• Welcome to Selah!

    Selah comes from the Hebrew word used for the break between the psalms. It is said to mean “pause” or “stop and listen.” We invite you to pause and create the space in your life to focus on God.

  • Church leadership

    A primary objective of Selah is to provide renewal and sustenance for church leaders–both clergy and laity. Programming specific to this population and their families is given alongside other available offerings.

  • Certificate in Spiritual Direction

    Our Spiritual Direction certificate program prepares you to walk alongside those who come to you for spiritual guidance. Prerequisites are a desire to serve as God’s instrument and a foundational life of study, prayer, and service. Apply now.
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Our Mission

The mission of Selah Center for Spiritual Formation is to promote an understanding and experience of God as love. It is to be a proponent for joining into God’s plan of being healing love in this hurting world.

Jonathan Straker is the associate minister for the Calgary Church of Christ, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He offers insight into the response of the Church in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis based on the experience of working in the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami in Japan. This is the first of six sermons.

Response of the Church to COVID-19


 

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Our Services:
Spiritually focused education and training

Spiritual formation.

Spiritual direction, art and worship, immersion in the Christian spiritual disciplines, listening to God, prayer, scripture, simplicity, silence and solitude.

Body spirituality and wellness.

Healthy eating, body prayer, the spirituality of taking care of one's body. Weight control.

Spiritual Direction Certification

One of our most popular trainings is our certification in spiritual direction. This is a year-long certificate course that consists of 2 week-long retreats at the beginning and end of the course as well as a year of continued education, practicum, and mentorship.

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Selah Blog

We Are Blessed; We Are Broken, by Derek Cummins

Posted by Jackie Halstead | February 24, 2021
“And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’” – Luke 22:19 ESV The words above are familiar to all of us. They are a portion of the Holy Scriptures that we have come to love ...READ MORE »