Much of the CCS staff were on holidays during the month of July. Ted, Ann, and Scott were off all month, with Liz taking a few weeks here and there. Maylanne and Marc must have done an adequate job looking after the place, since it was still standing when Ted, Ann, and Scott returned. The…
Some of our United Church friends might want to keep tabs on the General Council, meeting this August in Ottawa. The church has provided a bunch of ways to experience the 41st General Council from anywhere: Online The GC41.ca website offers a variety of mobile and desktop friendly options to follow the proceedings of the…
CCS is thrilled to have been awarded a grant in the amount of $15,000 by The Winnipeg Foundation to re-shingle the roof of our home. “This will add years of ‘life’ to our facility”, said Brian Faurschou, P. Eng., CCS’S volunteer Treasurer. “Our next step is to seek funding for re-painting and for other modest…
CCS is inviting nominations for its annual “Companion of the Centre.” Through this award, CCS honors, at the Annual Service of Celebration, one or more persons: graduates who through their life and ministry, have brought distinction and honour to the Centre for Christian Studies, or, members of the Centre for Christian Studies community (friends, volunteers,…
Companion of the Centre, former editor of Tapestry and chair of the Communications Committee, and friend of CCS, Ken DeLisle was recently elected president of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario Conference of the United Church. (Ken publishes regular “President’s Ponderings“) Congratulations Ken and best wishes.
There have been a few updates to the schedule for the CCS 120th Anniversary celebration in October. On the opening night there will be a public lecture on “Transformative Hope – A Dialogue” with Stan McKay and Joy Kogawa. At the Saturday evening banquet Caryn Douglas will be honoured as a Companion of the Centre. …
CCS isn’t the only theological centre with an anniverary this year. Five Oaks Centre is celebrating its 60th! And to mark the occasion they’ve published o book of memories, “Seasons at the Centre”. A number of CCS friends have contributed to the book, including Diane Trollope, Wilda Bostwick, Gwyn Griffith, Ted Dodd. CCS grad Debra…
This week we feature CCS grad and Companion of the Centre, Elizabeth Brain. Elizabeth writes: “Has God ever opened doors for me! In 1987 my life was in transition. There were so many questions and doubts. I was a cradle Anglican, a regular and engaged church member. I had been a physician in England where…
Principal Maylanne Maybee writes: I’m writing this on the eve of Canada Day weekend, poised to take the first two weeks of my vacation–with a long list of things to be done before I leave. After almost one full year in my role as Principal of CCS, I think I need a rest, but there’s…
Again, I was privileged to facilitate the Leadership Development Module from June 4-16. This time I was co-leading with recent CCS graduate, Kimiko Karpoff. Ten very engaged students expressed deep appreciation for this powerful learning experience. At each LDM, I am struck by the rich mix of the CCS approach to education.
We invest a lot of time building community and developing a sense of trust. We are “big” on teaming, respecting differences, and honouring diversity. Self-awareness grows in this relational setting where many experience a sense of safety to share themselves at a deep level.
We offer experiential learning with lots of creativity and “hands on” learning. The model incorporates a participatory action and contemplative reflection, prayerfulness and playfulness.
We tend to start with an affirmative stance; each participant is seen as a worthwhile and valuable child of God. Students are not empty vessels waiting to be filled, but adults with gifts and talents, experiences and backgrounds that form and shape who they are. That being said we also devote much time to evaluation; every time we turn around an opportunity to share feedback is extended.
The hallmark of your pedagogy is transformative integration. People are changed in the process of learning about themselves, working with others and the journey of faith. We strive to hold together heart and head, theory and practice, mind and spirit, the personal and the political, being and doing.
Ted Dodd
The two-week June 2012 Leadership Development Module in New Westminster, BC ended yesterday. All reports indicate that it was a spirit-filled time of reflection and growth (and hard work and lots of reading). Maybe we’ll update you when Ted gets back to Winnipeg.
Registrations are still coming in for CCS’s 120th Anniversary celebration this fall. And if you have any memorabilia from CCS or its United Church and Anglican forerunners, let Marc know.
CCS student Beth Walker reflects on the recent BC Conference, and Day 2, ‘Artist in Residence’: “It was day two of the British Columbia Conference and time for the incoming ordinates to give a small presentation to the court. My heart raced on their behalf; keenly aware that I would be addressing a similar group…
Congratulation to all the CCS grads who have been commissioned to diaconal ministry in the United Church this last month: Alice Hanson, Vicki McPhee, Tracy Robertson, and Debbie Springer in Alberta Northwest Conference; Marly Bown in Bay of Quinte Conference; Ingrid Remkins, Jody Maltby, and Mary Elizabeth Piercy in Toronto Conference; and Carey Wagner in…
From Principal Maylanne Maybee: Conferences and Meetings!! June is the month of conferences, meetings, and gatherings. And I’ve been going to my fair share of them… Two weekends ago I had breakfast with DUCC members and made a presentation about CCS at the Manitoba Northwestern Ontario Conference Annual Meeting in Winnipeg – using Scott Douglas’…