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Description: In the Fall of 2023 Rev. Bobbi Kaye Jones made in-person, pastoral visits with several of our former students who “graduated” during Covid early days, as well as some who started seminary while we were only online. Certainly their experience of…

Description: Euro-American expressions of Christianity have caused a great deal of harm towards indigenous peoples, including genocide and erasure. This webinar will explore and reflect on the harm done to indigenous communities that continues to affect them. We…

Description: This workshop will explore Martin Seligman’s PERMA model (positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and achievement) as a framework for ministry. Cultivating emotions that can broaden and build, such as joy, wonder, and gratitude, can…

Description: What does it mean to say that the church is a community of the baptized?
How have you seen your baptismal identity guiding you at different stages of your life?
Can you give examples of how the church’s baptismal spirituality is connected to…

Description: Taking a cue from "The Lazy Genius", Kendra Adachi, we focus on naming what matters most in our ministry context when it comes to faith formation so that we can create ministries that support the needs of our particular congregations and form…

Description: The apostle Paul is widely considered the hero of (Protestant) Christianity, who defended the universal gospel, whose core message is that we all equally receive God’s salvation by grace through faith in Jesus. Yet, this view often comes with two…

Description: Unbeknownst to many, an Irish abolitionist-preacher named James Hickey (1800-1866) planted the first protestant church on Mexican soil in 1864. As an agent of the American Tract Society, Hickey organized missionary campaigns in south Texas and…

Description: Dr. Robert Emmons says, “Gratitude is not just a switch to turn on when things go well; it is also a light that shines in the darkness.” Psychologists have proven the health and wellness benefits of being grateful. In this webinar, we dig deeper into…

Description: Controversies over gender identity are routinely in the headlines these days. But these controversies are hardly new to Christian faith. This webinar explores how some early Christian perspectives on gender disrupted dominant cultural assumptions…

Description: A discussion of a few of the major concepts in contemporary religious thought on ecological ethics, using the film “Avatar II” as a touchpoint for the conversation. Participants are invited to watch Avatar II beforehand and answer the following…