Through prayer, creativity, and reflection participants will be encouraged to be innovative partners on the creative edge of where the Spirit of God is recreating the church and what it means to be a “Missional Church” while keeping the history of Indigenous Peoples in mind. The history of Indigenous Peoples is one important element of …
View course details “Connecting with Indigenous Knowledge”

In these unprecedented times, God continues to lead us in new challenges where the precedented ways of leadership are not always helpful. Yet, this changed and ever-changing world remains the object of God’s missional intentions. God’s Spirit continues to give us gifts for these ventures of faith. We can join in God’s mission with confidence …
View course details “Adaptive Leadership in Anxious Times: Called to Lead When You Don’t Know Where You Are Going”

How do we connect God’s mission, and therefore the mission of the church, with the culture in which we live and speak in ways that help people make sense of their lives and their purpose through the lens of the Gospel? How can our words as preachers help others follow Jesus’ Way of Love more …
View course details “Missional Preaching”

We do not have to look far to find churches that are no longer the thriving congregations they once were. This can cause us great heartache. We can feel discouraged by the declining church engagement we see around us, and many of us long to find those ways to “fix” what seems to be an …
View course details “The Persistent Parish: Pursuing Missional Movement in Cozy Congregations”

Are you ready to take your coaching to the next level? Coaching begins with training, but it doesn’t stop there. Gathering information is good and gaining skills is necessary. Ultimately, that work creates the foundation for what comes next: empowering actual clients to embrace growth and overcome obstacles. The difference between good coaches and great …
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Coaching can help leaders clarify vision, get unstuck, and live more fully into their God-given potential in all areas of life. Coaching focuses on the principles of accompaniment to empower individuals to discover their own potential and to take ownership of living into this vision. Level One Basic Skills Coach Training will give you 20 …
View course details “Level 1 Basic Skills Coach Training”

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”