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Samuel Rahberg

Director, Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary

Samuel Rahberg is director of the Graduate Certificate in Spiritual Direction at Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota. He is a spiritual director and retreat leader in private practice and, until 2020, served as director of the Benedictine Center of St. Paul’s Monastery in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is the author of “Enduring Ministry” (Liturgical Press, 2017), as well as “Ice Break: A Collection of Poems on Slow Change” (Aetos, 2019).

Rahberg also supervises in the spiritual direction preparation programs at the Franciscan Spirituality Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina.  Learn more at www.samuelrahberg.com or www.facebook.com/samuelrahberg.

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Lilly Endowment Inc. announces Exploring Christian Practices Initiative

The Exploring Christian Practices Initiative aims to multiply opportunities and increase access to settings that help individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds explore and engage in Christian practices to address their spiritual interests and questions, find and build community with others, nourish their religious lives and grow in faith. 

In this open and competitive initiative, the Endowment invites charitable organizations to submit proposals for grants of up to $2.5 million each that may be used for up to a five-year period to develop new and/or enhance existing programs that present promising strategies for advancing the aim of the initiative and provide compelling and thoughtful responses to its guiding questions. The Endowment anticipates awarding approximately 60 grants and announcing grant awards in December 2026.

The Endowment will host four virtual information sessions (February 17, 19, 24, and 25) to discuss the Exploring Christian Practices guidelines for submitting a proposal. An Interest Form and Letter of Interest are due March 25, 2026. Complete proposals are due May 18, 2026.

Learn More and register for information sessions