What to expect? Each week during the online training sessions you can expect to invest an average of 5 hrs per week in developing this skill.  This breaks down to 2 hours for the online training, approximately 1.5 hours completing the required readings, and 1.5 hours engaging with your peer coaching partner via Zoom or …
View course details “Transformational Coaching Training”

Why Spiritual Care for Trauma is Critical Much like an earthquake has aftershocks, traumatic experiences have an afterlife ― one that can last much longer than the moment itself. From the outside, someone can seem fine, even when hurt and grief are cracked open just below the surface. Understanding how to provide spiritual care in …
View course details “Spiritual Care for Trauma: People and Congregations”

“The witness of Scripture recognizes and affirms God’s love for all members of the human family and the priority given in Jesus’ ministry to children and the vulnerable of society.” — Excerpt from the Charter for the Safety of People within the Churches of the Anglican Communion, adopted by General Synod in 2019 Safeguarding the …
View course details “Becoming a Safer Church”

The Calgary School of Discipleship is pleased to announce the Faith, Witness and Ministry Course is now open for registration. The course will be held on four Saturday mornings, from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, on November 19, November 26, December 3 and December 10, and led by The Rev. Chris Roth. In many people’s …
View course details “Faith, Witness and Ministry Course”

Do you have an interest, calling or are just curious about Pastoral Care? Maybe you want to be better equipped to support your church community, friends or your own family. We are all called to care and care deeply, as we are able, with one another. Maybe this is a “brush up” opportunity or time …
View course details “Pastoral Care Training (7 weekly sessions in Fall 2022 or Winter 2023)”

Strong preaching is often identified as a reason for participation in weekly worship.  And yet, the demands of weekly sermon preparation on top of other responsibilities is a heavy load for pastors to carry alone. Be part of the Sustaining the Preaching Life Program to be renewed through vocational friendships and a fresh look at the weekly sermon. 1. …
View course details “Preachers helping preachers.”

This Tuesday evening class will meet online for a total of 4 classes via Zoom meeting. This Lifelong Learning short course explores the power and passion of biblical prophecy. Through creative Bible study (including art, music, PowerPoint, film, and lively discussion), we will discover how the Bible uses all kinds of people—men, women, and children—as …
View course details “The Passion of Prophecy”

Et si on remplaçait, dans nos prédications, le mot salut par le mot identité ? La société nous dicte: « sois toi-même, deviens qui tu es ! ». Or plus nous devons être « original » et plus nous devenons tous pareils, soumis au devoir de paraître et de  produire, de faire commerce de notre …
View course details “La prédication et l’identité chrétienne dans un monde en mutation”

The Canadian Ecumenical Anti-Racism Network (CEARN) of the Canadian Council of Churches invites you to two days of ecumenical support and engagement in anti-racism in and through the churches. The immensity of the racism across the country that has risen up and become bolder has affected Canadian churches and its members. How are churches responding and how can we do more to actively respond in faithful ways? CEARN …
View course details “Sharing, Solidarity and Action: Racial Justice and the Canadian Churches”

What does your body say to you? Does it want you to know that it is holy? And if so, then how do you tend to your body and discover its wisdom? These are some of the questions that we will explore in this experiential e-workshop. Our guide will be Christine Valters Paintner who is …
View course details “The Wisdom of the Body E-Workshop”