Christian practices constitute the Christian life. Communal practices facilitate the integration of personal, spiritual, academic, and global formation into coherent Christian discipleship through reflection, relationships, and practices. This is an integrative course that explores the identity and practices of Christian community as a people called, gathered, and sent by God. Together, professor and students will …
View course details “Spiritual Disciplines in the Company of Others”
If conflicts in your community, family or organization, concern you – this program can provide you with new skills to transform conflicts. “Participants who had said they would never work together were reconciled to working together for the good of the community. Old perceptions, rivalries, barriers, prejudices and even the sense of hopelessness were set …
View course details “Dialogue for Peaceful Change”
Five days focused on faith, heart, mind, and skills for the art of intercultural ministry Engage Difference! Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry (DUIM) is a 5-day interactive and engaging program with practical ideas for implementation in your own context. DUIM is for ministry leaders and community members nurturing cultural relevance, understanding, and awareness in their …
View course details “Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry (DUIM)”
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 …
View course details “OPEN HANDS, WILLING HEARTS”
For those who are between 25-40 and seek a deeper spiritual foundation for their lives Crossing the Threshold is designed for those who are Approximately between the ages of 25-40 Desiring to deepen the spiritual foundation of their life and work Seeking a supportive spiritual community Interested in contemplative practices, including prayer and meditation Willing …
View course details “Crossing the Threshold: Contemplative Foundations for Emerging Leaders”
The annual Images of Spirituality gathering follows a long Christian tradition of “taking time away.” It is an occasion for women to come and rest for a while in a quiet place away from their daily pre-occupations. In an atmosphere of openness, freedom and love, women gather to explore facets of spirituality, theology, and worship. …
View course details “Being in the Presence of God: Where Christian and Celtic Spirituality Join”
Take advantage of the Early Bird rate, then be sure to reserve your guest room. WHAT: Three days of learning, sharing ideas and best practices for flourishing missional communities. WHEN: April 27 – April 29 WHERE: Inn on Prince, Truro, NS (+ Zoom option) THEME: Setting Sail! KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Rev. Dr. Dawn Davis, from Huron University …
View course details “Vital Church Maritimes 2023 Conference”
The Connectors is a group that journeys over the course of 12 months to explore fresh approaches to flourishing ministry. It involves reflection, prayer, discussion, study, goal-setting, trying out missional initiatives, mutual peer support and more! ü Do you sense that God is nudging you to try something new? ü Do you wish to reach …
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To be able to laugh, to have humor and to be foolish are all tremendous forms of resistance, of showing love/compassion and affirming life in a time where depression, anger, sadness and disasters are mounting. This course follows a Christian Russian tradition called Sacred Fools and intends to be a practical-theoretical way of engaging humor, …
View course details “Humor, Laughter, Foolishness: Performing Love, Resilience and Resistance”
Enrichment Day with Tori Smit and Chris Fischer The pandemic changed us, and it changed our communities, too. Come to explore how your congregation might find new opportunities as you re-establish Sunday worship in person. Tori and Chris are skilled leaders who will ask important questions, share their insights and teach you new skills. Take home …
View course details “Intergenerational Worship for the Post Pandemic Church”
