We are all innovators now. Only a year ago, “sustainability” and “innovation” described extracurricular activities for churches—mostly niche projects that had minimal impact on the daily work of ministry. Suddenly, in 2020, innovation is what we all do—ready or not. We are exhausted and disoriented by this newness, not just because innovation is unfamiliar to …
View course details “Knee-Deep in Flotsam: Reimagining Ministry Now That Everything Has Changed”

Lead From Transformation in partnership with New Leaf Network invites you to explore Transformational Coaching. Transformational Coaching is a 9-week online experience that equips you with coaching skills and practices while giving you transformational tools so you can better coach and lead from your own transformation. Transformational Coaching started in 2016 and has trained close …
View course details “Winter 2021 Transformational Coaching Session”

Join us for a three-part Zoom seminar entitled “A Bus-load of Faith” led by Bishop Geoff Woodcroft, Ryan Turnbull, and Wilson Akinwale. In session one we discuss how the Lord is at work in us as we live into our baptismal covenant. As we are supported by our brothers and sisters in Christ we discover that …
View course details ““A Bus-load of Faith”: A Deeper Dive for Parish Leaders”

We’re dealing with a pandemic, climate change, and an economic crisis. The names of Black Americans killed by police officers have once again become rallying cries for justice. A presidential election has highlighted just how divided our nation is. After everything that has happened this year, you may have found yourself becoming emotionally disconnected – …
View course details “Emotional Intelligence in Tumultuous Times”

Facilitator: Marg Van Herk-Paradis As the awareness of mental health challenges grows in the church, church leaders require skills and tools to navigate the intersection between mental health and conflict. This two-morning workshop addresses such questions as, “How does mental health impact how we approach conflict?” and “What strategies and tools can be deployed when …
View course details “Mental Health and Conflict in Faith Communities–ONLINE”

Facilitator: Marg Van Herk-Paradis or Betty Pries This highly interactive and educational workshop invites you to consider the building blocks that create conflict and those that assist or detract in conflict’s resolution. This four-morning workshop includes reflection, conversation, and exercises as conflicts are studied and models for addressing conflicts are considered. Significant time will be …
View course details “Understanding Conflict Foundations–ONLINE”

Facilitator: Dr. Betty Pries While giving and receiving feedback is difficult in the workplace, it is even more challenging in the congregational context where the desire to be kind can outweigh a commitment to honesty and where most of those to whom feedback might be given or from whom feedback might be received are volunteers. …
View course details “Courageous Conversations: Speaking Truth in Love”

Pastoral leaders face the challenge and opportunity of leading parishes and congregations in mission. This course will introduce students to ideas and practices informed by the missio dei (the Mission of God), for the support of congregational mission. Themes covered will include the spirituality of mission, neighbourhood engagement, eucharistic missiology, and new monasticism.  

How do you plan for your congregation’s recovery and reentry in a way that is not only safe but also effective in achieving its vision and mission? Join us as we explore a data-grounded approach to revealing and responding to the impact of Covid-19 on our congregations and communities, and the issues surrounding reopening congregations …
View course details “Covid-19 Impact and Recovery Planning for Congregations”

Are you stepping into unfamiliar territory where you must supervise others, or have you been supervising for some time without a clear understanding of what you’re going? Supervision, especially in a faith-based environment, requires learning new skills — probably skills you did not learn in seminary! Join foremost church organization Susan Beaumont live for this …
View course details “Stepping Up to Supervision with Susan Beaumont”