted in the Celtic vision of John Philip Newell.

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.

Enjoy a stay in the inn with a Thanksgiving Buffet or enjoy with your family in your private residence!

Registration opens in October

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.

Montreat Youth Conference is a unique gathering of young people from all over the country for a week of study, worship, and recreation.

During the summer months, it is our privilege to host the community gathered to worship the Triune God.

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.

Each summer, hundreds of middle-school aged youth gather to grow, sing, and worship God.

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.