39 min

Ep 146: Discernment: Finding our Way, Part 1 Potter's Inn Soul Care Conversations

    • Christianity

Discernment is the process of gaining clarity on finding direction for the next step of our journey.

  SHOW NOTES Last year Steve and Gwen went through a period of repositioning: changes were on the horizon but any clarity about what to do next was clouded by the realization that they were not on the same page. They reached out to a trusted Spiritual Director for help and the result was what they called a “Discernment Retreat.”  They needed clarity. They needed discernment.
Today’s podcast is a discussion between Steve and the Spiritual Director they called on for help, Martie McMane. A retired minister, artist, and spiritual director, Martie used a collage process that helped Steve & Gwen in making those crucial, life decisions. Today they dive deep into the process.
Thank you for joining us in today’s conversation!
 
ABOUT MARTIE MCMANE







Rev. Martie McMane, MA, M.Div, is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and was the Senior Minister of First Congregational Church in Boulder from 2000-2016.  As a certified Enneagram teacher for 25 years, Martie has reached well over 1,000 people with her in-depth knowledge of the Enneagram and how its understanding can be transformative for our lives. In retirement, she enjoys creating pastels and mixed media, using it as a way to express the connection with the Divine as witnessed in nature and what it means to be human.
Martie’s Website
 
Mentioned in the Podcast
SoulCollage Evolving: An Intuitive Collage Process for Self-Discovery and Community by Seena B. Frost
Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life by Henri Nouwen
Merton’s Prayer: Finding God’s Will
 



This is the Soul Collage that Steve did in the retreat with Marty.
 

 











MUSIC USED IN PODCAST Music Break at 33:22 & 36:32 - Waltz for the Broken Hearted Written and performed by Jeff Wahl.
 
SUPPORT THE PODCAST Please consider a gift to support our ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you:
Use our Donation Page on our Website
Donate using our new App
Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast)
 
FIND US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM
Facebook
Soul Care Conversations Group Page
Potter’s Inn Main FB Page
Instagram




CONTACT US
podcast@pottersinn.com




INTERESTED IN MORE SOUL CARE RESOURCES?
Check out our recommended reading, books on spiritual growth, and our soul care blog. Want to experience soul care in person? Learn more about our soul care intensives and retreats. 

Discernment is the process of gaining clarity on finding direction for the next step of our journey.

  SHOW NOTES Last year Steve and Gwen went through a period of repositioning: changes were on the horizon but any clarity about what to do next was clouded by the realization that they were not on the same page. They reached out to a trusted Spiritual Director for help and the result was what they called a “Discernment Retreat.”  They needed clarity. They needed discernment.
Today’s podcast is a discussion between Steve and the Spiritual Director they called on for help, Martie McMane. A retired minister, artist, and spiritual director, Martie used a collage process that helped Steve & Gwen in making those crucial, life decisions. Today they dive deep into the process.
Thank you for joining us in today’s conversation!
 
ABOUT MARTIE MCMANE







Rev. Martie McMane, MA, M.Div, is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ and was the Senior Minister of First Congregational Church in Boulder from 2000-2016.  As a certified Enneagram teacher for 25 years, Martie has reached well over 1,000 people with her in-depth knowledge of the Enneagram and how its understanding can be transformative for our lives. In retirement, she enjoys creating pastels and mixed media, using it as a way to express the connection with the Divine as witnessed in nature and what it means to be human.
Martie’s Website
 
Mentioned in the Podcast
SoulCollage Evolving: An Intuitive Collage Process for Self-Discovery and Community by Seena B. Frost
Discernment: Reading the Signs of Daily Life by Henri Nouwen
Merton’s Prayer: Finding God’s Will
 



This is the Soul Collage that Steve did in the retreat with Marty.
 

 











MUSIC USED IN PODCAST Music Break at 33:22 & 36:32 - Waltz for the Broken Hearted Written and performed by Jeff Wahl.
 
SUPPORT THE PODCAST Please consider a gift to support our ministry. We have a few ways to make it easy for you:
Use our Donation Page on our Website
Donate using our new App
Send by mail (Potter’s Inn, PO Box 35, Divide, Colorado 80814 - make sure you make note that your gift is for the podcast)
 
FIND US ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM
Facebook
Soul Care Conversations Group Page
Potter’s Inn Main FB Page
Instagram




CONTACT US
podcast@pottersinn.com




INTERESTED IN MORE SOUL CARE RESOURCES?
Check out our recommended reading, books on spiritual growth, and our soul care blog. Want to experience soul care in person? Learn more about our soul care intensives and retreats. 

39 min