Embrace the Past, Transform the Future with a ‘Crash Course’ on Church History. What you’ll learn Embark on the transformative “Crash Course: Church”—an on-demand journey that unravels the historical origins of the Christian church and offers theologically-sound answers to common questions posed by spiritual seekers, new believers, and Christian disciples alike. Delve into the church’s …
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Starting a Fresh Expression of Church
Unlocking the Future of Community Engagement with Fresh Expressions What you’ll learn What could it look like to nurture thriving, fully-developed faith communities that live somewhere permanently outside the confines of traditional church buildings? In “Starting a Fresh Expression of Church,” we invite you to embark on the transformative journey of redefining how you perceive …
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The Table: A Shared Feast: Nourishing Hope for a Flourishing Future Church in Canada
The table is such an ordinary place… …yet set with food, drink and friends it can become a life-changing place where we can meet Jesus. There’s hidden goodness in these when we slow down and gather at the table from all the nooks and crannies, cities, and towns from coast-to-coast here in Canada. That’s why …
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Mapping Your Leadership Development Journey with Sarah Drummond
Many ministerial leaders know intuitively that they have a lot to learn about leadership. Why do they sense a void in need of filling? Not just because seminary didn’t prepare them for today’s demands. Not just because the church and culture are changing at a breakneck pace. But rather because they want to be of …
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The Soul of Leadership: Developing the Spirituality of Influence
This course is both a “how to” and a “how come” investigation of leadership in business, not-for-profits, and churches—in both large and small enterprises. Leadership is understood as a relationship of influence in which goals are accomplished and followership is gained. Building on a solid theological foundation, the professor will explore dimensions of leadership particularly …
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Adaptive Leadership in Anxious Times: Called to Lead When You Don’t Know Where You’re Going
In these unprecedented times, God continues to lead us in new challenges where the precedented ways of leadership are not always helpful. Yet, this changed and ever-changing world remains the object of God’s missional intentions. God’s Spirit continues to give us gifts for these ventures of faith. We can join in God’s mission with confidence …
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How We Do Things Around Here: Anglican Polity 101
Understanding how – and why – the church organizes itself is not only a matter of interest for Christians and their grasp of church history and governance, but it is crucial for members of a specific denomination to participate fully in their church – whether in lay or ordained ministry. It is also important in …
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Looking Forward: Church, Hope, and the Future of Congregations
What is the future of small congregations (the fastest growing segment of North American Christianity)? Join us for lectures, workshops, worship, and conversations that will inspire your leadership; and receive practical, usable wisdom for giving your congregation a future. This year’s keynoter Will Willimon has been listening to pastors and congregations in hundreds of American churches and has a hopeful, Christ-centered word …
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Leading Adaptively,
Leading Adaptively, led by priest, researcher and revitalist Clara King, is open to lay leaders and clergy from any denomination. This 3-session Zoom course helps participants discover new ways to lead adaptively with skills they already have. You’ll encounter the core theory of Adaptive Leadership in a vibrant new way and come away with usable …
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Gathering with Hope, 2023 Convocation on the Rural Church
The Convocation on the Rural Church is an annual opportunity for pastors from the North Carolina and Western North Carolina Conferences of the United Methodist Church to join with Duke Divinity School and The Duke Endowment to discuss issues that are important in transforming rural churches and communities and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. …
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