What in Creation caught your attention today? Do you have a sense of why that might have been? These are some of the many questions explored in this beautiful conversation between Gillian Straine and Steve Aisthorpe.
Kilmalieu is a Christian retreat centre with an emphasis on ecology and prayer. In this episode Steve Aisthorpe and Gillian Straine explore what that means in practice.
Steve is the Director of Kilmalieu, a retreat centre on the west coast of the Highlands, part of the Abernethy Trust. He is a coach, retreat leader and author of The Invisible Church (SAP, 2016) and Rewilding the Church (SAP, 2020). He was previously a mission development officer for the Church of Scotland and Executive Director of the International Nepal Fellowship.
Together, Gillian and Steve explore
- Kilmalieu retreat centre – what is distinctive about its approach.
- How folk attending the centre connect with the rugged landscape around them.
- How being at Kilmalieu benefits people.
- The three ways of seeing.
- The threshold prayer.
- How connecting with nature cultivates resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
- Rewilding the Church – Steve’s book.
- How folk listening can practice nature connection today, wherever they are.
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