What’s open right now.
Everything currently open for registration lives here, from a single evening circle to the seven month cohort. What's open changes with the season, so check back if you don't see what you're looking for yet. Have questions about registration? Email Lisa at lisa@40orchards.org.
Open now: Pastor’s Circle (Nov 6), Open Circle (Nov 16) Full Day Reclaiming Circles ( January 10, & May 1)
Save the Dates: Advent Evening (December 10)· Lent Lunches (February - March)
More info soon: Next open circles, upcoming social events
Open Circles
A time to bring your questions and perspectives and learn from the others gathered.
A two hour evening circle for wrestling out loud instead of alone. Bring one question you're carrying. No history with 40 Orchards required. We ask for a $30 donation, but invite you to come for free if it is your first time.
Monday November 16, 2026, from 6:30-8:30 pm, virtual.
Full Day Reclaiming Circles
A full, immersive weekend day for the questions that need more than an evening to unpack.
Reclaiming Heaven & Hell. A day about what might happen when we die, which really is about how to live now. For many of us, heaven and hell have been the framework for faith. Life was understood as a test, salvation as escape, and eternity as reward or punishment. But what if those ideas were never meant to be taken so literally? What if the point was not where we go, but how we live and love here and now?
Together, we’ll explore the origins of these ideas, the control and comfort they have offered, and the possibilities that emerge when we let hope, not fear, define the story. This is a space for sacred disruption, deep honesty, and reclaiming a faith where love really does have the final word.
$100 per person with a sliding scale that includes generosity, reduced, and scholarship pricing options. See more about pricing options here.
Sunday January 10, 9 am to 3 pm, in person.
Reclaiming God's Plan. A day about how much God controls, which is really about human agency and co-creation. For many of us, faith came with a blueprint. We were taught that God was in control and had a specific plan, waiting to be discovered. Life became a search for the right path. Every detour felt like failure, and each choice was filled with worry. But what if there was never a plan?
Together, we'll explore a theology of presence and partnership. What if God is not a puppeteer pulling strings or a problem-solver waiting to be unlocked? We'll wrestle with the hard question: if God isn't controlling the story, what is God doing? This is a space for sacred disruption, honest questions, wrestling to reclaim a theology of with-ness.
$100 per person with a sliding scale that includes generosity, reduced, and scholarship pricing options. See more about pricing options here.
Saturday May 1, 9 am to 3 pm, in person.
Save the Dates
Advent Evening
Thursday evening, December 10, 2026. Location TBD.
Lent Lunches
Wednesdays during Lent, from 12 pm to 1 pm CT, virtual. February 10-March 24, 2027.