November 5-7, 2021 with the Rev. Canon Karen Montagno “Where do we go from here? Chaos or community?” It’s a question the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King posed in the late 1960s to society in a time of seeming chaos, challenge, and change, and it resonates in these times. Explore this question with the Rev. …
View course details “Abundance in the Midst of Challenge–Retreat”

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 …
View course details “Spirituality, Christian Identity and Leadership: The Worldview of Desmond Tutu”

This year, Every Child Matters is growing from a single day to a full week of Truth and Reconciliation programming. About this event This year, we’re proud to announce that Every Child Matters is growing from a single day to a full week of Truth and Reconciliation programming. Last year’s unprecedented online event was attended …
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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 …
View course details “Connecting with Indigenous Knowledge”

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Faced with an opportunity to tell an uncomfortable truth, a lot of us feel the need to “clean it up” before sharing. When that happens, we end up creating edited, sanitized versions of our stories that ultimately leave us feeling cut off from our community. More often than not, guilt and shame are the things …
View course details “Guilt, Shame, and Storytelling”

Have you experienced deep disappointment, hurt or betrayal in an important relationship? · Do you continue to suffer from a conflict or trauma that occurred long ago? · Are unresolved issues affecting your health, finances or relationships? This interactive workshop identifies the stumbling blocks to forgiveness, and then provides positive, practical methods to work through …
View course details “Forgiveness: What is it and how to do it?”

Whether confronting the legacy of historical white supremacy or exploring the effects of wage and wealth inequality, we are challenged to explore our social identities and related attachments in this time. And we are invited to turn toward and take up our part of the work of minimizing socially created surplus suffering. How might our …
View course details “Practicing the Inner Work of Racial Justice”

Course Description The Residential School tragedy highlights the need for senior church leaders to examine the Church’s prevailing Indigenous perspectives and practices. This course aims at helping build a healthy respect for Indigenous identity as “other”, neither vilifying or idealizing, but seeking to become an ally. Throughout this six-class course, you’ll explore the topics of …
View course details “Master Class on Canadian Indigenous Realities and the Canadian Church with Ray Aldred”

Jesus plays a central role in the Islamic tradition and offers a rich entry point into Christian-Muslim dialogue. Zeyneb Sayilgan, Ph.D., will lead this study of the person and mission of Jesus as presented in Muslim sacred scripture – the Qur’an. Students will assess the Qur’an’s significance for Muslim faith and practice, examine Qur’anic passages …
View course details “Jesus in the Qur’an: An Entry Point for Interfaith Dialogue”