Many Christians today recognize that our work matters to God. Acknowledging the goodness and value of our daily work is a great start–but it’s just the beginning. Examine closely what the Bible really says about work. Deepen your theological understanding of why work matters and how it is to be done. Broaden your vision and …
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A comprehensive experience of conversion is essential for spiritual transformation and a vital piety. Join us as we examine the theology of religious experience, exploring the nature and character of Christian conversion, Christian initiation, and spiritual change. Learn to think critically and theologically about religious experience in general, with a particular focus on the nature …
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The Bible uses a number of images to represent friendship, including the beautiful picture of the knitting together of souls (1 Sam 18:1). This splendid image captures the essence of spiritual friendship: intimacy, loyalty, intentional connection, and a relationship undertaken in the presence of Christ. Spiritual friendship is an ancient practice. While theological reflection on …
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Christian salvation is a gift, but what is the nature of that gift? The doctrine of theosis suggests that God’s best gift in salvation is, quite simply, God’s self. Theosis––also called “divinization” or “deification”––teaches that God the Father sends the Son and the Spirit so that the saints may partake of the Trinity’s own divine …
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Christian practices constitute the Christian life. Communal practices facilitate the integration of personal, spiritual, academic, and global formation into coherent Christian discipleship through reflection, relationships, and practices. This is an integrative course that explores the identity and practices of Christian community as a people called, gathered, and sent by God. Together, professor and students will …
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What is mine to do? Who am I called to be? Why am I here? Join us for the refreshment, vitality and deepening in prayer that is made possible together in this expanded form of spiritual community. Through storytelling and sharing of their experience, the course leaders will help renew your appreciation of your life …
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Take advantage of the Early Bird rate, then be sure to reserve your guest room. WHAT: Three days of learning, sharing ideas and best practices for flourishing missional communities.  WHEN: April 27 – April 29 WHERE: Inn on Prince, Truro, NS  (+ Zoom option) THEME: Setting Sail! KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rev. Dr. Dawn Davis, from Huron University …
View course details “Vital Church Maritimes 2023 Conference”

Too often, “biblical womanhood” has been a term defined by submission and meekness, used to keep women in their place. Jordan Haynie Ware, of podcast Two Feminists Annotate the Bible has found through her studies that this just doesn’t match the Scriptures as written. Rather, the women of Scripture, and God’s interactions with them, have …
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Faithfully living out God’s missional call today requires us to see ministry and congregational life in fresh ways. Join in a series of online conversations to discover how to reframe our perspectives and reconnect with our neighbours in order to grow and flourish. reconnect & reframe is a learning and exploring partnership between the Diocese …
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This course seeks to empower Church lay leaders to understand their work and ministry in the context of spiritual leadership. Students will reflect on their own spiritual life journeys, will explore a toolkit of prayer practices and will begin to self-identify their ministries with the wider spiritual care of their congregations.