If you came into this year with much of the same grief and fatigue you felt in 2020, you’re not alone. It’s easier than ever to feel less joy, more distraction, and a greater tendency to slip into mental and emotional autopilot The loss of connection; the weight of grief; the sense that the old …
View course details “Staying Grounded in the Storm”

Join us in the online Learning Centre in February as together we read through Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization For generations, the Bible has been employed by settler colonial societies as a weapon to dispossess Indigenous and racialized peoples of their lands, cultures, and spiritualities. Given this devastating legacy, many want nothing to …
View course details “Unsettling the Word: Biblical Experiments in Decolonization”

In times of pestilence and warfare, early pilgrims were forced to find safer alternatives to travel, and many walked the labyrinth, like the one embedded in the floor of Chartres Cathedral, in symbolic pilgrimage. Unlike a maze, which is designed with deceptive turns leading nowhere, all turns in a labyrinth lead the pilgrim toward the …
View course details “In the Footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare: A Virtual Pilgrimage to Assisi”

PIVOT FROM PANIC: DEACONS FOR A POST-PANDEMIC CHURCH La traducción al español se retrasa. Vuelve de nuevo la semana que viene.Lo siento mucho. ​A newly designed A3D Conference, all online and affordable at $65.00! ​​For all those interested in deacon formation, supervision and pastoral care.  Each diocese envisions the diaconate in a contextually customized way.  When the …
View course details “Association of Episcopal Deacons 2021 Conference”

Join this workshop to discover your congregation’s “why”; its mission in the community. At the core of what we do as a church is why we do it. Yes, it should all be centered on God, but how each congregation lives into that centeredness has to do with our stories. Stories as a people of …
View course details “Mission Possible”

Are you interested in reading, watching and learning about the history of race and racism in America and the impact it has on our world today – and engaging in meaningful conversation about change? Join an online cohort and explore a rich curriculum focused on Indigenous, Black, Latino, and Asian Pacific Americans as their histories …
View course details “Facilitating Conversations on Race and Faith: The Sacred Ground Curriculum”

In this workshop for lay disciples involved in pastoral visiting, participants will discuss what the Church teaches about death and dying, prayer resources, and bringing the Christian hope to those who are grieving. This workshop will be online and will be led by Helen Holbrook and Colleen Matthews. Helen is a priest and experienced chaplain, …
View course details “Pastoral Care with the Dying (and their loved ones)”

A workshop for lay disciples involved in pastoral visiting, this workshop will give participants an opportunity to explore how to care for those who have lost a loved one. Prayer resources, healthy grieving, and sitting with hard emotions will be discussed. This workshop will be online and will be led by Helen Holbrook and Colleen …
View course details “Pastoral Care with the Bereaved”

Faculty: The Rev. Marsha Roscoe This course uses the Book of Acts as a model for contemporary ministry in the communities in which God has planted us. Led by The Rev. Marsha Roscoe and The Rev. Richard Jorgensen.  

The Kelso Community Conversation on Race and Faith OVERVIEW From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible proclaims justice and prosperity for the poor: the Exodus is a founding story of God being on the side of the poor and oppressed, the Deuteronomic Code offers commandments that say that how you care for your neighbor is how you …
View course details “Difficult Texts: Confronting What the Bible Really Says About Poverty, Authority, and the Status Quo”