Welcome! This free online discussion series features writers who have a heart for helping other writers. The topic is different in each month. Each session includes time for open, informal discussion. Everyone is welcome to participate!
When: Our next gathering will be February 10, 2026 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT
Topic: Discernment for Spiritual Writers
Description: During this session, we will explore several practices that can support writers in discerning what you are being called to write or publish next. The word discernment comes from the Latin discernere, and it means “to determine” or “to sort out.” How can we support one another in community as we sort when, where, and how to share our writing with others? This session will be led by Kate Rademacher, managing director of Writing for Your Life, and author of several books including Reclaiming Rest: The Promise of Sabbath, Solitude, and Stillness in a Restless World. During this online gathering, participants will have an opportunity to share updates about recent progress or setbacks with their own writing in a safe space.
There is no cost for this event, but registration is required. You can register using this link.
Recordings of past sessions: Each session is recorded and available on this page. Past discussions can be found at the links below.
November 2025: “The Gifts of Writing” with Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew
October 2025: Open Mic Night – Thanks to everyone who participated!
September 2025: “Trauma-Informed Writing” with JoLanda Rogers
August 2025: “Sustaining a Writing Practice” with Kate H. Rademacher
May 2025: “Dealing with Discouragement” with Shemaiah Gonzalez
April 2025: Open Mic Night – Thanks to everyone who participated!
March 2025: “Writing in Lent” with Phoebe Farag Mikhail
February 2025: “Speaking Your Writing into Being” with Roger Hutchison
January 2025: Open Mic Night – Thanks to everyone who participated!
December 2024: “Writing in Advent” with Kate H. Rademacher
November 2024: “Integrating Faith, Culture, and Social Justice in our Writing” with Marie Chan
October 2024: “The Spirituality of Creativity” with Amanda Udis-Kessler
September 2024: “Writing Trauma That Heals” with Kate Kennedy
March 2024: Open Mic Night (not recorded). Thanks to all who participated!
February 2024: “Writing from a Whole Place: Role of Self-Advocacy in Resonant Writing” with Nya Abernathy
January 2024: “Goal setting for Spiritual Writers” with Kate H. Rademacher
November 2023: Open Mic Night (not recorded). Thanks to all who participated!
October 2023: “Writing with Faithfulness” with Dr. Portia Brown
September 2023: “Creating Poetry from Prose” with Marla Taviano
May 2023: “Exploring contemporary issues through a scriptural lens” with the Rev. Dr. Dorothy Sanders Wells
April 2023: “Platform Building for Beginners” with Caroline Beidler
March 2023: “The Ethical Memoir: How to Tell the Truth about Yourself and Others Without Burning the Whole Thing Down” with Molly Baskette
February 2023: “Tips for Maximizing Freelance Opportunities” with Kyle Norman
January 2023: “Writing to the Spiritual Needs of Our Time” with David Morris
December 2022: “Journaling and Writing: The Inner Dimensions of Our Outward Journey” with Wes Granberg-Michaelson
November 2022: “Today’s Holy Spirit Writers” with Victoria McAfee
October 2022: “How to Write About Hard and Controversial Things” with Kerry Connelly
September 2022: “Writing as Risk and Renewal with Susan K. Williams Smith
May 2022: “Disarming: Unpacking Loaded Language with Marilyn McEntyre
April 2022: “Being a Bi-Vocational Writer” – If/how we can honor our multiple vocational callings with Kate Rademacher
March 2022: “The power of representation” with Dorena Williamson
February 2022: “Building your network — How to form, maintain, and navigate relationships with other authors” with Traci Smith
January 2022: “When you’re told your writing is too secular for Christian publishers, and too Christian for secular publishers” with Arthur Bolkas
December 2021: “Identifying guiding words to remind us why we write” with Brent Bill
November 2021: “Finishing Well: completing projects in a topsy-turvy world” with Sophfronia Scott
October 2021: “Navigating Your Interior Life While Writing” with Vinita Hampton Wright
Welcome! This free online discussion series features writers who have a heart for helping other writers. The topic is different in each month. Each session includes time for open, informal discussion. Everyone is welcome to participate!