Application Information

TLAA-WINTER 2025 * COSTS

February 2 - 8 , 2025

Your registration cost is based upon your choice of accommodation. This cost includes workshop instruction and materials, 7 Days and 6 nights of lodging, all meals, and the use of facilities and amenities of the Diakonia Retreat Center. To learn more and see photos and a video of the accommodations at the Diakonia Retreat Center, go to our Lodging page. The Registration link can be found at the bottom of this page.

Applications for TLAA-Summer will open March 20, 2025

  • CALVIN INSTITUTE FOR CHRISTIAN WORSHIP

    This program is made possible through a Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, Michigan, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment Inc.

    Thanks to CICW, we are able to lower your registration costs considerably.

    Visit CICW website

  • LODGE

    $950 - SGL OCCUPANCY

    $800 - DBL OCCUPANCY

    Note: There is a limited availability of the Lodge DBL Occupancy rooms.

    Rates are Per Person

  • CABIN

    $1200 - SGL OCCUPANCY

    $1050 - DBL OCCUPANCY (when both are students)

    $600 - ACCOMPANYING NON- STUDENT (rate for family member sharing with a student at the Cabin SGL rate )

    Rates are Per Person

  • GSP AIRPORT SHUTTLE

    $140 ROUNDTRIP - minimum quotas required and final cost based on number of reservations.

    Rates are Per Person

    Visit the GETTING HERE PAGE for details about the airport shuttle bus.

Important Terms & Conditions

  • Beginner Winter Academy has an open registration and you will be notified of your acceptance shortly thereafter. The Summer Academy application requires vocal or visual samples for review by the instructors. Notifications of acceptance and placement will be made in stages based on when you apply.

  • Upon acceptance, a $250 deposit is required within 2 weeks to hold your registration, otherwise your spot may be given to someone else. We will email you an electronic invoice that can be paid by check or credit card.

  • As you register, you will be asked for your lodging preferences. Initially you will be invoiced at the BASE REGISTRATION RATE for LODGE SINGLE and later the appropriate adjustments will be applied to your invoice, based on your lodging assignment. We will do our best to accommodate your preferences.

    Note that the facilities at the DRC necessitate that we consider many factors when assigning lodging —such as how many women and men register, consideration for physical limitations, or if we have married couples. There are more lodge rooms than cabins, so most students will be housed in the lodges. Cabins usually fill quickly, are subject to availability, and are prioritized for married couples.

    You will be notified of your assignment about 2 months before the Academy starts. In some cases, we might need to make a change to your lodging assignment to appropriately accommodate the entire group. Please be patient with us; it’s a little like a game of Tetris!

  • September 23 -- Registration opens for TLAA Winter with deposit due upon acceptance.

    December 14 -- Last day to cancel for a full refund, less a $50 admin fee.

    December 15 -- Balance due.

    January 8 -- Last day to cancel for a refund less the $250 deposit.

    January 9 -- Please read Cancellation Policy below.

  • Before December 15 -- Cancellation before December 15 is eligible for a refund less a $50 administrative fee.

    December 15 to January 8 -- Cancellation during these dates is eligible for a refund less the $250 deposit.

    After January 8 -- Cancellation after January 8 is not eligible for a refund. If we can fill your spot before the event, you may be eligible for a refund less $250.

    TRAVEL INSURANCE -- In light of these terms, you may want to consider purchasing Travel Insurance from a third party vendor.

  • Registration has been subsidized by on average $425 per student through the generous grant from The Renaissance Fund. We encourage students to ask for support from their local parish or bishop as they see appropriate.

  • MARCH 20 -- Opening day to apply with deposit due upon acceptance.

    JUNE 30 -- Last day to cancel for a full refund, less a $50 admin fee.

    JULY 1 -- Balance due.

    JULY 31 -- Last day to cancel for a refund less the $250 deposit.

    AUGUST 1 -- Please read Cancellation Policy below.

  • Before July 1 -- Cancellation before July 1 is eligible for a refund less a $50 administrative fee.

    July 1 to August 1 -- Cancellation during these dates is eligible for a refund less the $250 deposit.

    AUGUST 1 -- Cancellation after August 1 is not eligible for a refund. If we can fill your spot before the event, you may be eligible for a refund less $250.

    TRAVEL INSURANCE -- In light of these terms, you may want to consider purchasing Travel Insurance from a third party vendor.