Logo for PEST full Spring 2024 Formation Week

During Formation Week, participants were invited into spaces and moments to be still, to rest. Rest, not as a luxury, but as essential to our being... to our formation. What if rest guided the rhythms of the fullness of life? What if we, as a community, were still? What might we discover anew of the divine’s call?

Be still and know that I am God.

GUIDES FOR RESTFULLNESS

Illustration of a woman in a meditative pose with curly hair, sitting cross-legged, promoting Restful Formation Week, Day 1: Be Still & Breathe.

Throughout Formation Week, a daily practice of rest was released for all participants. You can download each guide as you pursue rest as a daily practice.

A guided breathing exercise with Drs. Stephanie M. Crumpton & Jina Kang.

Illustration of a woman sitting on the ground, with eyes closed and listening to music through headphones. Text overlay: "RESFULL Formation Week, Day 2: Be Still & Listen."

An invitation to restful listening with Rev. Julian DeShazier.

Illustration of a man playing guitar and a woman sitting beside him, promoting RESIST fall formation week, Day 3: Be Still & Savor.

An invitation to not just taste, but to savor with Rev. Dr. Joanne Lindstrom.

Illustration for KESS full formation week, Day 4: Be Still & Feel, featuring a person sitting cross-legged with hands over heart and stomach, on a beige background with text.

An invitation to be still for a moment and to feel with Rev. Nannette Dixon.

Graphic for Restful Full Formation Week, Day 5: Be Still & Imagine, featuring a woman painting on an easel.

An invitation to recognize the connection between stillness and creativity with Monica Haslip.