The Religious Formation Conference (RFC) and the Wheaton Franciscans are excited to offer a one-day in-person workshop for religious, associates, collaborators, and lay formators in the Midwest this spring. The workshop will offer space to reflect, renew, and reconnect with the joy at the heart of religious life, mission, and ministry.
In addition to planned input, participants will have the opportunity to explore the beautiful grounds of the Wheaton Franciscans (features include a peace path, cosmic walk, St. Clare Garden) over an extended lunch break.
What does it mean to risk resurrection in ordinary life?
How do we embrace the fullness of our humanity—our joy, vulnerability, hope, and longing—as the very place where God meets us?
Dr. Kevin McClone, MDiv, PsyD, will guide participants through key themes of psychospiritual transformation, exploring how growth, healing, and deeper self-knowledge open us to authentic joy. Resurrection is not simply a theological idea—it is a lived process of becoming more fully human and more deeply free.
Through presentation, personal reflection, and small-group dialogue, participants will be invited to consider how these pathways unfold within their own vocation, leadership, and ministry.
We are grateful to collaborate with the Wheaton Franciscans on the use of their beautiful and reflective space for this gathering—an environment that invites prayer, contemplation, and meaningful conversation.
This event is open to religious, associates, collaborators, and lay formators who desire time to reflect, renew, and reconnect with the joy at the heart of their vocation and mission.
- Friday, May 1, 2026 | 10 am to 3 pm Central
- Wheaton Franciscans, Wheaton, Illinois
- Cost: $65 members, $80 non-members. Light lunch included.
- Parking available on-site.
For more information and to register, visit relforcon.org/risk-resurrection.
