The Listening Place
A journey towards greater freedom and trust
Some things become clearer only when we learn to stay with them in God’s presence.
The Listening Place creates space to explore the questions that shape how we live in relationship with God—how we see God, how we trust God when we cannot control the outcome, and how we recognize and respond to God’s calling in our everyday lives.
Through short teachings, Scripture, guided prayer practices, and shared reflection, you’ll have space to notice what you believe, consider what may be shaping those beliefs, and bring what you discover into conversation with God.
The journey continues between gatherings as you make room to notice what God may be revealing over time. Often, the deepest insights come not during the gathering itself, but in the quiet moments that follow as you continue listening.
What we Explore
The Listening Place centers on four themes on a rotating schedule. Each journey explores a different aspect of our life with God, creating space for greater freedom, trust, and attentiveness in everyday life.
Each journey spans six weeks and includes three gatherings, meeting every other week.
Seeing God Through New Eyes
We all carry an image of God — the picture in our minds and hearts of who God is and how he feels about us. Some of it is rooted in Scripture. Some has been shaped by our experiences, disappointments, unanswered prayers, relationships, or the quiet conclusions we've drawn along the way. Often we don't realize that image is there until it begins to shape how we pray, what we expect from God, or the parts of ourselves we hesitate to bring into God's presence. Together we'll explore that image, encounter God's character through Scripture, and begin seeing God through new eyes.
Holding Hope With Open Hands
We all carry hopes, desires, and expectations for how we want things to unfold. And sometimes, it can be difficult to know what to do when the outcome is beyond our control. This journey invites us to explore what it means to bring our desires honestly before God while remaining open to where God may lead. Together, we will consider how growing in trust can help us loosen our hold on outcomes and become more attentive to God’s invitation in the present moment.
Calling as a Way of Life
Many of us carry ideas about purpose that keep us searching for clarity about our role rather than noticing how God may already be present and at work in our lives. This journey gently reframes calling as something lived in ongoing relationship with God rather than something we must fully figure out before we begin. Together, we cultivate a posture of curiosity toward God, ourselves, and the world around us, discovering that purpose begins to feel less like pressure and more like trusting the God who is already guiding our lives.