This unique, interactive Continuing Education opportunity invites preachers at all stages to share in learning from peers and coaches to develop and improve preaching practices. Guest presenters Dr. Sarah Travis (Minister of the Chapel, Knox College, Toronto) and Dr. Anthony Bailey (Coordinating Minister, Parkdale United Church, Ottawa) will offer model sermons and lead seminar groups …
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This is our second e-course on Jesus, but it is not necessary to take the first one before doing this one. Both courses were originally designed as Lenten retreats, but they can be done any time of year. You will receive 40 emails, each opening with a quotation about Jesus gathered from our reading of …
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“Whoever feels attracted to Jesus cannot adequately explain why,” Adolf Holl, author of Jesus in Bad Company wisely observed. “He must be prepared to be always correcting his image of Jesus for he will never exhaust what there is to know. Jesus is full of surprises.” That may actually be an understatement. From our reading …
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A social justice online learning circle on social location, individual and systemic power, social analysis, and the role of the prophet. The course will involve video conferences twice weekly via Zoom, on Wednesdays and Fridays at 3pm Central time as well as asynchronous online discussions and activities throughout the week.

Making Disciples of Jesus: A Training Day Studying the Bible builds a culture of discipleship, promotes greater engagement with the Christian faith, and offers leadership roles to lay members of congregations. But many people feel poorly equipped to lead a Bible study. This training day held jointly online and in person gives participants the tools …
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Does the 1500-year-old Rule of Benedict of Nursia have anything to say to the modern world? Yes, for sure it does — in fact, sometimes it seems like it has never been more relevant. In this one-month e-course, Joan Chittister offers 12 brief audio teachings on aspects of Benedictine spirituality with accompanying written reflections to …
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4 Tuesday evenings, January 28 to February 18, 2020, 7PM to 8.30PM EST In the church and in society, the theme of reconciliation is often invoked: in conversations about settler and indigenous relations in Canada, about race relations in the United States, about politics, about the mission of Christians, and so much more. This non-credit …
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The Gospel of John is beautifully written and compelling. It tells complex and wonderful stories, alludes frequently to other passages of Scripture, and contains many structural elements that highlight repeated themes of the good news it has to share. But it also unlike any other part of Scripture and can be challenging to understand. This …
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This course is an introduction to Christian apologetics and its relationship to evangelism. The course will teach the biblical, theological and historical foundations of Christian apologetics. Additionally, the course will serve as a primer of cultural exegesis and cultural hermeneutics, the goal of which is to equip students with the critical analytical tools to engage …
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Discipleship is a key theme in the life of the church today—and it’s a central concept in the Gospel of Matthew. This non-credit, 5-session online course is a follow-up to last year’s popular course on the Gospel of Luke. The course introduces the key themes of the Gospel of Matthew in preparation and is designed …
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