Learning on Purpose: Changing Leadership for a Changing World is an intensive two-week course for people who want to develop their leadership skills and make connections between their faith, passions, and sense of purpose and their actions in the world. Participants will explore models of leadership and approaches to theology, education, pastoral care, and social justice that empower and create change.
- Program Staff: Gwen McAllister
- Program Staff: Janet Ross
The Praxis component is the ongoing learning community for all active CCS diaconal ministry students. It's about connecting, reflecting, mentoring, and integrating.
- Program Staff: Scott Douglas
- Program Staff: Marcie Gibson
- Program Staff: David Lappano
- Program Staff: Michelle Owens
- Program Staff: Janet Ross
Practical ministry experience and learning
- Program Staff: Marcie Gibson
- Program Staff: David Lappano
- Program Staff: Michelle Owens
- Program Staff: Janet Ross
In the final year of their diploma program, diaconal students take an integrating year to pull together all they've learned and prepare for a life of leadership in the church and the world.
(Integration Circles 1, 2, and 3 are taken in the same school year.)
Integration 1: Sept 17-22, 2018
Integration 2: online between October and March
Integration 3: March 18-24, 2019
- Program Staff: Marcie Gibson
- Program Staff: David Lappano
- Program Staff: Michelle Owens
- Program Staff: Janet Ross
October 15-20, 2018.
A Social Justice learning circle on healthy community, safety and comfort, advocacy, congregational systems, and the theology of the reign of God.
- Program Staff: David Lappano
- Program Staff: Janet Ross
October 22-27, 2018.
An Education & Worship learning circle on liturgy planning and leadership, sacraments, and special services.
- Program Staff: David Lappano
- Program Staff: Janet Ross
Jan 16 – Feb 22, 2019.
(video conferences on Wednesdays and Fridays, 3pm Central)
An online Education and Worship learning circle on practical bible study, understanding and interpreting the bible in context, and theology of revelation.
- Program Staff: David Lappano
- Program Staff: Janet Ross
Jan 15 – Feb 21, 2019
(video conferences on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11am Central)
An online Spiritual Care learning circle on ministry of presence, pastoral visiting, prayer, counseling and spiritual direction, pastoral ethics and boundaries.
- Program Staff: Scott Douglas
- Program Staff: David Lappano
- Program Staff: Janet Ross
March 20 - 26, 2019
A Social Justice circle on social analysis, social location, individual and systemic power, and the role of the prophet.
- Program Staff: David Lappano
- Program Staff: Janet Ross
March 28 - April 3, 2019.
A Spiritual Care learning circle on mental health, chronic pain, stress, depression, suicide, abuse, trauma, and healing.
- Program Staff: David Lappano
- Program Staff: Janet Ross