Course Dates: November 3 – December 12, 2025 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This course is designed for any layperson who has ever considered preaching. It is a four-week course in which you will learn how to share the Bible’s message confidently, even if you feel you might not know…
Course Dates: October 13 – 17, 2025 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This microcourse is for curious laypeople who are interested in serving in their church, describing the “Ls” or roles and responsibilities of lay service. Even if you do not know what you can do, or how you fit…
Course Dates: December 1 – 5, 2025 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Christmas should be one of the most joyous seasons of the year but you may be one of the countless persons who dread the usual run-up to Christmas. Or maybe you are simply hoping for a new experience…
Course Dates: October 6 – 10, 2025 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This course will help clergy and lay people identify possible funding sources beyond the congregation. Participants will learn how to understand the communities they serve based on data, and examine their own congregational passion to identify funding sources.…
Course Dates: October 6 – 24, 2025 Click here to be notified when this certification begins again This three-week course is for pastors and musicians who seek to improve their shared worship ministry. It will be a time of self-reflection based on the Enneagram, a time to dialogue with each other about their God-given personality…
Course Dates: November 3 – 14, 2025 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Sometimes life crashes in on us like a rolling wave. We think we can handle almost anything, but suddenly something happens that knocks us down. We used to stand strong and manage our next steps but now find…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted “Reading the New Testament with Fresh Eyes” is for anyone who has wanted to understand the Bible more effectively. Over four weeks, learners will learn methods for interpreting the New Testament so that it gives life to us and to…
Course Dates: November 24 – December 5, 2025 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted This Lay Servant Ministry Advanced course is for clergy and laity who want to have a dialogue with Scripture, even if they’ve never before thought of the Bible as a discussion. While providing a new framework for…
Course Dates: Not Currently Enrolling Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted Have you ever seen a sunset and felt God’s presence? Have you wanted to share the deep feeling you have as you take a picture of that sunset, wishing you had a way to share both the photo and the…
Course Dates: September 29 – October 17, 2025 Click here to be emailed when new dates are posted The recent emphasis on Christian nationalism underlines a fact that the faithful often don’t want to acknowledge: Religions include qualities that can make belief a dangerous and destructive force. (Gender issues are one example.) Based on the…
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