Drawing on resources from academia, the arts and family life Canadian Churches have been doing work over the years to attend to the brokenness in our history of unjust relationships with Indigenous people in Canada. More work is needed, and the work moves at a human pace. Yet, when we get stuck, be it from …
View course details “Unlocking Capacity for Just Relationship”

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 integrative course explores the identity and practices of Christian community as a people called, gathered, and sent by God. Together, professor and students will study and enact …
View course details “Spiritual Practices in the Company of Others”

Developed in partnership with the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and the Calvin University School of Graduate and Continuing Studies, this online course equips leaders of all types of ministries with practical tools for relating well to people from a variety of cultures. Understanding and respecting cultural differences is key to a healthy ministry. What …
View course details “Cultural Values in Ministry”

Who is the Other? In a society so culturally and religiously diverse as Canada, how do we, current and future leaders of church and society, build just relations with the Other without breaching the Other’s identity? This course explores these questions and their spiritual implications for our time and place. A particular focus of this …
View course details “Intercultural Theology and Spirituality”

Be part of Engage Difference! Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry (DUIM). This is a 5-day interactive and engaging program with practical ideas for implementation in your own context. This program held for five days focused on faith, heart, mind, and skills for the art of intercultural ministry. If you are a ministry leader or community …
View course details “Engage Difference: Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry”

Many Christians and faith communities across Canada desire deeply to meet the Calls to Action developed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Final Report. But sometimes knowing where to start is a difficult task. Join us for a three week series, in preparation for September 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We’ll learn how …
View course details “Unsettling – How faith communities can be “unsettled” and work towards right relations with Indigenous peoples”

When you hear the words ‘Muslim’ or ‘Islam,’ what comes to mind? This course will survey key elements of Islam as a religious and cultural tradition from its historical beginnings to its contemporary global expressions. Students need no prior knowledge for this course as we will develop basic familiarity with the Islamic tradition’s figures, beliefs, …
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The 2024 Festival of Faiths will celebrate the beauty of creativity and the power of ideas to change the world. Share in this experience of Sacred Imagining as we lean into our highest potential, explore our authentic selves and reimagine what the future might hold. Sneak Peek at this Year’s Festival Sessions • Faith and Imagination • Interrogating Imaginations: …
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We are excited to announce that we have received funding from the Ministry Investment Fund and the Office of the General Synod to further our mission to enhance the participation and representation of Black Anglicans in Canada. We invite you to the Disrupt, Heal, Lead Conference 2024, a 3-day event from August 14-17, 2024, at …
View course details “Disrupt, Heal, Lead Conference 2024 In-Person”

“Shaping an immigrant congregation to be healthy and missional” is what this course is about. This course discusses how to help immigrant churches move out of their ethnic enclaves and become effective agents for the gospel in a pluralistic world. In this course, we will discuss the task of navigating immigrant church members to be …
View course details “Becoming a Missional Immigrant Congregation”