The Art of Becoming

February 26-28, 2026 | San Antonio, TX, USA
Oblate School of Theology | In-Person & Online

  • “They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.”

    Psalm 1:3 (NRSVue)

About

The spiritual life concerns evolving into the person God want us to become. This journey moves with faith, love, and perseverance. It is an art—the art of becoming. 

The art of becoming guides us through the ups and downs of life, the hills and valleys, the green pastures and the barren wildernesses. The art of becoming allows us to discover God’s presence and calling for our lives. 

Sometimes we are so busy with our knowing and our doing that we don’t reflect on whom we are becoming. The art of becoming integrates knowing and doing with being the person God created.

Join us on February 26-28, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas, at Oblate School of Theology as we explore The Art of Becoming.

Additional details and registration to come.

Teleios Conference 2026 Speakers

  • Father Ronald Rolheiser is the former President of Oblate School of Theology where he continues to serve on the faculty. He is the author of numerous books including The Holy Longing and Sacred Fire. 

  • Dr. Lanta Davis is a Professor of Honors Humanities and Literature at Indiana Wesleyan University and the author of Becoming by Beholding (which was a Christianity Today 2025 Book Award Finalist).

  • Dr. Steve Porter is the Director of the Martin Institute and the Dallas Willard Research Center at Westmont College and the editor of The Journal of Spirituality and Soul Care.

  • Dr. James Wilhoit is Emeritus Professor at Wheaton College where he taught for four decades. He has authored numerous books including Spiritual Formation as if the Church Mattered and Abide: Putting Down Roots into the Word of Life.

  • Dr. Jackie Halstead is an Associate Professor at Abilene Christian University and author of Leaning into God's Embrace: A Guidebook for Contemplative Prayer.

  • Dr. Khalia J. Williams is the Associate Dean of Worship and Spiritual Formation at the Chandler School of Theology at Emory University and co-author of A Worship Workbook: A Practical Guide for Extraordinary Liturgy.

  • Dr. Soong-Chan Rah is the Robert Boyd Munger Professor of Evangelism at Fuller Seminary and author of Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times and co-author of Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery.

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