Soul Care Institute - Donations for Barrett Myers

This year I'm embarking on a pilgrimage of sorts.  Will you join me?

Everywhere in our culture (especially in business) the push is to do more.  As I have continued to serve in my local church, mentor young men, and help businesses thrive I have felt the emptiness in the social-media crazed, never-stop, prove-your-worth world that we live in.  And I have asked myself the question, "Am I going to burn out?"

The answer, honestly, is yes.  And that's one of the main reasons I was drawn to the Soul Care Institute.  I hope that my investment over the next two years will help me tend to what is unseen, so that both seen and unseen can truly flourish.  The institute promises "a pilgrimage into the depths of your soul for the sake of others."  I want to be equipped to guide others down the narrow road of tending what is truly important so that they can offer their deepest, truest selves to a hurting world.

This does come at a cost, in more ways than one. And while asking for help is uncomfortable, I feel like I need to invite others into this journey with me. Tuition to the two-year program is $7,200, which breaks down to $1,200 per retreat (one every four months). For the health of our budget, family, sanity -- yes, I will say for the well-being of my own soul -- my goal is to raise enough here to cover half of the program cost.

I have no doubt that this will be a transformational and life-changing journey, and I can't wait to give away what I gain from this experience.  If you're interested in learning more about the Institute, here's an overview and summary of the curriculum.

Thanks for reading this far, and please contact me with any questions.  You can also give by Venmo { @BarrettMyers }, Cash app { $heybarrett }, or check (payable to me) at PO Box 2879, West Lafayette, IN 47996.

The Soul Care Institute is a two-year journey of a group of peers. Over the course of two years, students will "come away from the front lines" of their ministries, work, and family life in order to engage in true retreat that is designed to re-fill their souls. This will happen 6 times (approximately once every four months). Each retreat will be filled with wisdom from experienced teachers, time to recover the stillness the soul seeks, and encouragement from spiritual directors and peers.