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Participants walk during a break at a recent Kenyon Writing Institute conference.

Writing is a powerful medium in today’s world, and spiritual leaders can now use their writing to reach people further than ever before.

Clergy, spiritual directors and lay leaders can learn about the strength of words and the impact they can have outside their congregations when “Beyond Walls: Spiritual Writing at Kenyon” is held July 9-15 at the Kenyon Institute on the picturesque Kenyon College campus in Gambier, Ohio.

The weeklong conference will utilize top methodologies in Christian and Jewish writing traditions to help students write sermons, newsletters, social media posts, blogs, op-eds and more.

The intensive program is designed to help faith-based writers reach those individuals who are not attending services, but are living or pursuing an ethical and spiritual lifestyle. Students will learn to craft original, thought-provoking pieces through seminars and lectures from well-known writers and journalists.

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Picturesque Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, will host the “Beyond Walls: Spiritual Writing at Kenyon” conference on July 9-15.

“Beyond Walls” is broken up into three platforms to help students reach the broadest audience: small group seminars, solo writing and writing groups with feedback. Additionally, students can attend varying skill-level social media workshops every day.

The writing conference will open with a dinner at 6 p.m., Sunday, July 9, and close with a special event at noon, Saturday, July 15.

Jonathan Merritt, a writer for The Atlantic and columnist for Religion News Services, will be among the featured speakers.

Interested persons can register online and obtain costs and details of accommodations at http://www.kenyoninstitute.org/programs/beyond-walls-spiritual-writing-at-kenyon/ or by calling 740-427-5250.