2026 Orientation Program for New Vocation Directors
Wed, Jul 08
|Marillac Retreat and Conference Center
Member Price: $1,670 | Non-Member Price: $2,145 This foundational workshop is essential for all newly appointed vocation directors and teams. Its goal is to provide participants with the foundational skills, context, theory, challenges, and practicalities of contemporary vocation ministry.
Time & Location
Jul 08, 2026, 9:00 AM CDT – Jul 12, 2026, 4:30 PM CDT
Marillac Retreat and Conference Center, 4200 S 4th St, Leavenworth, KS 66048, USA
About the event
Workshop description
This foundational workshop is essential for all newly appointed vocation directors and teams. Its goal is to provide participants with the foundational skills, context, theory, challenges, and practicalities of contemporary vocation ministry. Topics will include accompaniment with inquirers, assessment of discerners, application and admission processes, vocation promotion, canon law, boundaries, animating vowed membership, relevant resources, current research, and establishing resiliency and promoting self-care of the vocation director.
Arrival and departure days/times
Please note this five-day workshop begins on July 8 at 9:00 a.m. and ends on July 12 at 4:30 p.m. CST. Overnight accommodations are included, with arrivals after 3 pm on July 7 and departures before 9 am on July 13. If you are registered for the next workshop, you do not have to check out; your room and meals are provided between workshops.
