Bishop Linda Lee will be the Keynote Speaker at the NIC Spiritual Formation “Drawing Closer to God” event on Saturday, November 14, which will be held at Christ United Methodist Church in Rockford, from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm.  As Bishop-in-Residence at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Bishop Lee is working in the areas of spirituality, spiritual formation and United Methodist studies/polity. She is editor of the book A New Dawn in Beloved Community: Stories with the Power to Transform Us.  In addition to hearing Bishop Linda Lee speak, four workshops will be presented. They are Contemplative Photography, Praying in Color, Labyrinth: Walking Prayer, or Praying with Beads. All presenters are members of the NIC Spiritual Formation Committee. There is still time to register online at umcnic.org/spiritform until November 11 (the cost is $15)