Cohorts

Being in this cohort fed my faith, gave me renewed energy for my daily work in pastoral ministry, and has helped me care for my congregants in meaningful and powerful ways – especially as the world of work has changed so much in the last year. If you are interested in a program like this I highly recommend it.

“When I entered the Road Ahead program, I wanted to explore my new coaching practice. However, I discovered my longing and starting place was somewhere else. God was calling me to wholeness and authenticity which is connected to my creative practice. I wouldn’t have had this insight at this moment of my journey had I not gone through this program. This was a real eye-opener because I was able to connect back to my core, to the core of my calling.”

“One common theme in our third third Road Ahead group was how to create more runway in our lives. Everyone in our cohort brought experiences of life and loss, and were willing to call a spade a spade. For me, I work in a corporate environment that will end one day. This program was relevant because it made sense how everything I’ve done in life can create more runway through empathy, imagination, and risk; to do other things as / get older.”

“The Road Ahead groups taught me how our pain can reveal our longings. I feel I was able to get unstuck by discerning what I long for and how my empathy related to my next steps.”

Dallas, TX

The Third Third Flourishing Cohort was an excellent opportunity to explore with fellow travelers what it means to flourish in the third third of life and what steps I need to take to get there. The carefully researched material we explored and the helpful conversations we had with one another increased my excitement about being a third third-er.

Charlestown, New Hampshire

For me, I think what was most impactful, was the affirmation of God’s plans and purposes for our lives. The cohort helped to both qualify and quantify this for the new and next season my wife and I are walking through. Also, the commonality of fellowship each of us shared – we are in this together – was a point of encouragement and, really, enjoyment.

Danville, VA 

In a culture that attaches so much hopelessness and inevitability to the negative aspects of aging, it was incredibly heartening to discover the biblical and scientific foundations for flourishing later in life. The overall experience was wonderful in many ways, but perhaps the most meaningful ‘takeaway’ was that there is every reason to anticipate good things coming to my life as I age, and that there are specific steps / can take to secure those preferred outcomes. I feel much more prepared to thrive in my third third, and I feel significantly more prepared to help others thrive in that season, as well. If you want to learn to flourish as you age, or if you serve those who are part of the third /third, I heartily recommend this cohort!

Houston, TX

Through my 3/3 cohort I gained a community of positive regard. Not only did we exchange thoughts on who God is calling us to be in the 3/3 of life, but also we had fun as we used the curriculum to explore thoughts that have only begun to emerge. An excellent way to hear what we may not have had the space to say before about aging.

The Flourishing cohort has been an excellent reflection opportunity. The simple and thought-provoking exercises and conversations challenged my thinking about my relationships, attitude, and calling each week. In addition, my cohort colleagues and workshop facilitator were a rich source of biblical wisdom, sage thinking, personal stories, and camaraderie. Thank you for the powerful growth experience!

I appreciate the thoughtfulness of how this Third Third Cohort is designed. It leads me to think through what a flourishing “retirement” life may look like for me. The topics, such as relationships, longings, health, gratitude, living with purpose, etc., are very relevant. I learned that a flourishing third third life is multifaceted. It is not about being productive by doing as many things as before but being more intentional in joy and relationships, especially a continuing formative relationship with God.