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Clergy Reset Retreat: Into the Heart of Grief

Clergy Reset Retreat: Into the Heart of Grief

A sacred journey for clergy who are seeking healing, renewal, and tools for their ministry

For Clergy

Rev. Tandi Rogers and Rev. Jake Morrill
In-person at Seabeck Conference Center in the beautiful Pacific Northwest
November 10 – 14, 2025

Cost: (includes instruction, housing, meals, snacks, art supplies, and transportation to/from airport) 

    • Earlybird registration through August 15, 2025: $1300
  • Regular registration: $1450
Register for Clergy Reset Retreat 2025

The fee includes four days immersed in woods and mountains, lodging, meals, workshops, coaching, spiritual direction, and transportation from/to SeaTac Airport.

Are you….. 

  • carrying the weight of personal grief while striving to provide solace to others in their times of loss? 
  • seeking a safe and sacred space to process your own grief and find renewal for your spirit? 
  • looking for practical tools and insights to minister more effectively to individuals and communities navigating grief? 
  • longing to connect with fellow clergy who understand the unique challenges of holding grief in the context of ministry?  

Join Tandi Rogers and Jake Morrill at Seabeck, nestled in the Olympic Mountains on the Hood Canal.     

  • Small group worship 
  • Multi-faceted and experiential processing, toward engagement and healing 
  • Individual and small group coaching with Jake 
  • Individual and small group spiritual direction with Tandi 
  • Lovely meals that you don’t have to prepare (or clean up) 
  • Barn swallows that swoop your feet as you move across an open field 
  • Forests that welcome your exploration 
  • Sunrises and sunsets that take your breath away 
  • Time with colleagues gathered together for many of the same reasons as you     

Learning Outcomes 

  • Personal Healing and Renewal: Create space to process your own grief in a supportive environment, fostering emotional and spiritual renewal. 
  • Deepened Compassion and Empathy: Explore the depths of grief to strengthen your ability to walk alongside others with authentic understanding and care. 
  • Practical Tools for Ministry: Gain new frameworks, rituals, and practices to minister effectively to individuals and communities navigating grief. 
  • Strengthened Resilience: Learn strategies for integrating grief into a sustainable, grounded approach to life and ministry. 
  • Connection and Community: Share experiences and insights with fellow clergy, building meaningful relationships and mutual support networks.   

Rev. Tandi Rogers directs the Spiritual Direction Program at Meadville Lombard. She is known for her creative reframing, sparky questions, and love for collaboration. She has served the Unitarian Universalist Association in various roles since 2002, most recently concluding three years as Learning Strategist and four years as Congregational Life staff.  

Rev. Jake Morrill is the founder of Generation to Generation, a leadership and consulting firm that helps leaders unlock old patterns and move toward ease and alignment. He is on the faculty of the Bowen Center for the Study of Family and is a licensed marital and family therapist, as well as a Unitarian Universalist minister. 

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