CENTRE FOR CHRISTIAN STUDIES

Imagine Church Differently.

Echoes of Resilience

Rev. Franklyn James celebrates Black Legacies in Church and Society

LoP 2024 will be in Quebec

Learning on Purpose is coming to the Montreal area!

Land Acknowledgement as Confession

St. George’s Anglican tries to avoid fatuous and self-deceiving acknowledgements.

February CCS Friday – Harmonious Space

Video from our online conversation with Adrainne Gray about creating harmonious space for risk and diversity.

Cleaning Up

CCS grad Mark Laird confirms that growth happens.

Lori is Retiring from CCS

Lori Stewart will be leaving her role as Development Coordinator this summer.

Repentance Changes Our Lives Together

Gwen McAllister reflects on the radical nature of “sharing things in common.”

God Loved the World Indeed

Lenten reflection on John 3:14-21 by Alan Lai

Images from Power and Privilege 2024

CCS students are wrestling with power in their social justice learning circle.

Happy Lunar New Year

Alan Lai and Hyerim Park introduce some festive dishes.

Fostering Theological Leadership

The UCC Foundation is hosting an online event on theological leadership, with guests Alan Lai of CCS and Hyeran Kim-Cragg from Emmanuel College.

Diaconal Open House for DLMs

We are hosting an online conversation on Feb 12 for Designated Lay Ministers about what it would mean to be Diaconal.

January CCS Friday – Artificial Intelligence and Pastoral Care

On Jan 26 we hosted an online discussion about how social robots and therapeutic chatbots are already being used in mental health care and the implications this has for the future of pastoral and spiritual care.

Continue Learning in 2024

Ages & Stages, Oppression & Resistance, Relationships, Learning on Purpose – This is the year for you!

Cuba – A Country of Contradictions

Lisa Byer-de Wever reflects on her GPE trip to Cuba.