Join Our Next Webinar – April 29th 4pm EDT Every church is shaped by generational differences. This can take the shape of the often asked question of why an age group is not present (every generation in Canada has its own “culture”). Perhaps in the distant past yours was an immigrant church and the negotiation …
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UTO’s, Bexley Seabury’s Theology of Gratitude Conference moved online, now free
The United Thank Offering (UTO) and Bexley Seabury are moving The Theology of Gratitude Conference online in order to ensure the health and safety of all involved as well as to include more people in participating in the conference. The one-day live webinar conference will take place on April 24. Join online Please register here …
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Creating Sanctuary for Ourselves and Others – 2020 (E-Course)
Take a moment to recall the places that replenish you, where you have gone or still go to find serenity, safety, and the sacred. This e-course offers you an opportunity to bask in the gift of such places, to foster creative new ideas about how to design a sanctuary, and to receive inspiration for offering …
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Re-imagining Adult Formation Online Cohort – Spring 2020 (via Zoom)
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Mt 28:19-20) Are you wrestling with …
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International Training course “Introduction to Healing of Memories”
Course Leader – Fr. Michael Lapsley, SSM The Institute for the Healing of Memories seeks to contribute to the healing journey of individuals, communities and nations. Our work is grounded in the belief that we are all in need of healing because of what we have done, what we have failed to do, and what …
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Exploring Paperless Music and Leadership Practices
Share a weekend of singing, worship, and learning in community with Sylvia Miller-Mutia, David Poole, and Paul Vasile. Together we’ll explore the ancient and new practice of paperless (oral/aural tradition) music leadership, sharing songs as people did before music or words were written down. – Learn leadership skills and strategies for sharing paperless songs in …
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God’s Dwelling Place: A Desert Interfaith Pilgrimage
At the heart of all religions is a deep interplay between spiritual grounding and spiritual journey. Ghost Ranch, situated in a stunning high desert landscape and within a rich confluence of cultures and religions stretching back to prehistoric times, affords a perfect setting for exploring both place and pilgrimage. We will do just that in …
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Strangers & Angels Unaware: Demographic Change, Church Decline and Radical Hope (Free Webinar)
Rather than lamenting the declining attendance in our churches as a bad/sad thing, what if we see it as a Divine invitation to a radical new hope, a re-conceptualization of church in Canada. This webinar will present specific info on demographic changes and projections in the Canadian population, as well as patterns of church decline, …
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Sister Water and the Sultan – Exploring our Spiritual Lives with Francis of Assisi
Come and enjoy the awakening earth on this guided retreat with leader Len Desroches. How do we live lovingly with each other – especially as we are divided by culture, nationality, religion and more? How do we live responsibly and lovingly with the natural world? Francis of Assisi lived by the words of the anonymous …
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Christian Formation
Since 1928, clergy, professional educators, and counless volunteers have come to Kanuga to share the best formation practices, be inspired by great speakers and rekindled for ministry. This conference offers the opportunity to explore how we form faith in an ecosystem of intergenerational relationships and faith experiences at church, home and through missional formation work …
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