Make this year different! Join us for a faculty retreat with master educator Christina Bieber Lake and Biola art department chair Jonathan Puls at Biola University in sunny L.A. this Jan. 2-4. We’ll rest and reconnect, exploring visions both of personal sustainability (how can we avoid burnout?) and professional innovation (how can higher education serve the needs of the future?).
The deadline for getting our special discount hotel rate of only $129 is Thursday, Dec. 5., so don’t delay!
Register to attend and book your room today!
There will be no fee to attend the retreat.If you cover your travel, we’ll provide the rest – including, especially, the rest.
We are going to the Getty! L.A. is home to one of the greatest art institutions in the world, and we’re thrilled that they have made arrangements for our group to view their collection together. Puls will lead us through the Getty’s world-class collection on a specialized tour that will connect the artworks to church and theological history.
This will be a unique and transformative opportunity to explore the beauty of God’s creation, as seen through the eyes and work of his image-bearing human creatures, and draw inspiration for our own vocations.
Just as she did so masterfully at Asbury in August, Lake will lead us in interactive sessions as we rediscover our real calling – to be human beings made in God’s image, not slaves to our jobs – and consider practical ways to stay grounded in this calling and resist overwork and burnout. We’ll think together about how Karam Fellowship can become a community where we continually help one another resist the culture of burnout and create protective boundaries around the rest and contemplation that we need both as human beings made in God’s image and as educators called to impart something more than ashes and a burnt-out shell to the rising generation.
Our recent faculty retreats have been enormously fruitful, and attendee feedback is through the roof. What makes the time most special is connecting with the people we love who are working with us – “beside us” in spirit – toward our shared vision of what theological education can be.
To join us, please take five minutes to register for the retreat.
Highlights of the retreat will include:
- Guided reflection and conversation to reconnect with our calling and resist overwork
- Real community and collaboration with peers across theological education
- A trip to a world-class art institution to inspire a fresh vision for our vocation
Retreat Schedule
Thursday, Jan. 2
5:00pm Gather at the Holiday Inn La Mirada – Buena Park
6:00pm Dinner (provided free) followed by workshop with Christina Bieber Lake
Friday, Jan. 3
7:45am Gather at the Holiday Inn La Mirada – Buena Park (breakfast on your own)
8:00am Depart for the Getty (group transport provided)
9:30am Arrive at Getty followed by guided tour with Jonathan Puls
Lunch and afternoon art browsing on your own at the Getty
5:00pm Depart Getty for dinner (provided free), then return to hotel
Saturday, Jan. 4
8:30am Group transport departs hotel for Biola campus
9:00am Workshop with Christina Bieber Lake at Biola
11:00am Shared worship and retreat conclusion
11:30am Lunch on your own
Please register for the retreat in order to join us!
If you’re flying, you have several good airport options; here’s where Biola is located.
We will have a discounted room block at the Holiday Inn La Mirada for only $129 a night!
That’s a pretty great price for L.A. in January.
To book your room:
- Go to the hotel booking page.
- Set the dates for your room (check in Jan. 2, check out Jan. 4).
- A drop-down menu called Rate Preference will appear below the date boxes.
- Click on Rate Preference and double-check that Group Rate is selected, with the code “BIO” entered in the box.
- On the following page, you’ll be offered a $129 rate; select that rate.
- Make your reservation!
The $129 discount rate on hotel rooms is only available through Thursday, Dec. 5, so don’t delay.
Register to attend and book your room for the January 2-4 Faculty Retreat today!
