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Imagine Church Differently.

Merry Christmas 2020

Blessings for a spirit-filled holiday.
The CCS offices will be closed from Dec 24 to Jan 3.

Betty Marlin – Order of St. Stephen’s

St. Stephen’s College honours our friend and Companion, Betty Marlin.

VIDEO – CCS Friday: Apocalyptic Christmas

Michelle and Nancy reflect on the images of apocalypse in Advent scripture readings and their connection to our contemporary world (in the midst of a pandemic, environmental crisis, the ongoing legacy of colonialism, etc).

Cookies

Cookies and Carols 2020: the pandemic edition

Join us for some holiday snacks and music – from where you are and in your own time.

Spring 2021 Circles Moving Online

Living Scripture, Grief and Loss, and Integration circles will be online intensives.

Competency Based Theological Education

In early November Michelle Owens presented at the Competency Based Theological Education Conference.

Spiralling with Sandy-Saulteaux

CCS staff shared the Action-Reflection Spiral with students in Sandy-Saulteaux’s Educational Methods learning circle.

Word of Hope, Example of Ingenuity

We are about two thirds of the way through Ministering by Word and Example and so far everyone is engaged, eager, and enthusiastic about learning together.

VIDEO – CCS Friday: Queer Biblical Interpretation

Ways of reading the Bible that acknowledge the diversity of sexual orientations and gender identities

Take Us To Church

Nov. 1 is CCS Sunday. Please celebrate diaconal education.

Images from Eco-Justice 2020

We have just wrapped up the social justice learning circle on Eco-Justice. CCS students from Prince George, British Columbia to Quispamsis, New Brunswick (and various places in between) are gathering …

Images from Ministry as Listening 2020

The spiritual care learning circle on Ministry as Listening took place Sept 30 to Oct 7, 2020

Plagues and Protest

Plagues call for discernment about that which we hold most sacred.

VIDEO – CCS Friday: Imagine Church Differently

What does church mean when we can’t gather?

Maybe “Deaconing” is Right for Me

Margaret Friesen reflects on her experience in Ministering by Word and Example.