Whether you’re high-tech, low-tech, or no-tech whatsoever, it’s nearly impossible to miss the shift that’s taking place in our culture. Curiosity is on the rise. Participation is sparking creativity and connection. For the first time ever, digital technology is shaping our values. Our churches need the capacity and will to engage with a changing culture—one …
View course details “Hybrid Ministry in a Post-Pandemic Church”
This course provides an introduction to mindfulness within a Christian perspective, applying the practice to the context of the Covid-10 pandemic and other current events. Participants will be expected to engage in reading, writing, discussion, and mindfulness practice. INSTRUCTED BY: Irene Kraegel, Director, Center for Counseling and Wellness, Calvin University | Author, The Mindful Christian …
View course details “Christian Mindfulness and Pandemic Life”
Quiet Day Zoom Event We have many losses sorrows, regrets and changes in our lives. We know the presence of grief after the death of a loved one. Do we give ourselves time to be with our grief? Do we even consider making a home for grief? We might not even allow ourselves to grieve …
View course details “Deepest Winter Work: Caring for Grief”
The Book of Exodus is one of the most significant and influential works in human history. Exodus tells the story of God’s liberation of God’s people from slavery in Egypt and their formation of a new community in the wilderness. The stories it tells are famous and influential—the plagues of Egypt, the parting of the …
View course details “The Good Book Club: Introducing Exodus”
(Also available: Introduction to Journaling November 18, 2021: 7:00pm-8:30pm, online, $57) Please note this is an Online Event that will be taking place over Zoom. Program Information: Journaling is a practice open to ANYONE. It’s how people have recorded their lives, loves, journeys, struggles and victories. It can be a vehicle for making notes about …
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As Christians and congregations are both racing to find new rhythms of life and worship during this pandemic, essential aspects of discipleship and corporate worship are surfacing. At the congregational level, church leaders are working hard to find ways of serving their communities amidst an enormous and unexpected decentralization and digitization of church gatherings. In …
View course details “Embodied Discipleship in a World That Has Gone Virtual”
People with Down syndrome, autism, ADHD, learning differences, dementia, medical challenges, and other differences of ability are treasured by God and should be treasured in every church. This online course provides the framework and practical tools to shape a congregation where people of varying abilities and disabilities can participate and belong. INSTRUCTED BY: John. D. …
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How can we integrate music into small group or home church experiences? Let’s find out together! We’ll explore a broad palette of possibilities, reflect on our gifts, try out integrating musical activities in a group session, and develop a personal theology of how music enriches these spaces. This three-week learning module is part of our …
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Is caring for earth something for tree-huggers and environmentalists? Or is it something deeply woven into Christian faith? This class taking place during Epiphany looks at the Apostles Creed as a spiritual resource – and as an inspiration to care for the earth. This class offers an opportunity for everyday Christians to dig deeper into …
View course details “Greening the Creed in Epiphany”
Faith formation most sustainably happens as part of normal family life. Our most committed families prior to the pandemic were only in parish formation programming once a week, most far less than that. The challenges of a post-COVID life have caused us to be even more concerned that families may not return to regular gathered …
View course details “Family Faith Formation”
