Certification as an ACPE Educator by ACPE is an earned privilege and responsibility. It is achieved by meeting the requirements for certification in the ACPE Competencies. ACPE certified educators are clinical pastoral educators who are academically prepared and who are authorized by a recognized faith group. They combine perspectives from theology and the behavioral sciences …
View course details “ACPE Educator Certification Process”
Building Leadership Resilience for Ministry : Applying “The Working Genius”
(Two half days online – one full day credit equivalent) Instructor: Marg Van Herk Paradis (The URL link for this course seems to take one to an introductory course for the Working Genius tool, but if you scroll down you can find the second course). During these unprecedented times, how can we minister from a …
View course details “Building Leadership Resilience for Ministry : Applying “The Working Genius””
Level 1 Basic Skills Coach Training
Are you feeling a pull to coaching? Coaching can help leaders clarify vision, get unstuck, and live more fully into their God-given potential in all areas of life. Coaching focuses on the principles of accompaniment and empowering the individual to discover their own potential and take ownership of living into this vision. Level One Basic …
View course details “Level 1 Basic Skills Coach Training”
Made in the Image and Likeness of God Retreat
We are often reminded that we are made in the image and likeness of God which is a message that we accept by faith. Yet, can this claim be supported with scientific evidence? Join us as we explore exciting discoveries about the human genome that uncover an ancient message coded in the DNA of every …
View course details “Made in the Image and Likeness of God Retreat”
SEASONS OF GRIEF RETREAT – Surviving Loss
Are you in a Season of Grief? Grief moves and changes like the seasons. Come and explore grief through the seasons of loss, change, growth and renewal. This retreat is for people experiencing loss through death/separation/divorce/lost relationships and life changes. An opportunity to examine your loss by using the seasons as a metaphor to discover …
View course details “SEASONS OF GRIEF RETREAT – Surviving Loss”
LIFE CHANGES: Who Am I Now?
Put more joy and more meaning into your life through self-awareness and self-esteem. A workshop for anyone who has gone through or is anticipating a major change in their life. We will explore how self-image is formed and affected across the lifespan, the components of self-esteem, the strengths which enable us to navigate change, the …
View course details “LIFE CHANGES: Who Am I Now?”
Working Genius: Discover and apply a new and effective leadership tool
We are pleased to add this relevant new series of training workshops using the recently developed tool “Working Genius” which we are applying to the Congregational Leadership Stream. The following workshops can be taken together, or you can register for “Discover your Leadership Genius” as a stand alone workshop applied to the mediation stream or congregational …
View course details “Working Genius: Discover and apply a new and effective leadership tool”
Forgiveness: What is it and how to do it?
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?”
Practicing the Inner Work of Racial Justice
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”
Master Class on Canadian Indigenous Realities and the Canadian Church with Ray Aldred
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”