Join racial justice and equity educators, The Revs. Carla Christopher Wilson and Kevin Barron, for a Lenten series on uncovering the practical aspects of our scriptural call to community activism. Too often we recognize God’s summons to love our neighbor but we fall short in knowing how to begin. Focusing on a deep dwelling in …
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Awaken to your yearning for a different kind of presence and develop the skills, knowledge, and actions for self-transformation. The Introductory Wisdom School is a 14-week online course introducing students to the Christian Wisdom path and is designed to increase your capacity to know. Knowing in this tradition does not mean an increase in intellectual …
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Featuring Richard Rohr Get a unique window into Franciscan thought and practice with Franciscan Richard Rohr. Step outside your comfortable ideas and habits. Move into new experiences of God, self, and others. Learning Objectives Cultivate Franciscan wisdom in your daily life through reflection and engagement with Fr. Richard’s teaching Expand your awareness of the themes …
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Gain the theological training you need to grow as a lay leader in your congregation. What You Will Learn From preaching and teaching to providing pastoral care or designing worship, lay leaders serve their congregations in a variety of roles – often without the theological background or seminary degrees their colleagues may have. With the …
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Monthly Workshops Designed to Help You Lead On Environmental Stewardship, Climate Hope, and Water Justice What You Will Learn The needs around how we think about and talk through environmental issues have never been more pronounced. From up-to-date content to a better understanding of local and global issues, what we don’t know has real consequences. …
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Sharing Stories of Serving Christ and the Community in a variety of ways. Join in a 3-week Zoom series to hear how several people discovered their gifts and deep joy in serving their neighbourhoods. RUNS: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Jan. 24: Children’s & Multi-Generational Ministry – Maxine Simpkin, St. John the Evangelist, Middle …
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Overview Whether you are new to Group Spiritual Direction, wish to explore it further, or are seeking support and guidance for forming a group, please consider joining us for this workshop. • Experience Group Spiritual Direction (GSD) each day with an experienced facilitator. • Deepen your contemplative grounding for this prayer practice through authentic sharing …
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OVERVIEW The psalms give voice to a range of human emotions, from despair to exultation. In this class we will study psalms (both classical / Biblical, and contemporary poems that function in similar ways) and then open our creative channels to write our own. Both the reading and the writing will enliven our relationship with …
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Experience introspective and ecstatic practices of three ancient spiritual paths: Kabbalistic-Judaism, Early Contemplative Christianity and Sufi-Islam. This unique experiential seminar will journey deep into sacred music chanting, and spiritual mindfulness practices, drawing from the hidden wisdom of the traditions of the Near East. These practices result in heart opening, increased compassion, deepening of inner explorations, …
View course details “Retreat: Intro to Sacred music of the Abrahamic faiths for Resilience and Soothing Uncertainty”

“A missional church is a community of people who look outward and are able to connect with others that are not already members of a church organization”  – Reggie McNeal, Missional Renaissance) Does your parish: Believe that stewardship is more than simply asking parishioners to give more money? Want to change from a theology of …
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