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The Program
Offerings
The following offerings are funded through the MAST+ program and are included with your acceptance into the program:
- Participating in lectures, talks, and workshops led by other creatives in their field
- Attending program reflection retreats, including to St. John’s Abbey in Minnesota
- Presenting at and/or attending creative conferences from the approved list*
- Producing content such as blogs, articles, devotionals, etc.,
- Collaboration in creating a piece for the “MAST+ // Theology & Art Journal” and presentation of piece in an end of program symposium
- Participating in several gatherings at SMU, centered around shared meals and discussion
- Working through supplemental readings and recommended materials
- For participation in the program and the completion of program requirements, students will receive an annual stipend
*Conferences can be added to the list, pending the approval of the directors
Program Outline
- Orientation
- Retreat #1: St. John’s Abbey
- Community: MAST+ Lunches (3/4)
- Vision: 3 Devotionals
- Discernment: Possible Workshops/Guest Speakers
- Community: Christmas Dinner
- Retreat #2: Houston / DFW
- Community: MAST+ Lunches
- Community: Eastertide Dinner
- Vision: 1 Devotional, 2 Blogs
- Community: MAST+ Chapel Service
- Vision: Journal Submission Proposal Due
- Discernment: Possible Workshops/Guest Speakers
- Vision: MAST+ Symposium Attendance
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Retreat #3: St. John’s Abbey (2nd Trip)
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Community: Lunch and Colloquy (3/4)
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Voice: 1 Article, 1 Piece of Your Choice
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Discernment: Possible Workshops/Guest Speakers
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Community: Christmas Dinner
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Voice: Journal Submission 1st Draft Due
- Community: Lunch and Colloquy (3/4)
- Community: Eastertide Dinner
- Voice: 1 Blog, 1 ‘About the Author’ page/paragraph
- Community: MAST+ Chapel Service
- Discernment: Workshops/Guest Speakers
- Voice: MAST+ Journal Submission and Symposium
- Retreat #5: MAST+ Closing Ceremony