Speaking and Teaching
I have had the pleasure of leading retreats and speaking for 30+ years
Amy Sander Montanez has led retreats and spoken at conferences for more than 30 years.
Weekend women's retreats, parish-wide weekends, clergy conferences, and leadership council retreats are a few examples. I have also led retreats for civic organizations that needed some time away together to make some changes and gather inspiration for ways to move forward.
I have been honored to be a keynote speaker at several large conferences. I bring my years as a teacher and speaker as well as my love for all things creative to my retreats and speaking. I know how to build community and create a safe space for participants to relax and enjoy.
Some topics from recently led retreats and speaking engagements include:
- Forgiveness: How Free Do You Want To Be?
- Forgiving The Self: The Hardest Job Of All
- The Transformative Power Of Everyday Life
- Living in Uncertainty, Acting With Conviction
- Blessed Are The Peacemakers: Peace Within Our Selves.
- Blessed Are The Peacemakers: Peace In Our Faith Communities
- Hope In Times of Crisis
- Contemplative Leadership
- Prayer
- The Relationship Project: A Weekend For Couples
- Compassion, Feminine Style
- The Questions Christ Asks Of Us
- Sabbath: What Do You Hear?
- Reclaiming The Archetype Of The Crone
- Me And My Shadow
- Ordinary Miracles
- Discernment: How Do I Know?
Recent and upcoming speaking engagements for Amy Sander Montanez.
2026 Engagements:
TBA Leadership for Everyone, St. Johns, Atlanta, GA
2025 Engagements:
February 28th: Contemplative Leadership, St. John's, Knoxville TN
2024 Engagements:
January 26th: Spiritual Disciplines, Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
February 2nd: Part III: Renew, Respond, Reach Out, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Lutheridge Camp and Conference Center, Arden, NC
March 1st: Hope in the Midst of Crisis, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Clemson, SC
2023 Engagements:
February 3rd: Part II: Renew, Respond, Reach Out, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Lutheridge Camp and Conference Center, Arden, NC
June 16th: Care for Self and Others, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SC
August 11th: Prayer, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Camp Greenwood, Ninety Six, SC
2022 Engagements:
February 11th: Part 1: Renew, Respond, Reach Out, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Lutheridge Camp and Conference Center, Arden, NC
August 26th: Joy, Holy Cross Women, Lutheridge Camp and Conference Center, Arden, NC
October 17th: Leadership: Stirred Up In The Spirit, Grand Canyon Synod ELCA, Phoenix, AZ
2019 Engagements:
January 11th: What Is Spiritual Direction? Spiritual Direction Training Program. Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SC
February 1st-2nd: Blessed Are The Peacemakers: Finding Peace Within: Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
March 8th: Vocational Discernment: What's Calling You Now? (for EDUSC) Gravatt Conference Center, Aiken, SC
April 5th-6th: Forgiveness: How Free Do You Want To Be? Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Clemson, SC
June 12th: Me And My Shadow: Spiritual Direction Training Program at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SC
August 24th: Vocational Discernment II: (for EDUSC)
2018 Engagements:
January 19th: Self-Forgiveness. Spiritual Direction Training Program, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Columbia, SC
February 2nd-3rd: The Embodied Women: Kanuga Camp and Conference Center, Hendersonville, NC
March 16th: Living With Uncertainty, Acting With Conviction. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Clemson, SC
March 21st: Forgiveness: A Lenten Discipline. Grace Episcopal Church, Camden, SC
June 1st and 2nd: Blessed Are The Peacemakers: Peace Within Ourselves and Peace In Our Faith Communities. Keynote Speeches: Columbia Conference Center, Columbia, SC