Many who have served in various ministry capacities (e.g., as pastors, missionaries, lay church leaders, etc…) are intimately familiar with the potential dark realities of the ministry environment. Ministry is often fraught with many difficulties and challenges, imposing significant stress upon one’s spiritual life, marital and family relationships, and upon one’s emotional and physical well-being. …
View course details “Spiritual & Emotional Formation for Christian Leadership: Research and Practice”

Save the date for African Descent Ministries’ (ADM) 2024 International Black Clergy Conference. This important upcoming conference and educational event will convene at the Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor Camden Yards, Baltimore, Md., April 8-11, 2024. The International Black Clergy Conference is a triennial event. In addition to bishops, priests, and deacons from The Episcopal Church, …
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Many ministerial leaders know intuitively that they have a lot to learn about leadership. Why do they sense a void in need of filling? Not just because seminary didn’t prepare them for today’s demands. Not just because the church and culture are changing at a breakneck pace. But rather because they want to be of …
View course details “Mapping Your Leadership Development Journey with Sarah Drummond”

The landscape of the Canadian Church is shifting. What if that is actually a good thing? What if there are opportunities to disrupt unhealthy systems and move toward a future of increasing flourishing for leaders and congregations? One tool of disruption is to limit the influence of money on the ministry in Canada. Multivocational ministry …
View course details “Tentmaking in the Canadian Church: possibilities for innovation and positive disruption”

Leading churches in today’s shifting context demands a lot from pastors: fresh imagination, sensitivity to the Spirit, and resilience. The Gathering is an annual event for church leaders seeking to lead and nourish their communities in God’s mission. Through worship, prayer, preaching, dialogue, and recreation, we will attend to soul care amidst the beautiful surrounds …
View course details “The Gathering: Journeying Towards Pastoral Health”

Do you sometimes feel like you are a lump of clay that is just spinning around on a potter’s wheel?  Or like a clay jar that is broken and no longer useful? Do you feel the same way when it comes to the church? The Centre for Missional Leadership at St. Andrew’s Hall in Vancouver …
View course details “Treasures in Jars of Clay: A Retreat for Church Leaders”

Glenn Morison is on a short list of people who have worked both as a prison chaplain and as a stock broker. He is an ordained United Church Minister who has worshipped with the Quaker Meeting in Winnipeg for the last 11 years. This two-session online workshop will focus on things he wished he knew about money …
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“Am I called to be a pastor?” “What is your call story?” Questions like these imply that, to become a pastor, a person first needs a clear calling from God. Churches have varying expectations for how this call takes place—through a deep inwardly felt desire, after volunteer ministry and/or seminary training, by invitations from church …
View course details “renew: Living Call Stories: Dynamics of the Pastoral Vocation”

Do you need space? Maybe you are managing multiple roles and you need space to decompress? Are you considering experimenting with new ministry methods and need space to process? Perhaps you support multivocational leaders and want to learn more about the various spaces that help people thrive in their unique callings? Would you like a …
View course details “Sacred Side Hustle 2022: managing multiple paid and/or unpaid commitments as part of your unique vocation”

This event is only for Gathering of Leaders Participants and those who have received an invitation to join. Please login to view or contact our Exec. Dir. Haley Bankey for additional information on how you might join the Gathering of Leaders. We also welcome inquiries for all hope-filled, innovative, Episcopal leaders.