A Free Virtual Retreat for Clergy After a demanding and stressful year, Shalem offers clergy an opportunity to slow down and reconnect to the deeper ground of the Spiritual Heart with this free 24-hour retreat on Zoom. During the spaciousness of this time there will be teaching, sharing, silence and reflection. Having completed the Lenten …
View course details “Finding Deeper Ground: Living and Leading from the Spiritual Heart: A Free Virtual Retreat for Clergy”
Do you yearn to see, listen and act more deeply from your spiritual heart? Do you wish to develop or deepen a consistent daily spiritual practice? Register now This Lent, deepen your spiritual heart and be supported in your daily spiritual practice. Join Tilden Edwards, Shalem’s founder and senior fellow, for six weekly sessions. With …
View course details “Living from the Spiritual Heart”
Faculty: The Rev. Canons Chris Streeter and Dan Morrow Description: As we approach a full year living through the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are keenly aware of the heightened anxiety present in our lives and the lives of those we have been called to serve. Pastoral conversations increasingly include expressions of worry, anger, and …
View course details “Conversations that Inspire Change”
Join Christine Luna Munger for this four-part experiential, skill-based teaching series based on her work with Contemplative Dialogue. This workshop responds to folks’ desires to learn how to engage one another in civil dialogue; this workshop responds to the need for practical, concrete tools and postures which support meaningful engagement with others. Through a framework …
View course details “Dialogue as Spiritual Practice by Christine Luna Munger”
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”
Led by: Anna Racine (guest suite and all meals included) Understanding forgiveness is the first key to being able to forgive. Learn how to identify the stages of forgiveness on the journey to letting go. Explore how to release negative emotions of hurt, anger, blame and hatred so you can live more fully alive. This …
View course details “POWER OF FORGIVENESS: a weekend retreat at Mount Carmel Spiritual Centre”
The summer lectures and courses are listed on this page
How can you incorporate more spiritual storytelling into your ministry? There’s a reason Jesus told stories. Stories stir the soul. They have the power to engage listeners and communicate a message more effectively than almost anything else. They help us make meaning in the midst of confusion and struggle. They create a shared understanding that …
View course details “Book Hub Event “Writing Spiritual Stories””
WYP1621H Summary: In this course, students examine several unique characteristics and roles of non-profit organizations, including urban agencies, NGOs, churches and community-based organizations. Core issues and practices pertaining to the effective management and leadership of non-profit organizations within diverse contexts will be explored. Students in this course will focus on six significant capacity areas of …
View course details “Management and Leadership of Not for Profits Organisations”
This class is intended for lay or ordained persons sensing a call to the ministry of spiritual leadership, companionship, and/or direction. Companions in Discernment is a communal journey of experiential learning and prayerful individual discernment. While participating in this class, participants will engage in formation and discernment processes that include: Immersion in a guided Ignatian discernment …
View course details “Companions in Ignatian Discernment: Am I Called to Spiritual Leadership or Direction?”
