The Kelso Community Conversation on Race and Faith OVERVIEW From Genesis to Revelation, the Bible proclaims justice and prosperity for the poor: the Exodus is a founding story of God being on the side of the poor and oppressed, the Deuteronomic Code offers commandments that say that how you care for your neighbor is how you …
View course details “Difficult Texts: Confronting What the Bible Really Says About Poverty, Authority, and the Status Quo”

We are all innovators now. Only a year ago, “sustainability” and “innovation” described extracurricular activities for churches—mostly niche projects that had minimal impact on the daily work of ministry. Suddenly, in 2020, innovation is what we all do—ready or not. We are exhausted and disoriented by this newness, not just because innovation is unfamiliar to …
View course details “Knee-Deep in Flotsam: Reimagining Ministry Now That Everything Has Changed”

This program will provide participants with the tools they need to offer spiritual care more effectively to youth and young adults affected by mental illness and mental health issues. Emphasis will be given to responding to issues, distributing resources, and inviting greater hospitality to and destigmatizing those with mental illness. Session 1 will focus on the skills …
View course details “Hope and Healing: Responding to Mental Health Issues in Youth and Young Adults”

Lead From Transformation in partnership with New Leaf Network invites you to explore Transformational Coaching. Transformational Coaching is a 9-week online experience that equips you with coaching skills and practices while giving you transformational tools so you can better coach and lead from your own transformation. Transformational Coaching started in 2016 and has trained close …
View course details “Winter 2021 Transformational Coaching Session”

From the Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania; these should be kept up to date for each term.  

Here’s a statistic that may surprise you: 84% of clergy have had at least one congregant ask for help with suicidal thoughts. While turning to faith leaders should be a positive experience, a real problem exists. More than half of the people in ministry settings don’t have any formal training in suicide prevention. Suicide within …
View course details “Suicide Prevention in Ministry Settings”

Facilitator: Marg Van Herk-Paradis or Betty Pries This highly interactive and educational workshop invites you to consider the building blocks that create conflict and those that assist or detract in conflict’s resolution. This four-morning workshop includes reflection, conversation, and exercises as conflicts are studied and models for addressing conflicts are considered. Significant time will be …
View course details “Understanding Conflict Foundations–ONLINE”

Al of their courses should be visible in this online catalogue, from all of their different educational streams. (The URL for this is for the Winter Program; for a general listing, go to https://www.regent-college.edu/course-listing/course-timetables?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Winter%20Course%20Promo%202021%20Bible&utm_content=Winter%20Course%20Promo%202021%20Bible+CID_6d5d05319d538c12678f4343408ac8ed&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&utm_term=BROWSE%20ALL%20COURSES)

This course will examine the liturgical principles underlying the planning process for Episcopal Church worship, with specific emphasis on the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. This course will offer students a foundation for planning and leading worship services in the Episcopal Church. We will look at issues which influence the planning of any given service, …
View course details “Introduction to Liturgical Leadership”

This course is about how to rethink the basics of reflecting the Gospel into others’ lives. Students will gain practical skills – and a specific method – to build sermons that work from both the pulpit and the smartphone. They will also be led through the ways that Digital Ministry has impacted traditional liturgy, and …
View course details “Practical Preaching in the Digital Age”