Featured Webinars & Seminars
Highlighted webinars are listed roughly from most immediate to furthest out:
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WISDOM, GRACE, LOVE
We are undergoing a profound shift in consciousness, and we need nowhere than ever the Wisdom, Grace, and Love that the Divine offers us. We are blessed by it and guided by it, too, as we navigate these current transformations. Prayer is our “channel of communication with the Divine”. We listen for the Wisdom that comes through this field of Grace, and we hold Love and wait until this knowing is clear.
Learn more and register here.
5:00-6:30 PM CST
September 8, 2021: Caroline Myss – Wisdom, Grace, Love
September 15, 2021: Andrew Harvey – Become Your Divine Human
September 22, 2021: Matthew Fox – TBD
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TRANSFORMING CHURCH CONFLICT
Convergence provides a dynamic and engaging approach to conflict transformation for churches, denominations, NGOs and business organizations. This training is particularly effective for leadership councils, Sessions, Vestries and curated congregational groups.
This 1.5 day online workshop will walk your group through how to become skilled in conflict transformation. You will learn skills that will reshape your interactions with present and future congregational conflict and equip you for managing conflict in your work and personal life.
In addition to presentations on nine interrelated topics, there will be opportunities for sharing personal experiences with conflict and working on leading through difficult conflict using case studies and role playing.
Learn more and register here.
Friday, September 17, 2021; 6:00-8:30 PM
Saturday, September 18, 2021; 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
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GUILT, SHAME, AND STORYTELLING
Guilt and shame know all your buttons. Like a kid in an elevator, these two aren’t afraid to press each one. Beginning this month, this course will help.
More often than not, guilt and shame are the things keeping us from speaking our whole truth. It’s time to understand how they work, recognize their hold, and overcome their power.
Cost: $75
Live online.
Learn more here. Register here.
September 21 & 23, 2021; 9:00 – 11:00 AM CDT
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HEAVENLY MEETINGS
Heavenly Meetings: Processes to Foster Healthy Engagement is a short course from Barb Bickford that will help church leaders encourage people to contribute more during church meetings. The way we run church meetings impacts the strength of our church.
Experience three simple and adaptable activities that encourage groups to know one another, share opinions, review progress and make decisions in a healthy and inclusive way. Learn how to lead the structured activities (both online and in person), explore how to use them in church settings, and receive personal support for trying these structures in your own meetings.
Cost: 1 participant/$10; 2 participants/$15; 3 participants/$20; 4+ participants/$25. Groups must be from the same church.
Learn more and register here.
September 23, 2021; 5:30 PM CST
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CONSPIRE: ME/US/THE WORLD
In this time of planetary disruption and great change, when institutions, ideologies, and religious rituals feel increasingly out of sync with the experiences of everyday life, we see the Spirit at work freeing the transformative wisdom of the Christian contemplative tradition. As we await the birth of what is to come, you are invited to join the Center for Action and Contemplation for their global online conference, Conspire, 2021: Me/Us/the World.
Presenters: James Finley, Barbara Holmes, Jacqui Lewis, Brian McLaren, Richard Rohr, and Mirabi Starr
Learn more here. Register here.
Friday, September 24 – Sunday, September 26, 2021
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THE INNER JOURNEY: HOW MYSTICS CAN ASSIST US IN CREATING A BETTER LIFE FOR OUR FUTURE
Mystics can assist us in the inner journey and there is a mystic or deep lover in each of us. In this workshop, explore some of the wisdom from the mystics that names our inner joinery worth taking. Among the mystics will be Julian of Norwich (who lived through the worst pandemic of European history); Hildegard of Bingen; Mary Oliver; and Thomas Merton/Meister Eckhart.
Find more information here.
Register here.
Monday, September 27, 2021; 5:00-7:00 PM CDT
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HUNGER AT THE CROSSROADS
Hunger is about more than food. Understanding hunger – and working to end it – means seeing the many ways hunger and poverty intersect with so many other issues, including climate change, food production, access to housing, racial justice, gender justice and more. Hunger at the crossroads, a webinar series hosted by ELCA World Hunger, will explore these intersections and the ways congregations can be part of God’s promise of a just world where all are fed.
- October, 2021: Climate Change and Hunger
- November, 2021: Hunger and Poverty by the Numbers: Where Are We Now?
Learn more here.
Register here.
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SOUL RESET: A JOURNEY TO WHOLENESS WITH RON BELL
Soul Reset is a call for the church and all of Jesus’ disciples to reset and reorder their lives around spiritual practices. We will learn to walk through our difficult seasons with our souls connect to the source of Living Water so that we don’t burn out or break down. And if we do burn out or break down, we learn to lift one another up and point one another back to Jesus.
To purchase a print version of Soul Reset see here.
Watch a trailer, learn more about the ecourse, and register here.
October 4 – November 19, 2021
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INTERGENERATIONAL MINISTRY 101
Building Faith is hosting a live Zoom presentation on intergenerational church ministry, discussing what “intergenerational” means, why it matters, and where to start.
Bring your questions! The first half of the event will be a presentation; the second half will be an open Q & A session with the presenters.
Learn more here.
Register here.
Tuesday, October 5, 2021; 2:00-3:00 PM CDT
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CARE WORK WORKSHOPS
How can we create spaces that center accessibility as a core value? How can we, as a community, understand accessibility and care as acts of joyful resistance and affirm the truth that we are all beloved, kindred, and needed?
The Heart of the Beast Theater presents Care Work Workshops to address these questions.
Offered via zoom, each workshop includes discussions of Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s book Care Work: Dreaming Disability Justice, along with participatory art activities, all centered around disability justice, joyful accessibility, and community.
Read about the book here.
Learn more about the workshops here.
October 5, 12, 19, 26 & November 2; 7:00-8:30 PM CDT
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GROUNDED & GRATEFUL: A DAY WITH DOROTHY BUTLER BASS
Join LeaderWise for Grounded & Grateful, an opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been and examine where we are, personally and collectively. Spend the day in the community of others who are asking the same questions. Learn from the wisdom of all present, whether in person or online. Donn’t miss out on this opportunity for connection, reflection, and rejuvenation!
Learn more and register here.
Attend virtually or in person ($75, incl. box lunch) at St Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis.
Thursday, October 7, 2021; 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
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ADDICTION & FAITH CONFERENCE
The Center of Addiction & Faith presents the Addiction and Faith Conference to raise awareness about the terrible addiction problem we face and how the church and people of faith can help to address it. “Rev Dr. Ed Treat, executive director of the Center of Addiction & Faith says, “Faith communities are in an ideal position to make. difference in healing addiction, and yet their messages are either ineffective or nonexistent. We want to help teach them what they can do and why.”
Rev. Deacon Jan Brown, executive director of Spiritworks is the featured speaker.
In person: Doubletree Hotel, Bloomington, MN + Virtual
Learn more and register here.
October 7-9, 2021
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TRAVERSE: A GUIDED EXPLORATION OF LIFE’S NEXT STAGE
Traverse is a 6-month seminar for adults age 55+ seeking to discern and build their “encore” chapter of social purpose and meaning. The course focuses on identifying and addressing critical issues of aging, transition, spirituality and social purpose. The class provides a supportive environment of co-travelers exploring life’s next stage.
Assigned readings and exercises are designed to provoke discernment, self-reflection, and insight. Extensive time is dedicated to guided group discussion. One key outcome is the development of an individual plan for your Encore stage of work or activity.
Learn more here.
Apply here.
October 12, 2021 – March 15, 2022
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ADVENT PREP: GET READY TO GET READY
Don’t let this holy season sneak up on you!
The Damascus Project’s Get Ready to Get Ready Advent Prep Series is great for preachers, faith formation, and adult study leaders. This low-key, online lunch-hour lecture series will equip you with fresh perspectives on the Advent texts.
Cost: $40 for the series. Additional information and registration available soon.
Save the Wednesdays:
October 20 & 27; November 3, 10, & 17; 12:00/noon – 12:45 PM CST
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CONFIDENCE IN CONFLICT: NAVIGATING THE STRUGGLE
When you hear the word “conflict”, what reaction happens in your body? Is it possible to have a healthy relationship with conflict? How do you develop the capacity to enter into conflict well? These are some of the burning questions that will be explored in this online workshop.
Conflict is everywhere in our world, today. Join this learning opportunity to develop confidence when you find yourself in conflict.
Learn more and register here.
October 21, 2021; 1:00-4:00 PM CST
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GRIT & GRACE: CREATIVITY, SPIRITUALITY, AND JUSTICE WORK
Writer/composer Amanda Udis-Kessler is pleased to offer the six-hour virtual workshop Grit & Grace: Creativity, Spirituality, and Justice Work, an ideal opportunity for clergy, lay leaders, and all people of faith seeking inspiration and creative renewal.
Pre-workshop materials will include essays on various ways to think about creativity, theology, and justice work, as well as practical writings and exercises designed to develop creativity. Workshop time will include conversations, individual exercises, pair and small-group discussions, creative opportunities supported with spiritual grounding practices, and community-building.
Cost: $65
Friday, October 22, 6:00-8:00 PM & Saturday, October 23, 10:00 AM – 12:00/noon & 1:00 – 3:00 PM CST
Learn more and register here.
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SOULSHOP: MINISTERING TO SUICIDAL DESPERATION
This one-day workshop is designed to equip faith community leaders to ministry to those impacted by suicide. This includes the creation of worship resources, training congregation members in suicide awareness and basic conversation skills, and how to extend the invitation to those who have been suicidal in the past to share their stories. This workshop engages the question of how to cultivate a soul-safe culture within your congregation.
Learn more here.
Register here.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021; 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
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WATER EDUCATION WAYS FOR FAITH, SCIENCE, AND STORY AT CHURCH
This two hour workshop and panel is designed for local church leaders to gain faith/science resources and service-learning options specific to local water quality. Heidi Ferris of Growing Green Hearts will share watershed basics, eco-theology resources, hands-on activities, local water stories, and enviroSTEM expertise. Hosted by Luther Seminary and The Ministry Lab.
November TBD
A “blue whirl” is a newly-discovered phenomenon in which four separate types of flame combine into a blue fire-tornado that burns without soot: a tool researchers hope will lead to more environmentally friendly oil-spill clean-ups and perhaps cleaner energy.
We curate Blue Whirl Webinars from opportunities around the region and across the country to support leaders and congregations – in all areas of ministry – bringing together presenters, leaders, colleagues, and the Holy Spirit: four flames combining to “clean-up” tired ministries and energize leaders and communities for new life – hopefully without leaving any environmental hazards in our wake!
Get inspired, learn something new, explore others’ innovations, grow and develop as an individual and/or as a congregation.
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