On the weekend of March 24 and 25 we will be celebrating the graduation of four students from our Diploma in Diaconal Ministries program, as well as honouring the recipient of the 2019 Companion of the Centre Award, Nancy Ford. You are invited to join us for the CCS banquet on Saturday night (tickets are…
This March brings two opportunities to dig in to issues that profoundly affect us all. Power and Privilege From March 20-26, 2019, the Centre for Christian Studies will be offering a social justice learning circle on Power and Privilege. Anybody who wants to create positive change in the world needs to have a working understanding…
Last week the Centre for Christian Studies started something new. CCS students have been using technology for years, to access course materials, submit assignments, connect with each other and with staff. But last week the first completely online learning circles were launched. Ministry as Listening is an online version of the Centre’s in-person Ministry as…
Thanks to generous donors, CCS has a few scholarships available for our students and/or CCS graduates pursuing further education. The deadline for applications is April 1. For more information, contact info@ccsonline.ca Gertrude Rutherford Scholarship – A scholarship to further the studies of a graduate(s) of the Centre for Christian Studies, who is proceeding to a Degree…
We are pleased to announce that the 2019 Companion of the Centre recipient will be Rev. Canon Nancy Ford.
Theme learning circles for the Centre for Christian Studies’ 2018-2019 school year.
Deadline to register for Learning on Purpose 2018 has been extended to May 15.
Join us Thursday, March 8th.
There is no actual typical. That is as true for CCS students as it is for the rest of the world. CCS’s signature leadership program, Learning on Purpose, attracts a wide-range of students ~ diaconal, lay, ordained, Anglican, United. There are often students from the Sandy Saulteaux Spiritual Centre and other theological schools, various denominations…
“Since graduation I have searched for con-ed that offers the depth and breadth of content as well as the educational style CCS gave me.”
Participants from across Canada gather for Learning on Purpose.
Reflections on the gathering of the Diakonia World Federation gathering in Chicago this summer.
You don’t have to be a diaconal ministry student to participate in a CCS learning circle.
CCS grad Terrie Chedore reflects on her calling as a diaconal artist… “What are you doing these days?” That was the question everyone was asking at World DIAKONIA 2017. What an amazing event! About 450 women and men from over 31 countries! I wasn’t sure how well I would fit in because I am one…
Come meet Michelle Owens, the new principal of the Centre for Christian Studies.