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Continuing Education

I am somewhere else - book review

This beautifully written reflection on an emerging church based on bread making provides both stimulation and space for reflection on difficult issues in ministry as well as the joys of life in com

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Seeking a heart of wisdom

The Assembly recently updated the guidelines for continuing education for ministry agents.  These guidelines are designed to making planning continuing education simpler and clearer.

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School of Ministry: Ordinary Times

Unfortunately we had to cancel the School of Ministry this year so I am attaching a bibliography I prepared in anticipation. It has books and websites which reflect the themes of the conference including neighbourhood, Christian practices, self-care for sustaining ministry, stories of faith and ministry and ministry in ordinary times.

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Abide with me – a novel not the hymn

Abide with me, by Elizabeth Strout, the story of a young congregational minister stunned by and struggling with the death of wife and life as a single father, is beautiful, compassionate a

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Continuing Education Grants

Considering doing  informal continuing education course to develop your skills?

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Prepare marriage preparation training

Prepare-enrich is one way for clergy to prepare couples for marriage. Prepare-enrich uses a multiple choice questionare that is analysised at their national headquarters.

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This Odd and Wondrous Calling - A review

This Odd and Wondrous Calling is a series of  reflecting on the the craft of ministry by two United Church of Christ ministers.

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Reading Groups for Ministry Agents

This year there will be three opportunities to join an on-line reading group that focuses on a pre-selected book for a month.

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President's ministers conference

Consider attending one of the Presidents conference as part of your continuing education in 2011.

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Resurrecting Excellence

In the introduction to the book the authors say they struggled with whether excellence was the right thing to commend in Christian ministry.

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