Podcast appearances and mentions of jill weber

Jill Weber encourages us to embrace a contemplative approach in our response to God, urging us to "gaze" upon His presence and reflect deeply. She reminds us that by slowing down and being present we can grow closer to God, allowing His love and guidance to shape our lives.

Join your hosts, John and Iain, in conversation with Jill Weber as we talk with her about formation, prayer, mission and community. Jill is Head of House of Prayer at Waverley Abbey and leads the Waverley Abbey Community, she serves on the international team of 24-7 Prayer and is Global Convener of the Order of the Mustard Seed. She is a spiritual director, teacher and author. Jill is from Canada and moved to the UK with her husband in 2018, and they attend Emmaus Road Church where Jill serves as Director of Prayer and Spiritual Formation. It would help us massively if you could subscribe and leave a review for Our Pilgrimage Podcast, as doing so gets the word out about Our Pilgrimage. If you haven't done so already, please take a few minutes to leave a review. You know how these things work, the more subscribers and reviews the more the algorithms promote it! Link to the organisations mentioned in this podcast: Waverley Abbey - https://www.waverleyabbey.org/ OMS - https://www.orderofthemustardseed.com/ 24-7 Prayer - https://www.24-7prayer.com/

Sitara Sethi, CEO of the Foundation for Developmental Disabilities, is joined by the Foundation's Development Manager, Jill Weber, to shout out the Foundation's mission; its impact on small foundations and nonprofits in the IDD space; it's investment in affordable housings for the IDD population; and its upcoming "Day at the Races" fundraiser, slated for August 29 at the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.

As more online courses are becoming asynchronous, Kevin Boston-Hill speaks with Dr. Jill Weber, Associate Professor in the Accounting Department at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, about her best practices on bringing more personal interactions to an autonomous course. After all, we want to give all students the best educational experience possible.

For educational videos, subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxtDczKFAGnBkpECH3kjziA Hanukkah is a wonderful time filled with games, food, family, and fun.It's also the celebration of an ancient miracle, and retelling and remembering the story of that miracle is an essential part of the holiday, for young and old. The story of the courageous Maccabees is retold in simple yet dramatic text, accompanied by vibrant paintings of the battle, the Temple of Jersualem, and the oil which miraculously burned for eight long nights.A traditional recipe for latkes is included, as are directions for the dreidel game, for readers who want to continue the festivities at home. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/avant-garde-books/support

What role could a new monastic order play in the church today? Brian and Hannah talk to Jill Weber, the Global Convener of the Order of the Mustard Seed (OMS), as she describes her ‘Great Experiment' - can ancient monastic practices help us to follow Jesus today? Jill explains how seeking to honour her OMS vows has led her on countless adventures, from spaghetti nights in a crack house to church services in the red-light district. She discusses how personal and communal monastic practices can support us to live attentive and responsive to the presence of God. Explore more at Website: http://www.orderofthemustardseed.com/ Podcast: https://www.orderofthemustardseed.com/podcasts/ Lectio 365 app: https://www.24-7prayer.com/resource/lectio-365/

In the second episode of our three-part series on prayer, Jill Weber gives us some valuable insight into the practice of intercessory prayer.  Jill serves with 24/7 Prayer in several capacities including helping establish a community of prayer at Waverly Abbey.  But, more than any of the roles that she fulfills, her greatest gift is the person she has become in a life given to prayer. It's from this rich resource that she serves us in this episode. We hope you find it helpful.  As always, please like, share, subscribe, and leave a review. It helps us get the podcast to others. And, if you would like to support this work with a once-off or ongoing donation, you can go to www.wearefollower.com  

How can you pave the path to profits for franchisees? In this episode of Innovation Today, Jim Van Over, ServiceNow Field Innovation Officer speaks with Jill Weber, Global Partner Executive at Capgemini, about how to connect and automate manual business processes and keep franchisees from losing thousands of dollars to errors and other preventable mistakes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever found yourself pondering the subtle indications that something might not be quite right in your relationships and dating experiences? Those cautionary yellow flags that discreetly wave, urging us to pay attention to underlying concerns as the relationship progresses. These yellow flags serve as early warnings, signaling that there is some essential work to be done within the relationship, and if left unattended, they may evolve into more pronounced red flags. In this thought-provoking episode, the insightful trio of TalkDoc, Meredith, and Teighlor embark on an engaging exploration of Yellow Flags in Relationships and Dating. Drawing upon the wisdom of renowned researcher John Gottman, they delve into the profound concept of the "four horsemen," which are destructive communication patterns that can erode the foundation of any relationship. By shining a light on these horsemen, they empower listeners to recognize and address potential pitfalls before they escalate. With compassion and expertise, our hosts carefully examine the wide array of warning signs that may manifest in relationships and dating scenarios. From subtle changes in behavior and communication patterns to a growing sense of emotional disconnect, they dissect the intricate tapestry of yellow flags, offering keen insights and practical strategies to navigate these treacherous waters. Moreover, this illuminating discussion delves into the pivotal question of when and why one might choose to terminate a relationship because of these warning signs. By exploring the delicate balance between self-preservation and relationship growth, our hosts provide listeners with invaluable guidance on recognizing the tipping point where the journey together becomes untenable. Tune in and join us for this pivotal and transformative conversation as we unravel the intricacies of Yellow Flags in Relationships and Dating. Gain a deeper understanding of these signals, learn to communicate effectively, and embrace the tools necessary for building healthy and thriving connections. Don't miss out on this essential episode that could reshape your approach to relationships and lead you towards a path of lasting fulfillment. Music by epidemic sound. SHOW NOTES: Experts :  Dr. Nicole LePera, Dr. John Gottman, Dr. Zand, Dr. Jill Weber, Vanessa Trine Resources :  https://www.gottman.com/ https://theholisticpsychologist.com/ https://www.forbes.com/health/mind/relationship-red-flags/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/having-sex-wanting-intimacy/202206/5-ways-tell-its-time-relationship-end Links to Previous AFAF Episodes: Episode #061: Stop Criticizing! How to Properly Complain without Blame https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/af635ca774c6d2e6773cb13662cceeab Episode #002: Ah, Defensiveness - How to Manage Defensiveness https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/7006e63c9ed15961a921e4843f717078 Episode #064: AFAF Real Talk - Don't Be So Defensive! It's Me Not You! https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/c4d53cbcdc7bf08bf8a8e41c3abb9723 Episode #005: Shut Down Mode - How to Manage Stonewalling https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/100334e9de176a1fa5f53be4503458cf Episode #012: AFAF with Shardasia LeDay on How to Reconcile https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/fdae1ec8e31fb65c2c8cb34c429f148e Episode #062: AFAF with Vanessa Trine on Anxiety and How It Translates into the Body https://pod.link/afafwithtalkdoc/episode/0ea8856c22092ff47e49a366594e1a66

Jill Weber, PhD, author of Overcoming Stress-Induced Brain Fog, joins us to discuss stress-induced brain fog. She is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Washington, DC, working with people to manage varying degrees of anxiety. She is author of Be Calm, writes a blog for Psychology Today, and has appeared as a psychology expert in USA Today, The Washington Post, and on CNN. For more information, visit www.drjillweber.com. Visit our website at www.newharbinger.com and use coupon code 'Podcast25' to receive 25% off your entire order. Buy the Book: New Harbinger - https://bit.ly/3Zfwx7GAmazon - https://a.co/d/5onGPNL Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1140860328 IndieBound - https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781684039944

Life can sometimes be monotonous, perilous, and occasionally wondrous. In this conversation with Jill Weber, we unpack how we can reconnect with our Heavenly Father when life feels blurry, and look at the beautiful, powerful, invaluable gift of prayer. Jill Weber serves on 24-7 Prayer's International Leadership team and is the Director of Spiritual Formation at Emmaus Road Church in Guildford. She is also the Global Convenor of the Order of the Mustard Seed, a lay ecumenical religious order. In this episode, she shares her gift of poetry with us, quoting extracts from her book, 'Even The Sparrow'.   Resources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Even-Sparrow-Pilgrims-Prayer-Following/dp/1910012718/ref=asc_df_1910012718/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=344285135448&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5289844502207092978&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045957&hvtargid=pla-835433872503&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

Life can sometimes be monotonous, perilous, and occasionally wondrous. In this conversation with Jill Weber, we unpack how we can reconnect with our Heavenly Father when life feels blurry, and look at the beautiful, powerful, invaluable gift of prayer. Jill Weber serves on 24-7 Prayer's International Leadership team, and is the Director of Spiritual Formation at Emmaus Road Church in Guildford. She   is also the Global Convenor of the Order of the Mustard Seed, a lay ecumenical religious order. In this episode, she shares her gift of poetry with us, quoting extracts from her book, 'Even The Sparrow'.   Resources: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Even-Sparrow-Pilgrims-Prayer-Following/dp/1910012718/ref=asc_df_1910012718/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=344285135448&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5289844502207092978&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9045957&hvtargid=pla-835433872503&psc=1&th=1&psc=1  

Over 100 people joined the Order of the Mustard Seed this year in vow ceremonies at the Belfast Gathering and around the world. Join us for this special edition podcast as Pete Greig and Jill Weber share with us more about what it means.

We will learn: How brain fog sets a stage for learned helplessness. How to overcome survival mode with emotional awareness. Actionable steps to dealing with brain fog in the moment and long term. Do you ever experience brain fog? It's not technically a medical condition, but it is a set of symptoms that affect your ability to think. And if the cause is lack of sleep or excessive drinking, the cure is simple… not always easy, but simple enough. But when it comes back to stress, the way out is a little more complicated, because usually, stress isn't from just one thing.  We know how much stress affects our health. Or at least you should. It affects every aspect of health, including your susceptibility to disease. But often, we push through anyways because all this shit needs to get done. So when it starts to shut down your mind too, is that when you'll finally listen? And if the daily to-dos need to get done regardless, what can we actually do to clear our heads and think better again? That's what we're talking about today. Our guest is Dr. Jill Weber. She is a clinical psychologist who works with people managing anxiety. She is the author of “Be Calm: Proven Techniques to Stop Anxiety Now” and writes a blog for Psychology Today. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/259 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We will learn: How brain fog sets a stage for learned helplessness. How to overcome survival mode with emotional awareness. Actionable steps to dealing with brain fog in the moment and long term. Do you ever experience brain fog? It's not technically a medical condition, but it is a set of symptoms that affect your ability to think. And if the cause is lack of sleep or excessive drinking, the cure is simple… not always easy, but simple enough. But when it comes back to stress, the way out is a little more complicated, because usually, stress isn't from just one thing.  We know how much stress affects our health. Or at least you should. It affects every aspect of health, including your susceptibility to disease. But often, we push through anyways because all this shit needs to get done. So when it starts to shut down your mind too, is that when you'll finally listen? And if the daily to-dos need to get done regardless, what can we actually do to clear our heads and think better again? That's what we're talking about today. Our guest is Dr. Jill Weber. She is a clinical psychologist who works with people managing anxiety. She is the author of “Be Calm: Proven Techniques to Stop Anxiety Now” and writes a blog for Psychology Today. Links from the episode: Show Notes: https://mindlove.com/259 Sign up for The Morning Mind Love for short daily notes from your highest self.  Get Mind Love Premium for exclusive ad-free episodes and monthly meditations.  Support Mind Love Sponsors See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jill Weber from 24/7 Prayer looks at how we grow in the favour of God.

Jill Weber, Global Convenor of the Order of the Mustard Seed, lives near the ruins of a 12th century monastery on the Waverley Abbey Estate, in the United Kingdom. Her response to the question “does prayer really work?” is just as lovely. (Plus: find out the five words from the Order of the Mustard Seed that Karen wants to see on a t-shirt.) Order of the Mustard Seed The Seed Community 24/7 Prayer Lectio 365 Even the Sparrow: A Pilgrim's Guide to Prayer, Trust and Following the Leader Emmaus Road Church Jill's free, short courses on crafting a rule of life, discernment, and biblical praying Faith Practices Project Faith Practices: Holy Habits that Help Us Love God and Our Neighbor, Listen to the Spirit, and Become More Like Jesus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/open-to-wonder/message

Welcome to Episode 10 of Quirky Cooking Chats (Season 2), with Jo Whitton: "Working Through Anxiety - Part 1" {VOTE for Quirky Cooking in the ORIAS Awards: https://bit.ly/QCvoteforme} Anxiety is a normal part of life - we all go through it at one time or another and usually it hangs around for a while then moves on... But sometimes anxiety really digs its' heels in and refuses to leave, causing a chronic state of stress, low energy, lack of motivation and a feeling of helplessness. This is a time to get some professional help and support so that it doesn't take you down the rabbit hole towards depression. In this episode, Jo talks about her experience with anxiety, stress, burnout and chronic illness (in her own life and in her family), and what she has found most helpful for working through anxiety and learning to respond in a healthy way to the stresses of everyday life. Jo recommends talking to a health practitioner for medical advice (supplements, diet, counselling, support, etc), and will have a practitioner sharing her advice on Part 3 of this episode. In Parts 1 and 2, Jo shares her own simple mindset and lifestyle tips that can help you to begin heading in the right direction. She shares her thoughts on: what anxiety looks like (and red flags to help you know if you're starting down this track!) when anxiety is helpful, and when it becomes a problem - the effect of chronic, low-grade stress and anxiety on physical health the mind-body connection, and how you can use that to your advantage to reduce anxiety the importance of gut health (listen to the podcast "Gut Health 101 with Elyse Comerford" for simple steps to improve gut health) reducing toxins in the home (listen to the podcast "Low Tox Life with Alexx Stuart") the importance of clean water (listen to the podcast "Answering Your Water Filter Questions") getting out into nature, and the benefits of sunshine (there are many articles & studies online about the importance of nature and sunlight for reducing anxiety and improving health and wellbeing) - knowing your life has purpose and meaning learning to let go of things you can't change learning to ask for help the importance of 'talking it out' working through anxiety rather than practising 'avoidance' don't believe everything you think! slowing down and creating space to work through anxious thoughts (plus some useful questions to journal about, from the book "Be Calm: Proven Techniques to Stop Anxiety Now" by Jill Weber) the need of connection and community for wellbeing and mental health ... [This podcast will be continued next week, so stay tuned for Part 2. If you have any questions you'd like to ask Jo or the practitioner who will be speaking on Part 3, please email help@quirkycooking.com.au.] Visit Quirky Cooking for healthy recipes and healthy lifestyle tips that are doable and won't add to your stress levels!

Instead of squeezing snatched short prayers in our busy schedules, what might it look like to live with prayer as the foundational rhythm? Jill shares her wisdom and stories from several decades of practice! Do check out Jill's book ‘Even the Sparrow – A Pilgrim's Guide to Prayer, Trust and Following the Leader' 24-7prayer.com has lots of resources. Download the Lectio 365 app for morning and evening 10mins audio devotions. Also available is the Lectio for Families app. If you'd like to receive a weekly podcast episode link that you can share with your friends on WhatsApp, click this link to join the group with ease: simonguillebaud.com/inspired-podcast/#whatsapp --- For more from Simon visit: simonguillebaud.com Produced by Great Lakes Outreach - Transforming Burundi & Beyond: greatlakesoutreach.org

This weekend is all about New Year's Eve and New Year's brunch the next day. KYW Newsradio's Hadas Kuznits gets suggestions from restauranteur Jill Weber about what to eat and drink this weekend. They also discuss her new restaurant, “Rex at the Royal” and chat about food trend predictions for the coming year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this season of Advent, this month's podcast is a biblical meditation on Luke 1:26-38. How might God want to birth holy things in and through us? Music by Richard Lyall.

Jill Weber is a prayer missionary and author who for the last five years has been establishing a new monastic community at the Waverley Abbey Estate in the U.K. Her desire is to cultivate "thin spaces" where Jesus is loved.Show Notes[1:48] Could you share with us about the project you've been working on for the past 5 years?We're working on establishing a prayer community/monastic community at the Waverley Abbey Estate in the U.K. It's the site of the first Cistercian Monastery in the U.K. There has been prayer on this estate for over 1000 years. We are at the beginnings of building what we believe is going to become a mother house for the 24/7 Prayer movement for the lay ecumenical religious order called the Order of the Mustard Seed. We want to create a place where Jesus is loved.[5:37] Tell us about Order of the Mustard Seed.The original OMS was founded in 1716 in Eastern German by a handful of friends who shared commitments and practices that would hold them to faithfulness to Jesus and the Gospel, commitments which included a praying community that started a prayer meeting that went on for over 100 years. 24/7 Prayer is all about prayer and mission and justice. So they dug up that mustard seed in 2005, and took vows to be true to Christ, kind to people, and take the Gospel to the nations. Like every other religious order, we're trying to live into the Gospel n a particular way. We've taken six practices - prayer and creativity, mission and justice, hospitality and learning – and shaped our lives around those. It's for regular people in their day-to-day lives. [10:18] How do you live into it? What does it look like for you personally to hold those practices and values in front of you.I'm a monastic, a prayer missionary, so this is my vocation. My days are shaped by rhythms of prayer. We're all over the world, and realized that we can get on zoom and pray. When COVID first hit, we set four times a day to pray together, these prayer watches. I also exercise my creativity in creating this new monastic community. Hospitality is a vital practice for us, creating space for God and for others. We offer spiritual direction to groups and individuals, which is hospitality as well. We do work around justice – taking seriously the creation mandate to love the world we've been given, and also work addressing racial injustice.[14:27] It sounds like an idyllic life.When our lives are small and we're concerned only with our immediate environment, we don't get touched by the suffering of others. I've found it difficult personally this year to be surrounded by it. We're carrying it every day. I said this week on the Lectio 365 app, “Instead of talking to God about your problems, talk to your problems about God.” To get declarative as say, “This is the Lord, this is what he can do. He is the God of the heavens and earth. He can do anything.” But at other times I just feel the weight of other people's crosses as I daily bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. And it costs.I also pioneered a new monastic community in Canada in a little steel town outside Toronto. The first 2 or 3 years was so hard – everything that could go wrong went wrong. Pioneering is extremely costly. Yes, especially when people are involved. But Jesus asked me to, and I said yes, and trust that there is a joy set before me down the road.[18:30] It's a noble calling to enter into the suffering of others.We're all invited to. If we look at the way of Jesus, it was a descending way. He came down entered into it right with us. The invitation is always to cruciform love. Are you willing to stretch yourself out, open yourself up, give yourself freely, knowing that it's going to cost you.[19:38] What do you say to people who are carrying a lot and not having room to go beyond their own family or the struggles that they are in?I did a 2-year program with Ruth Haley Barton at the Transforming Center, and she introduced me to a mode of intercession where you just hold people in the presence of God in the place of stillness. This is where contemplative pray, solitude and silence, are so important. I don't have the magical incantation prayer that is going to fix everything. But I can hold people in his presence. My most common prayer is, “Come Lord Jesus, Maranatha.”[21:36] A friend of mine (Bill Vaswig) taught me much about prayer. When I go into certain spaces where there is so much suffering, and I'm just overwhelmed by it and don't know what to do, he said, “Nate, you're supposed to pray. You see all this so you can pray. Just walk around and lift them up.”The other thing that helps me is worship. Coming into the presence of Jesus and just look at who he is and declaring his beauty and his strength helps with so many things, gives us the right perspective. It lifts the burden – we don't have to know what to do, because he knows what to do; we don't need to be the one to fix because we can't. He is the only one who can. It's his presence that changes everything.[24:10] It makes such a difference when there are others involved. It's one thing to do this on your own, but it's something else when you have a community or a couple of people that are inviting you to take some time.A lot of times in COVID my get up and go got up and left. But I knew that we had our call at 7 and that they were waiting for me. And when I had nothing to pray, I was held by the prayers of others. It got me through because I showed up whether I felt like it or not. And we just carried each other.[25:25] What it your hope for the community there; what would you like to see happen in the years to come?I want a space where Jesus is loved. I want a place that is for him, by him, through him, and about him. I want people to walk on the property and experience the presence of Jesus. We get these beautiful thin spaces where people have prayed. I long for a place of restoration, where people can come off the front line of their lives, settle in, and nestle into the Lord's presence and into a loving, hospitable community. The interesting thing about the new monastic movement in Protestantism, is there are people out there who have a call to a lifestyle of prayer. But because they're not Catholic, it hasn't been identified and they haven't been channeled in the monastic arenas. So we've got monks without monasteries in the Protestant church. And one of the joys of my life is finding people who have a vocation and inviting them in family, into a community of shared practices. And you cannot spend long in a prayer room without touching the heart of a God who weeps over a lost world. Night and day prayer inevitably, as it always does in history, to global missions.[29:11] You're not walking with a lot of agenda – there is a lot of openness.We pray all the time, “Jesus, we don't want you to build our house. We want to build your house. What is the house you are building?” We keep asking him what's the next right thing. We're just all disciples wandering around behind Jesus. We've got this unpredictable Rabbi who knows what he's going to do next. And he invites us along on a journey. One of the things that has wrecked me the most is your dad's “Prayer of Relinquishment (see below),” giving it all back. So I don't know what my life is going to look like a year from now, and it doesn't matter. We get attached to all kinds of things, so I'm just learning to let it all go.[33:53] How does discernment work in your community? When you make a decision to move forward, what does that process look like?It comes out of that prayer of building his house. It comes out of a commitment that if we're going to follow this Rabbi Jesus, who said I only do what I see my father do, and if Jesus is truly the head of his church and we believe that he speaks today, then it's a good idea to have a listen, to hear how he wants to exercise his leadership over our community. We've drawn on Ignatian models of discernment, to pay attention to the movements of the Holy Spirit within us, to pay attention to how God's word comes alive to us in various ways. As we interact with Scripture, creating space for Scripture to speak and to transform and invite us, for us it's a lot of listening to God, a lot of listening to one another. Ruth Haley Barton has a book called Pursuing God's Will Together that's the gold standard. Starting with a posture of humility, saying, “God, we need wisdom.” And relinquishment – paying attention to our own egos, agendas, preferences, and being willing to let that go and say, “What do you want, Father? What would please you?” She also takes about the prayer of quiet trust, so relaxing into the care of God and the provision he gives us. We also listen deeply to one another, which requires safety in the room and in relationships. And we watch and wait to see what God brings our way. We wait and we watch and we pray. And if the way feels blocked, we will stop and attend to our relationships and we will repent.[41:23] You can extend this to a church, ministry, family, or small group, to pause and ask if there are apologies that need to be made, to repent. God seems so intent on his children playing well together.Psalm 133 says, “How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running donw on the collar of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.” We want to see God do amazing God-sized things. And he wants our hearts, our relationships. He wants the Kingdom of God amongst us. If he can't trust us with the little handful of relationships, why would he give us more?Resources Mentioned 24/7 Prayer Order of the Mustard Seed Ruth Haley Barton, Pursuing God's Will Together Richard Foster, Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home The Prayer of RelinquishmentToday, O Lord, I yield myself to you. May your will be my delight today. May you have perfect sway in me. May your love be the pattern of my living. I surrender to you my hopes, my dreams, my ambitions. Do with them what you will, when you will, as you will. I place into your loving care my family, my friends, my future. Care for them with a care that I can never give. I release into your hands my need to control, my craving for status, my fear of obscurity. Eradicate the evil, purify the good, and establish your Kingdom on earth. For Jesus' sake, Amen.

Jill Weber is a prayer missionary and author who for the last five years has been establishing a new monastic community at the Waverley Abbey Estate in the U.K. Her desire is to cultivate "thin spaces" where Jesus is loved. Show Notes[1:48] Could you share with us about the project you've been working on for the past 5 years?We're working on establishing a prayer community/monastic community at the Waverley Abbey Estate in the U.K. It's the site of the first Cistercian Monastery in the U.K. There has been prayer on this estate for over 1000 years. We are at the beginnings of building what we believe is going to become a mother house for the 24/7 Prayer movement for the lay ecumenical religious order called the Order of the Mustard Seed. We want to create a place where Jesus is loved.[5:37] Tell us about Order of the Mustard Seed.The original OMS was founded in 1716 in Eastern German by a handful of friends who shared commitments and practices that would hold them to faithfulness to Jesus and the Gospel, commitments which included a praying community that started a prayer meeting that went on for over 100 years. 24/7 Prayer is all about prayer and mission and justice. So they dug up that mustard seed in 2005, and took vows to be true to Christ, kind to people, and take the Gospel to the nations. Like every other religious order, we're trying to live into the Gospel n a particular way. We've taken six practices - prayer and creativity, mission and justice, hospitality and learning – and shaped our lives around those. It's for regular people in their day-to-day lives.  [10:18] How do you live into it? What does it look like for you personally to hold those practices and values in front of you.I'm a monastic, a prayer missionary, so this is my vocation. My days are shaped by rhythms of prayer. We're all over the world, and realized that we can get on zoom and pray. When COVID first hit, we set four times a day to pray together, these prayer watches. I also exercise my creativity in creating this new monastic community. Hospitality is a vital practice for us, creating space for God and for others. We offer spiritual direction to groups and individuals, which is hospitality as well. We do work around justice – taking seriously the creation mandate to love the world we've been given, and also work addressing racial injustice.[14:27] It sounds like an idyllic life.When our lives are small and we're concerned only with our immediate environment, we don't get touched by the suffering of others. I've found it difficult personally this year to be surrounded by it. We're carrying it every day. I said this week on the Lectio 365 app, “Instead of talking to God about your problems, talk to your problems about God.” To get declarative as say, “This is the Lord, this is what he can do. He is the God of the heavens and earth. He can do anything.” But at other times I just feel the weight of other people's crosses as I daily bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ. And it costs.I also pioneered a new monastic community in Canada in a little steel town outside Toronto. The first 2 or 3 years was so hard – everything that could go wrong went wrong. Pioneering is extremely costly. Yes, especially when people are involved. But Jesus asked me to, and I said yes, and trust that there is a joy set before me down the road.[18:30] It's a noble calling to enter into the suffering of others.We're all invited to. If we look at the way of Jesus, it was a descending way. He came down entered into it right with us. The invitation is always to cruciform love. Are you willing to stretch yourself out, open yourself up, give yourself freely, knowing that it's going to cost you.[19:38] What do you say to people who are carrying a lot and not having room to go beyond their own family or the struggles that they are in?I did a 2-year program with Ruth Haley Barton at the Transforming Center, and she introduced me to a mode of intercession where you just hold people in the presence of God in the place of stillness. This is where contemplative pray, solitude and silence, are so important. I don't have the magical incantation prayer that is going to fix everything. But I can hold people in his presence. My most common prayer is, “Come Lord Jesus, Maranatha.”[21:36] A friend of mine (Bill Vaswig) taught me much about prayer. When I go into certain spaces where there is so much suffering, and I'm just overwhelmed by it and don't know what to do, he said, “Nate, you're supposed to pray. You see all this so you can pray. Just walk around and lift them up.”The other thing that helps me is worship. Coming into the presence of Jesus and just look at who he is and declaring his beauty and his strength helps with so many things, gives us the right perspective. It lifts the burden – we don't have to know what to do, because he knows what to do; we don't need to be the one to fix because we can't. He is the only one who can. It's his presence that changes everything.[24:10] It makes such a difference when there are others involved. It's one thing to do this on your own, but it's something else when you have a community or a couple of people that are inviting you to take some time.A lot of times in COVID my get up and go got up and left. But I knew that we had our call at 7 and that they were waiting for me. And when I had nothing to pray, I was held by the prayers of others. It got me through because I showed up whether I felt like it or not. And we just carried each other.[25:25] What it your hope for the community there; what would you like to see happen in the years to come?I want a space where Jesus is loved. I want a place that is for him, by him, through him, and about him. I want people to walk on the property and experience the presence of Jesus. We get these beautiful thin spaces where people have prayed. I long for a place of restoration, where people can come off the front line of their lives, settle in, and nestle into the Lord's presence and into a loving, hospitable community. The interesting thing about the new monastic movement in Protestantism, is there are people out there who have a call to a lifestyle of prayer. But because they're not Catholic, it hasn't been identified and they haven't been channeled in the monastic arenas. So we've got monks without monasteries in the Protestant church. And one of the joys of my life is finding people who have a vocation and inviting them in family, into a community of shared practices. And you cannot spend long in a prayer room without touching the heart of a God who weeps over a lost world. Night and day prayer inevitably, as it always does in history, to global missions.[29:11] You're not walking with a lot of agenda – there is a lot of openness.We pray all the time, “Jesus, we don't want you to build our house. We want to build your house. What is the house you are building?” We keep asking him what's the next right thing. We're just all disciples wandering around behind Jesus. We've got this unpredictable Rabbi who knows what he's going to do next. And he invites us along on a journey. One of the things that has wrecked me the most is your dad's “Prayer of Relinquishment (see below),” giving it all back. So I don't know what my life is going to look like a year from now, and it doesn't matter. We get attached to all kinds of things, so I'm just learning to let it all go.[33:53] How does discernment work in your community? When you make a decision to move forward, what does that process look like?It comes out of that prayer of building his house. It comes out of a commitment that if we're going to follow this Rabbi Jesus, who said I only do what I see my father do, and if Jesus is truly the head of his church and we believe that he speaks today, then it's a good idea to have a listen, to hear how he wants to exercise his leadership over our community. We've drawn on Ignatian models of discernment, to pay attention to the movements of the Holy Spirit within us, to pay attention to how God's word comes alive to us in various ways. As we interact with Scripture, creating space for Scripture to speak and to transform and invite us, for us it's a lot of listening to God, a lot of listening to one another. Ruth Haley Barton has a book called Pursuing God's Will Together that's the gold standard. Starting with a posture of humility, saying, “God, we need wisdom.” And relinquishment – paying attention to our own egos, agendas, preferences, and being willing to let that go and say, “What do you want, Father? What would please you?” She also takes about the prayer of quiet trust, so relaxing into the care of God and the provision he gives us. We also listen deeply to one another, which requires safety in the room and in relationships. And we watch and wait to see what God brings our way. We wait and we watch and we pray. And if the way feels blocked, we will stop and attend to our relationships and we will repent.[41:23] You can extend this to a church, ministry, family, or small group, to pause and ask if there are apologies that need to be made, to repent. God seems so intent on his children playing well together.Psalm 133 says, “How good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity! It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running donw on the collar of his robes. It is like the dew of Hermon, which falls on the mountains of Zion! For there the Lord has commanded the blessing, life forevermore.” We want to see God do amazing God-sized things. And he wants our hearts, our relationships. He wants the Kingdom of God amongst us. If he can't trust us with the little handful of relationships, why would he give us more?Resources Mentioned24/7 PrayerOrder of the Mustard SeedRuth Haley Barton, Pursuing God's Will TogetherRichard Foster, Prayer: Finding the Heart's True HomeThe Prayer of RelinquishmentToday, O Lord, I yield myself to you.May your will be my delight today.May you have perfect sway in me.May your love be the pattern of my living.I surrender to you my hopes, my dreams, my ambitions.Do with them what you will, when you will, as you will.I place into your loving care my family, my friends, my future.Care for them with a care that I can never give.I release into your hands my need to control, my craving for status, my fear of obscurity.Eradicate the evil, purify the good, and establish your Kingdom on earth.For Jesus' sake,Amen.

Since March last year, I have been working on a project that is almost ready to launch. I have made over twenty long-form interviews with Christian leaders, from three worlds of the academic, social entrepreneurship and prayer. We have called the project ExtraECC - short for Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus. Those interviewed include, Rowan Williams, Frances Spufford, Steve Chalke, Martyn Percy, Jill Weber, Ben Pink Dandelion, Pete Greig, Ruth Valerio, Peter Meadows, Eve Poole, Chris Lee, Peter Owen Jones, and Sam Wells.

A 17th century feminist nun is the inspiration for a new Mexican restaurant now open in Kensington. KYW Newsradio’s Hadas Kuznits chats with restauranteur Jill Weber about her 4th establishment, Sor Ynez, what it’s like opening during a pandemic and what she’s learned along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week MG is saving a seat for her guests, Tom Heinly and Qamara Edwards. MG met Tom in the early 2000s when he was the karaoke DJ at her college bar and one of MG’s go to song’s was “Alone” by Heart, and Tom and Qamara have been friends for years through quizzo. The three friends talk about how they have had to change their business models and approach this past year, and how they are shaping the future of events. In this episode, MG, Tom & Qamara discuss how they have found community in unexpected places, the importance of relationships, their love of hospitality and entertaining, hospitality as an all encompassing industry & how they are supporting it and a few silver linings they discovered over the past year.ABOUT TOMTom has been a Dj and Quizzo Host for 17 years. He opened Press Play Djs in 2013 and expanded his business to book Djs and Quizzo hosts at multiple venues in the Philadelphia area.ABOUT QAMARAWhile studying at Northwestern University, Qamara fell in love with the hospitality industry.Restaurants and hospitality combine all of her passions into one: making new friends, hosting friends to her “home” with amazing food and drinks, event planning, and the challenges of running a business – tapping into her strong entrepreneurial spirit. A chance meeting between proud Northwestern alumni (Jill is also an alumnus), she welcomed the opportunity to join Jill Weber’s team in 2014, to help open the group’s third restaurant, Café Ynez.Qamara took on more responsibilities and projects in her current position, Director of Business and Events.  In this new role, she introduces the group’s restaurant and catering portfolio to guests through on-site private events and off-site community events. In 2019, Qamara became President of the Philadelphia Chapter of the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association, which allows her the chance to bring the entire hospitality industry together in becoming one stronger voice across the state.Away from the restaurants, you will find Qamara hosting game nights at her home or Jet Wine Bar, and she enjoys playing softball and fancies herself a Boggle Master.Connect with Tom on Instagram.Connect with Qamara on Instagram, Facebook, and Linkedin.Connect with MG on Instagram and Facebook, too!Follow BTV on Instagram and Facebook for all updates and releases.A byVesta Production.CW:  Language

Listen to insights from Jill Weber on Scripture and how we are formed by the word. For notes from this conversation go to https://stclair.substack.com/

24-7 Prayer in many contexts straddles Free Church and Episcopal traditions. More importantly we are ‘charismatic' and both ‘monastic' in orientation. We love both the gathered Church and embrace the importance of the rediscovery of Ephesians 4 ministries, including that of the apostle in today's Church. At the same time we believe that the rediscovery of monasticism and its contextualisation into contemporary culture is vital if we are going to see the revival of the church and the rewiring of the culture. Enter what we have often called ‘Aposto-monasticism'.

The inaugural Sisterly Love Citywide Food Fair kicks off this weekend and will pop-up at various outdoor locations over the next 3 weeks. KYW’s Hadas Kuznits chats with restaurant owner and one of the hosts Jill Weber about the event and how buying local helps those struggling during the pandemic, as well as how their success or failure impacts you. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jill Weber is beginning her second term as the leader of the OMS. Here is her talk from our Vow ceremony at the 24-7 Prayer Gathering: "Is There Life in the Seed?"

Sue Hamilton is a member of the OMS and has been Jill Weber's spiritual director for almost a decade. Join Jill and Sue in a lively conversation about spiritual direction and its benefits.

Fruitfulness - Jill Weber by Freedom Church UK

At the time, I thought this was an amazing interview, and I was moved and inspired as I talked with Jill Weber. We focused on her new book, Even the Sparrow. On playing an edited version of the interview to my church in our online Sunday service, my FB messenger, WhatsApp and YouTube comments started to fill up with messages. Messages from people being inspired, encouraged and excited about what God could do with them. If you want something to give your faith a shot in the arm, remind you God is in control and can do wonders through you, no matter what you are facing - give this a try. Jill Weber and her husband Kirk helped found the Greater Ontario House of Prayer in Canada, and she served as its Abbess for 17 years. Jill is now the Global Convener of the Order of the Mustard Seed, a lay ecumenical religious order, and currently serves on the international leadership team of 24-7 Prayer as their Director of Houses of Prayer, and as Director of Spiritual Formation at Emmaus Road Church in Guildford, UK.

The joy of surrendering to Jesus is evident in Jill Weber's voice. Her "yes" to God took her on an unexpected journey—including helping found the Greater Ontario House of Prayer, and now her work as Global Convener of the Order of the Mustard Seed, a lay ecumenical religious order.

Special Edition: Jill Weber and Pete Greig as they discuss together: what is the invitation from God in this moment in history, and what is the unique contribution the OMS can bring to serve the church and love the world?

Jill Weber is one of the leaders of the OMS and this podcast is a talk she did at Emmaus Road Church on the value of a Rule of Life.

It’s Radio Cherry Bombe on the road! Join us for our live Food “For Thought” tour stop in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at Triple Bottom Brewing. First up, we hear from tea expert Alexis Siemons on the pre-Internet joy of “pre-eating,” and restaurateur Jill Weber of Sojourn Restaurant Group talks about her culinary and cultural experiences as an archaeologist. In the second half of the show, we hear from restaurateur Ellen Yin, Philadelphia’s dynamic duo restaurateur Valerie Safran and Chef Marcie Turney, Chef Justine MacNeil of Fiore Fine Foods, Triple Bottom Brewing co-owner Tess Hart, and Radio Cherry Bombe Host Kerry Diamond.Thank you to Kerrygold for supporting our tour. Be sure to try their beautiful cheese and butter! 

Happy New Year! Great Progress was made in 2019 towards the goal of a new library for the town of Mont Vernon. Library trustees Cindy Raspiller, Jane King, and Jill Weber join us as we catch up on the project and talk about next steps for 2020. Book Recommendations for 2020: American Dirt by Janine Cummings (January 21) The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (March 24) All The Ways We Said by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White (January 14) The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins (May 19) One of Us is Next by Karen McManus (January 7) The Night Country by Melissa Albert (January 7)

Jill Weber - Jill leads us in asking the question "What is my heart set on?". A. beautiful message from Psalm 84.

Special guest Jill Weber joined us and together we considered Acts 26:13-18 on Sunday, June 16, 2019.  

Have you ever put a brave face on for the world so that you wouldn’t look weak? Whether you’re afraid of being judged, or you’re protecting someone else’s emotions, this can be toxic, for you and for the people around you. Emotions can be precarious if they are not dealt with properly. This neglect manifests in everyone differently, but the outcome is usually destructive. The sad truth is, most of us aren’t very good at understanding our emotions, let alone dealing with them, because of what we are taught at a young age. What would the world look like if we didn’t put on a brave face? How empowering would it be if we felt secure enough to speak openly with one another?Dr. Jill Weber, a Clinical Psychologist from Washington DC, who specializes in self-esteem, anxiety, and relationship issues, sits down with us to talk about the ways we are negatively impacted by neglecting our emotions, how we deal with conflict, what our emotions are telling us about ourselves, and how to deal with them.   What you’ll hear in this podcast: How anxiety and low self-esteem are intertwined and can lead to aggression Relational aggression in women The negative outcome of bullying behavior from an anxious leader Insight in emotions Relationship between judgment and anxiety Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Benefits of mindfulness meditation in therapy 3 ways we experience anxiety Neuroplasticity as it relates to anxious behavior Female socialization Intimacy issues caused by a lack of communication   Work with Lara   Apply for an On-air Coaching Call! Free Breakthrough Assessment Got a Question? Comment? Email Lara Corporate Trainings   Resources: Difficult Happens by Lara CurrieBe Calm: Proven Techniques to Stop Anxiety Now by Dr. Jill Weber Having Sex, Wanting Intimacy: Why Women Settle for One-Sided Relationships by Dr. Jill Weber Definition of Relational Aggression Secret gift in every emotion series What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy?The Lineham Institute What is mindfulness meditation?Definition of neuroplasticityThe Gottman InstituteDr. Jill Weber’s website Show Intro music is Whispering Through by Asura

"Folktales! They don't end the way you expect 'em to . . . if they're authentic." If you are familiar with #ownvoices children's books, then you know that these are titles where a book is written by someone with learned experience from the culture they are representing. We might have quite a debate over what the oldest #ownvoices picture book published in America is, that is arguably famous to this day, and that also is written by someone who wasn't white and European. Our vote goes to today's book circa 1932. Sadly, it appears to be out of print. For that matter, ALL of Pura Belpre's books look like they're out of print, with the possible exception of Firefly Summer. Something wrong with that, people. In this episode Kate and I get to do all kinds of fun animal sounds. Particularly "Borom". We're very fond of "Borom" Lots of books get mentioned in this show. One of them that is discussed right at the top is the upcoming Goodnight, Bubbala by Sheryl Haft and Jill Weber. Coming this fall. Here's a link to that lamentable Washington Examiner piece The Baltimore Mayor Scandal Wouldn't Have Happened If Modern Children's Books Weren't So Dumb. You kind find Nick Bruel's response on Facebook. - https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/the-baltimore-mayor-scandal-wouldnt-have-happened-if-modern-childrens-books-werent-so-dumb Just a quick note that if you want a cool picture book that features Pura Belpre and here Perez and Martina puppets, check out The Storyteller's Candle by Lucia M. Gonzalez. - http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2008/03/22/review-of-the-day-the-storytellers-candle-la-velita-de-los-cuentos/ For the full Show Notes please visit: http://blogs.slj.com/afuse8production/2019/05/13/fuse-8-n-kate-perez-and-martina-by-pura-belpre-ill-carlos-sanchez/

Sam Hendler, co-owner of Jack's Abby Craft Lagers, announces his brewery's decision to enter the NJ market. Jill Weber explains the events taking place during Philly Wine Week. Our Tara Nurin shares beer from one of Puerto Rico's craft breweries.

ALC19 - Discerning The Mind Of Christ - Jill Weber by Pioneer Network

Just in time for New Year's Eve, KYW's Hadas Kuznits chats with Jill Weber of Jet Wine Bar about celebratory champagnes and sparking wines and the snacks with which to pair them.

On this episode of EDventure Cast, recently at ESSDACK's 2018 Podstock conference hosts Jaime and Glen got to looking around and realized they had visited with a lot of attendees either on a Destination EDventure of EDventure Cast so what a better time to catch up. Find guests of episode 17 of EDventure Cast: Jill Weber Destination EDventure | The Pilot Episode | feat. Jill Weber https://youtu.be/sEspFymmsnk https://twitter.com/JillWebs http://aviewoftheweb.blogspot.com/ Brent Kerr https://twitter.com/brent_kerr1 http://brentkerrbuilds.com/ Derek Schutte https://twitter.com/coachschutte T.J. Warsnak https://twitter.com/thewarsnak The Best Podstock Session Intro EVER! https://www.facebook.com/ESSDACK/videos/10156289201376675/ Destination EDventure: 011 | Wings, Learning, Fun | The Middle East Wing Challenge https://essdk.me/DE11MiddleEastWingChallenge Connect with the hosts of EDventure Cast: Jaime Howard https://essdk.me/jaimehoward https://twitter.com/Cala

Our friend and prayer-partner Jill Weber stopped by to give us a final, encouraging word. To download the sermon, right click on the word download above, and click on "save link as..." - you can also download using a podcast app.

In preparation for the upcoming Marketing Partner Forum, we recently sat down with Jill Weber, Chief Marketing Officer of Stinson Leonard Street, to talk with her about “metrics that matter,” the title of the session she will be co-hosting as part of that event.

Join David Ackert as he interviews Jill Weber, who is Chief Marketing & Business Development Officer at Stinson Leonard Street and 2017 President of the Legal Marketing Association. In this episode of the Market Leaders Podcast, David and Jill discuss: - How Jill built a business development training program at Stinson that has been running for more than 12 years - Her key approaches to fostering cross-departmental collaboration that unites her firm's marketing and BD efforts - How she led an initiative to craft more compelling attorney bios that better connected her attorneys with new clients - Her method to keep teams focused on a common goal by showing how their roles fit into the overall picture How she made attorney branding a key element of Stinson's legal business development

 … out of the ‘Valley of Despair’ Nicole talks with Jill Weber, Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer at Stinson Leonard Street; and the creator Fast Forward their Business Development Coaching and Professional Services Training Program.   Jill Weber Bio It’s important to understand a clients business, culture, business philosophy, and the industry in which they operate. The Fast Forward program works well with partners in ‘the valley of despair’. Second and third year Partners, who’ve gone from being an incredibly successful associate with high billable hours, loved by clients and partners, to no longer being at the right level, the right fit or the right bill rate to do the work. Meet with people in your focus industry. You may get referrals from other lawyers but it’s helpful to spend time where you’re the only lawyer in the room, with industry executives who need your services. Changes in the economy have lead to the growth of traditional in-house legal departments and the rise of different ways of managing these in-house departments. Specifically dedicated law department operations functions. Traditional sophisticated procurement departments are now getting involved in the procurement of legal services. Their need to understand the delivery of legal services has been critical to the education of law firms and has driven firms to be as cost effective as possible while teaching firms how to better aggregate and report back statistics. Marketing departments used to be more solo; today there is real collaboration between marketing departments and technical teams as technology can drive direct efficiencies. It’s no longer just about the legal recommendation and whether the issue was handled appropriately, but whether it was done efficiently and effectively.  

Catch Jill and Sally's sesson at ALA's Annual Conference & Expo, titled "Fast Forward: Driving Top-Line Revenue for Your Law Firm." Learn more at www.alanet.org/conf.Jill Weber is Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer for Stinson Leonard Street, where she created Fast Forward®, a nationally recognized revenue program. Weber appears on the National Law Journal's "50 Business of Law Trailblazers & Pioneers" and was recognized as an "Unsung Legal Hero" by Minnesota Lawyer. She has received 22 local and national Legal Marketing Association (LMA) "Your Honor" awards. She currently serves on the LMA Board of Directors, and attended Harvard Law School's "Leadership in Law Firms" executive education program.Sally Schmidt is President of Schmidt Marketing, Inc. in Edina, MN, which offers marketing services to law firms. She was a founder and the first President of the Legal Marketing Association (LMA). In 1994, she was inducted as a Fellow into the inaugural class of the College of Law Practice Management. Schmidt was also inducted into the LMA first Hall of Fame in 2007 and is the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Catch Jill and Sally's sesson at ALA's Annual Conference & Expo, titled "Fast Forward: Driving Top-Line Revenue for Your Law Firm." Learn more at www.alanet.org/conf. Jill Weber is Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer for Stinson Leonard Street, where she created Fast Forward®, a nationally recognized revenue program. Weber appears on the National Law Journal's "50 Business of Law Trailblazers & Pioneers" and was recognized as an "Unsung Legal Hero" by Minnesota Lawyer. She has received 22 local and national Legal Marketing Association (LMA) "Your Honor" awards. She currently serves on the LMA Board of Directors, and attended Harvard Law School's "Leadership in Law Firms" executive education program. Sally Schmidt is President of Schmidt Marketing, Inc. in Edina, MN, which offers marketing services to law firms. She was a founder and the first President of the Legal Marketing Association (LMA). In 1994, she was inducted as a Fellow into the inaugural class of the College of Law Practice Management. Schmidt was also inducted into the LMA first Hall of Fame in 2007 and is the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award.

Producer/Host: Ron Beard, University of Maine Cooperative Extension Studio Engineer: Amy Browne Topic: Protecting Dark Skies What are “dark skies” and why are they important to people, from prehistoric times to present? Including professional and amateur astronomers, who else appreciates clear night skies? What trends are threatening our ability to see the night sky in this part of Maine? What can be done about it? What is the “Dark Skies Celebration” that will be taking place in September? Guests: Peter Lord, Island Astronomy Institute; Anne Krieg, Town Planner, Bar Harbor; Jill Weber, Bar Harbor Conservation Commission; John Kelly, Acadia National Park; Stephanie Clement, Friends of Acadia The post Talk of the Towns 8/28/09 first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.