Over the Edge offers lots of Toolbox Skills for groups and conferences to empower men in their spiritual development. We use a hands-on, experiential approach to make each session dynamic and transformative. Trained and experienced members of Over the Edge regularly conduct retreats, workshops and speak to groups of all sizes on topics that impact men and their spirituality. These engagements can be custom-tailored to fit the needs of your group. They can be offered in half-day, full-day and weekend sessions as well as in six- to eight week series. Topics that we present on include those listed below and others:
- Prayer – What is it? Why do we pray? How do we like to pray? What are the different forms of prayer?
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- The Man’s Toolbox for the Spiritual Journey – What tools should it contain? How do we develop those tools and keep them sharpened?
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- Listening to God’s Voice – Does God really speak to us? How? In what fashion? How can we learn to hear and understand God’s voice speaking to us?
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- Deer Camp 101 – How can we turn hunting time into a joyful encounter with God through nature?
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- Discernment – What is it? Why is it important? How does it differ from decision-making? What are the tools and the processes that we can use for discernment?
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- Nature and Spirituality – Does God speak to men through nature? How and in what ways?
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- Gifts – How do we determine what our gifts are? How do we fi gure out how to use our gifts in ways that bring joy and serve others? Scripture says the main purpose of church is to help us, as individuals, to determine our God-given gifts and talents and then put them to use for the good of the community. When we are using our gifts and talents, we often find deeper wholeness, purpose and joy. But, without the proper tools and reflection to discover our gifts, we can’t even begin to use them. Using various well accepted tools such as the Strengths Finders test, the Enneagram and the Myers-Briggs Inventory, we can help you and your faith community to discover your individual and group gifts and then coach you on how to put them into practice in ways that bring joy and fulfillment.
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- Tent making and Ministry – How can St. Paul’s life of serving God first as a tentmaker and then as an apostle be a model for our own lives?
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- Half-Time – What does a “mid-life crisis” really mean? How does God use this transition phase to draw us nearer to Him and to our True Selves?
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- Men Who Are Heroes – Whom are the role models men can look to – the heroes who inspire us to be the captains of our own souls?
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- Fathered by God – What do the six stages of the male spirit – Boyhood, Cowboy, Warrior, Lover, King, Sage – tell us about ourselves and where we’re at in life?
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- The Spirituality of Sex – What does sex have to do with spirituality? How do we form a healthy concept of our sexuality as men?
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- In His Fullness – What does it mean to share God’s fullness as a man? Emotionally? Physically? Spiritually? Sexually?
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- Life in the Eucharist – How can we experience the depth of what it means to receive and become the Bread of Life through the celebration of the Eucharist? How do we move beyond just receiving Communion and instead allow it to transform our lives like the manna in the desert transformed the Israelites on their journey?
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