CCS Fridays
CCS Friday – Imagine Church Differently
OnlineWhat is church when we can’t gather? An exploration of ecclesiology and the implications of what we believe about church, with guest, Noel Suministrado
CCS Friday – Queer Biblical Interpretation
OnlineSeeing Scripture with new eyes.
CCS Friday – Apocalyptic Christmas
OnlineA theological exploration of what the apocalypse might have to do with Christmas in a pandemic.
CCS Friday – Epiphanies
OnlineIn season of Epiphany we explore the nature of epiphanies in our lives, including spiritual practices for staying open to and journeying toward epiphany.
CCS Friday – Holding a Virtual AGM
OnlineJoin us for an information-sharing and discussion session on best practices for holding a church annual meeting online using a platform like Zoom.
CCS Friday – The Pandemic of Racism
OnlineJoin us for an online discussion of the ways in which the covid-19 pandemic exposes long-standing racial divisions and systemic injustices, and perhaps to imagine opportunities for change. Our special guest will be Kim Uyede-Kai
Profiles in Diakonia
OnlineJoin us for a celebration of diaconal heroes. CCS students present profiles of those who have walked the diaconal path before, and a conversation with 2021 Companion of the Centre, Anne Manikel.
CCS Friday – Unanswered Questions about 9/11
OnlineJoin us for an online discussion of "Unanswered Questions", Ray McGinnis' recent book (and accompanying study guide for churches) about the families of those killed in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Centre on Sept. 11, 2001, and their attempts to get answers from their government.
CCS Friday – Rearranging Theological Imaginaries
OnlineJoin us for on Friday, December 10, for an online conversation with Natalie Wigg-Stevenson on her new book "Transgressive Devotion: Theology as Performance Art."
CCS Friday – Painting Canadian Lives: Art and Education
OnlineJoin us on Friday, February 11, for an online discussion of learning from art and learning through art, and the process of telling historical stories in a contemporary way with artist Kellen Hatanaka.
CCS Friday – Becoming an Anti-Racist Church
OnlineAn online conversation with Adele Halliday