This course is designed to introduce the student to a variety of Christian Spiritual practices that will enhance his or her spiritual journey and respective ministry. Each week, the student will explore the elements and context of a certain spiritual practice and be invited to participate in it.

In the fourth century Evagrius of Pontus said, “A theologian is one who prays and one who prays is a theologian.” This is a central concern of spiritual theology, and this seminar provides an opportunity for us to reflect on this aspect of the faith we confess and practice. Our goal is to deepen our …
View course details “Seminar: Traditions and Practices of Prayer”

How did the Church arrive at the confession that God is Trinity? And how should Christians understand this confession today? This course argues that the patristic development of trinitarian theology is integral to understanding its meaning. We will engage with the extraordinary theological work of the fourth-century controversies, before and after the Council of Nicaea, …
View course details “Confessing the Trinity: Nicaea to Now”

This course offers an introduction to the Christian spiritual tradition up to the modern period.  For two millennia Christians have been praying and responding to the self-giving love of God in Jesus Christ by the gift of the Holy Spirit.  This response to God has taken place under the conditions of our humanity and it …
View course details “The Christian Spirit: A History of Christian Spirituality”

This course is designed to help students explore some of the critical theological and personal dynamics of being and becoming persons who are image-bearers, persons-in-relation with the triune God, their fellow human, and creation, persons joyfully participating in God’s mission to the world of people and creation. The overarching goal is to help students in …
View course details “Soul of Ministry: Becoming Persons-in-Relation”

What does your body say to you? Does it want you to know that it is holy? And if so, then how do you tend to your body and discover its wisdom? These are some of the questions that we will explore in this experiential e-workshop. Our guide will be Christine Valters Paintner who is …
View course details “The Wisdom of the Body E-Workshop”

rawn from ancient prayer practices of the Christian contemplative heritage, Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer in which we experience God’s presence within. This prayer facilitates the movement from more active modes of prayer into resting in God and consenting to God’s presence and action within us. The facilitators, Lynn Langdon and …
View course details “Introduction to Centering Prayer Workshop”

Virginia Theological Seminary has a series of “always available” courses available at the link provided. Here is what they say about them: “Lifelong Learning provides continuous opportunities for theological education in the service of faithful leadership. It is for the committed and the curious, lay and clergy eager to claim and explore their Christian vocations …
View course details “Collection of Lifelong Learning Courses”

Suffering is experienced both individually and in communities all over the world. How does Scripture help us to understand the nature of suffering and how to respond to suffering? How is the Christian hope understood in light of suffering? This course will explore how Scripture addresses these questions. Examining the powerful message of the Old …
View course details “Biblical Theology of Suffering & Hope”

Join the annual Calvin Symposium on Worship for worship and learning together around topics connected to Christian public worship. This ecumenical conference will   gather together worshipers from across Canada, the US, and beyond  bring together people from a variety of roles in worship and leadership, including pastors, worship planners and leaders, musicians, scholars, students, …
View course details “Calvin Symposium on Worship 2023”