The landscape of the Canadian Church is shifting. What if that is actually a good thing? What if there are opportunities to disrupt unhealthy systems and move toward a future of increasing flourishing for leaders and congregations? One tool of disruption is to limit the influence of money on the ministry in Canada. Multivocational ministry …
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Emmaus Certificate in Formational Leadership
“Take care how you listen.” – The words of Jesus to his disciples, Luke 8 Emmaus is a place, an environment, a culture where spiritual growth occurs. Together we are learning disciplines, habits and rhythms that give honor and time to the consistent, incremental, hidden working of the Holy Spirit. In Emmaus, we are learning …
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Working Blessedly: The Shape of Marketplace Theology
Marketplace theology is good for the soul, the body, and the workplace. But what is it? Join us as we build on the Puritan William Perkins’s definition of theology–the science of living blessedly forever–to explore a Christian vision of marketplace theology: working blessedly forever. Reflect scripturally and theologically on practical questions: Why work–remunerated or not? …
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The Bible and Work: Going Deeper and Broader
Many Christians today recognize that our work matters to God. Acknowledging the goodness and value of our daily work is a great start–but it’s just the beginning. Examine closely what the Bible really says about work. Deepen your theological understanding of why work matters and how it is to be done. Broaden your vision and …
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Calling, Context, and the Church: From Belonging to Witness
How do churches discern and incarnate God’s calling in their communities? Grounded in a theological framework for vocation, insights from contemporary scholar-practitioners, qualitative tools and strategies, and relevant case studies that include the work of Regent Exchange, this course offers a fresh approach to vocation with practical implications for the church as a learning community. …
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OPEN HANDS, WILLING HEARTS
What is mine to do? Who am I called to be? Why am I here? Join us for the refreshment, vitality and deepening in prayer that is made possible together in this expanded form of spiritual community. Through storytelling and sharing of their experience, the course leaders will help renew your appreciation of your life …
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renew: Living Call Stories: Dynamics of the Pastoral Vocation
“Am I called to be a pastor?” “What is your call story?” Questions like these imply that, to become a pastor, a person first needs a clear calling from God. Churches have varying expectations for how this call takes place—through a deep inwardly felt desire, after volunteer ministry and/or seminary training, by invitations from church …
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Foundations of the Courage & Renewal Approach
Throughout 5 online sessions, learn how the values, principles, and practices of the Courage & Renewal® approach, taken together, create trustworthy spaces to explore questions of meaning, purpose, and how to live authentically with integrity and courage. Sessions will take place every Saturday, 9-11am ET. The Courage & Renewal approach is premised on the notion …
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Sacred Side Hustle 2022: managing multiple paid and/or unpaid commitments as part of your unique vocation
Do you need space? Maybe you are managing multiple roles and you need space to decompress? Are you considering experimenting with new ministry methods and need space to process? Perhaps you support multivocational leaders and want to learn more about the various spaces that help people thrive in their unique callings? Would you like a …
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Wayfinding – a Discernment pathway
WAYFINDING Historically, wayfinding refers to the techniques used by travellers over land and sea to find relatively unmarked and often mislabeled routes. Given the ever changing shifts we’ve been experiencing this year as leaders here in Canada, it seems that so many of us, whether church planters, established church pastors, neighbourhood catalysts or lay people, …
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