News from CCS and the CCS community
Looking for opportunities to deepen your understanding, sharpen your skills, or just connect in meaningful conversation about things that matter? Maybe Continuing Studies at the Centre for Christian Studies is for you. Here’s what we’ve got coming up: SC01 Ministry as Listening – Sept 30 – Oct 7, 2020. In times of uncertainty and isolation,…
CCS Program Staff member David Lappano will be on parental leave from the end of August until the new year. His student and committee responsibilities have been divvied up among other staff. We wish him well as he spends some focused time with young Elio. All the best to David, Elio, and Leslie!
Have you visited our Facebook page lately? You should. Go check it out now. We’ll be here when you get back… Hey, welcome back! If you’ve been following the Centre for Christian Studies the last few weeks, you may have noticed an uptick in our posting; an occasional picture or meme to remind you of…
Rendez-vous, the United Church’s national youth and young adult conference, was held earlier this month, August 10-14. Originally planned as an in-person gathering to be held in Calgary, when the threat of COVID-19 applied for registration the event was re-imagined as a 4-day online gathering, filled with worship, workshops, keynote presentations, and social activities, hosted…
Mark your calendars. The Centre for Christian Studies will be offering “Ministering by Word & Example” online this fall from October 31 to December 7, 2020 (Mondays and Saturdays). “Word and Example” is our course on the diaconate in the Anglican tradition. It would be a great course for anyone discern a call to deacon…
The final learning circle of the 2019-2020 CCS school year ended last week. Relationships was an online spiritual care circle focused on ministry skills to understand and support people in various kinds of relationships. Seven participants (plus program staff) spent six weeks exploring ideas, theologies, and practical issues relating to sexuality and intimate relationships, families,…
Daniel Hayward shares his perspective on church and COVID-19 through a disability lens.
Joan Zaretsky reflects on March’s online pastoral care in the midst of coronavirus workshops.
Dyanne Marlok was a student in last fall’s Spiritual Practice learning circle. We asked her if that circle has proven useful in the past few months.
Update: This was a successful tea party!
Fall learning circles available online
We’ve all been too busy to get our ducks in a row. You can now apply for a scholarship before June 15, 2020, and submit a bursary application by June 30, 2020.
What do you do when you were planning to spend a week at the CCS for continuing education, and then the course moves online? For Steve and for Paul, you move with it.
A week of online learning, discussing faith development and ministry for people at all ages.
Show some love to our graduates from the Diaconal Ministries program and Certificate in Spiritual Care program!