Our Discernment Pathway process is holistic, communal and practice oriented. It’s a safe and resource rich environment to ask questions, learn and work out in community how God might be directing you. What to expect? Bi-weeky online learning cohort – we’ll create a community of practice as we discern together Curated experiences, spiritual practices, resources …
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Faithful Innovation Online Community
Over the course of seven months, you and members of your faith community will discover a Spirit-led way forward—past the noise and beyond the walls that separate us. By activating and encouraging curiosity, you can experiment in a place that’s safe enough to ask hard questions and discover answers that empower and sustain. WHAT HAPPENS …
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Spirituality, Christian Identity and Leadership: The Worldview of Desmond Tutu
The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Battle, Professor of Church and Society and Director of the Desmond Tutu Center at The General Theological Seminary, joins the Trinity Community for a three-week series based on his new book, Desmond Tutu: A Spiritual Autobiography of South Africa’s Confessor. Register for this series, and ask for a free copy …
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Symposium on the Spirituality of Children
An online gathering for advanced study of and discussion about the spirituality of children. About this event This event is brought to you by the department of Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary This online Symposium will focus on the latest research in the field of Children’s Spirituality. Our schedule will include a keynote address …
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Cultivating Missional Disciples: Christian Practice for Mission in Daily Life
The Venerable Dr. David J. Anderson God has a mission and invites Christian disciples to participate in God’s own life and work. Christian formation is all about being formed in this life and for this work. It is not a self-improvement project or self-help scheme. It is the work of the Holy Spirit in Christian …
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Reimagining Church (formerly Mission 101)
John P. Bowen Are you frustrated by the decline in church attendance and ministry participation at your parish? Perhaps you’re hearing the buzz around terms like missional church, discipleship and fresh expressions, but are baffled about what those mean or how they might relate to your own parish. Maybe you haven’t heard of missional church …
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Adaptive Leadership in Anxious Times: Called to Lead When You Don’t Know Where You Are Going
he Most Reverend Colin R. Johnson 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 …
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Connecting with Indigenous Knowledge
The Venerable Val Kerr and Janice Whiteley 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 …
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Christian Foundations: From Abraham to Jesus
Patrick Paulsen Many people are familiar with the concept of an overarching narrative (storyline) when looking at the history of our faith: from the Old Testament, through to the New and on into the history of the church, we can see God at work. However, when people think of, say, the Old Testament, disconnected images …
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