Whether you’re high-tech, low-tech, or no-tech whatsoever, it’s nearly impossible to miss the shift that’s taking place in our culture. Curiosity is on the rise. Participation is sparking creativity and connection. For the first time ever, digital technology is shaping our values. Our churches need the capacity and will to engage with a changing culture—one …
View course details “Hybrid Ministry in a Post-Pandemic Church”

Taught by the Rev. Dr. Trish McCarthy. Delivered in 2 four-day modules, four weeks apart with reading and assignments in between. Pre-Requisite: five years of half to full-time parish ministry or the comparable based on consultation with instructor. This type of course could possibly interest those experienced in ministry in advance studies.  

Designed for Vestry leaders, Shaped by Faith Teams and congregations, and clergy.  Attendance and membership numbers give us some good information about our congregations, but they’re not the whole story. Faith Development in Community offers a lens to help us see all the different ways people are engaging with and being fed by what our …
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Listen. Learn. Experiment. Connect. Applications and expressions of interest are welcomed for our missional leadership learning cohort, called The Connectors FOUR. Deadline is midnight Dec. 12th. *Do you sense that God is nudging you to try something new?  *To reach out to people who might never come to Sunday morning worship?  *To be the hands, …
View course details “THE CONNECTORS FOUR: Missional leadership cohort”

Leaders in the church face the deep challenge of cultivating Christian identity, practice, and community in a pluralistic, divided culture in which people tend to seek the good without God. They must lead their communities through processes of adaptation, learning, and innovation in mission. Meaningful engagement with complex challenges like these functions best in communities …
View course details “Missional Leadership Cohort for Episcopal Priests 2022”

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The RESTORE conference will be looking at an understanding of God gleaned from Scripture which shapes our call as Christians – the work of God in restoring humanity taken up by the church.  During the two day conference we will be covering such things as the solicitude of God and how this is to be …
View course details “Restore Conference, by Renovaré Canada”

In order to deliver content to better meet expectations, we are offering two workshops. Mental Health and Conflict Introduction and Mental Health and Conflict Advanced.  See workshop descriptions below for more details: MENTAL HEALTH AND CONFLICT: INTRODUCTION Instructor: Marg Van Herk-Paradis As we gain a greater awareness of and recognize the impact mental health challenges have in …
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To which biblical passages do we turn when we are hurting and angry? What do judgment, mercy and forgiveness mean when the Body of Christ is torn by conflict? This workshop assumes that the Bible is a critical conversation partner when we experience conflict in our congregation. As a group, participants will be invited to wrestle theologically and biblically toward a …
View course details “Forming Peaceable Congregations: A Biblical Perspective”

This workshop is being delivered online Recognizing that our social structures and personal biases can get in the way of commitment to respecting our colleagues and community members,  this interactive workshop will engage themes of prejudice, power and privilege in a manner that honours all voices in the room while also challenging the biases and …
View course details “Transforming Power, Prejudice and Privilege: Building equitable, diverse and inclusive communities and organizations”