Connecting you to God and others.

Through prayer experiences, retreats and spiritual direction training. Online, Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago area.

Who is Christos?

Christos Center for Spiritual Formation is an ecumenical Christian community of people who practice and teach contemplative spirituality through experiences and learning opportunities online, in Minneapolis/St. Paul, and the Chicago area.

Our programs:

  • Tending the Holy, online and in-person certificate program in Spiritual Direction.

  • Ignatian Retreat, multiple spiritual disciplines that tune you into God’s activity in your life.

  • What’s Next Path to Purpose Program, helping you navigate what God has in store during transitions in your life

  • Beyond the Basics, continuing education for Spiritual Directors

  • Retreats, workshops, book studies and more

Our learners seek deeper connections to God through time-honored traditions of silence, solitude, prayer, retreat, pilgrimage, and spiritual direction.

Are you called to Spiritual Direction?

Spiritual Direction is a journey of compassion and deep spiritual listening. If you or someone you know are exploring a calling to offer spiritual direction or are simply curious, learn how our Tending the Holy Spiritual Direction certificate program transforms lives through holistically engaging the head and the heart.

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Program Offerings

  • Tending The Holy

    Our certificate program in Spiritual Direction.

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  • Tending The Soul

    Retreats and workshops held in-person and online.

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  • What's Next - A Path to Purpose

    Step into the next season of your life.

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  • Ignatian Retreat

    Following the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius.

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Our Mission:

Christos cultivates the inner life through contemplative practices so that we can recognize and embody God’s loving presence in the world.

Welcome!

We are delighted you have found Christos. We welcome you no matter where you find yourself in life’s journey. The heart of our work is facilitating sacred conversations with grace as the Holy Spirit moves towards us and within us, forging deeper connections with God. We invite you to listen to a video welcome from our executive director, Heidi Lender.

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Ignatian Retreat Informational Webinar - Sept. 10, 2026
Sep 10
Ignatian Retreat Informational Webinar - Sept. 10, 2026

Virtual information session for 2026-27 Ignatian Retreat cohort - Awakening Love only

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Beyond the Basics - Online educational program for Spiritual Directors - Unit Two: Six sessions, September - November 2026
Sep 15
Beyond the Basics - Online educational program for Spiritual Directors - Unit Two: Six sessions, September - November 2026

Online class for spiritual directors - continuing education plus an experiential component. For new and veteran spiritual directors. Unit Two runs September - December 2026.

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Peer Supervision Refresher - Pathway to Peer Supervision Groups: Special Online Event for Tending the Holy Alumni
Sep 21
Peer Supervision Refresher - Pathway to Peer Supervision Groups: Special Online Event for Tending the Holy Alumni

Join us for a FREE on-line gathering that will provide a reminder of what Peer Supervision is, why it is important, and give you a variety of resources that will launch you into a group.

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HELD: Living in the Lavish Love of God
Sep 26
HELD: Living in the Lavish Love of God

HELD: Living in the Lavish Love of God. In-person contemplative retreat at Christos in LIno Lakes, MN. Facilitator is Brian Norsman.

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St. Teresa, Show Me The Way Home: The Interior Castle - Online retreat, eight sessions - Led by David Miller
Sep 28
St. Teresa, Show Me The Way Home: The Interior Castle - Online retreat, eight sessions - Led by David Miller

Online retreat, Mondays Sept. 28 - Nov. 16, 2026, led by David Miller. Review The Interior Castle and delve into the seven dwelling places as presented by St. Teresa of Avila.

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St. Teresa, Show Me The Way Home: The Interior Castle
Oct 5
St. Teresa, Show Me The Way Home: The Interior Castle

Online retreat, Mondays Sept. 28 - Nov. 16, 2026, led by David Miller. Review The Interior Castle and delve into the seven dwelling places as presented by St. Teresa of Avila.

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St. Teresa, Show Me The Way Home: The Interior Castle - Online retreat, eight sessions - Led by David Miller
Oct 12
St. Teresa, Show Me The Way Home: The Interior Castle - Online retreat, eight sessions - Led by David Miller

Online retreat, Mondays Sept. 28 - Nov. 16, 2026, led by David Miller. Review The Interior Castle and delve into the seven dwelling places as presented by St. Teresa of Avila.

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St. Teresa, Show Me The Way Home: The Interior Castle - Online retreat, eight sessions - Led by David Miller
Oct 19
St. Teresa, Show Me The Way Home: The Interior Castle - Online retreat, eight sessions - Led by David Miller

Online retreat, Mondays Sept. 28 - Nov. 16, 2026, led by David Miller. Review The Interior Castle and delve into the seven dwelling places as presented by St. Teresa of Avila.

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Christos News

Email newsletter on spiritual resources and Christos upcoming retreats, workshops and prayer experiences.

Let’s Connect

Prayerful Pause

Twice weekly Prayerful Pause includes a few words and a beautiful image to invite contemplative prayer.

  • Mike L. -

    “Contemplative spirituality is less about what I am doing and more about how God can interact with me.”

  • Jeremy S. -

    “I love being in Tending the Holy with others from all over the country. The experience and accessibility of that diverse community is one of the most appealing aspects to me.”

  • Susan C. -

    “I learn so much from Christos retreats - how to connect with God on a whole other level.”

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The Power of Cohort: Kyrie Collective
The Power of Cohort: Kyrie Collective

A group of Tending the Holy alumni have bonded together and moved forward as a Spiritual Direction collective. Kari Pink tells the group’s story.

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The Power of Cohort: Unleash Your Pen
The Power of Cohort: Unleash Your Pen

A group of people met at Christos during an online course, and went on to form a writing group that recently published a devotional - Unleash Your Pen:  Read, Reflect, and Write To Connect with God. In this blog post, they share their thoughts about the importance of a cohort in their spiritual practice.

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Living out God’s call through career and faith
Living out God’s call through career and faith

A conversation with Christos alum Mary Ebb shows us how God’s call has come to life through career and faith experiences - from law school to spiritual direction.

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