The Church of the Brethren’s Part-Time Pastor, Full-Time Church Program has announced the next online book discussion led by “circuit rider” John Fillmore. The conversation will begin on Tuesday, Oct. 3, centered on Gil Rendle’s book Quietly Courageous: Leading the Church in a Changing World.
The Ventures in Christian Discipleship program at McPherson (Kan.) College begins its 2023-2024 season with a two-part course on “Supporting Those with Mental Illness in Your Congregation and Community” presented by Intersect director David Eckert and held online on Sept. 18 and 25 at 6 to 8 p.m. (central time).
The Office of Peacebuilding and Policy encourages congregational study of the situation of farmworkers, with new resources provided by its long-standing partner the National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM).
A new webinar, “Leading in Alignment and Wholeness,” sponsored by the Church of the Brethren’s Discipleship and Leadership Formation program, takes place Thursday, Sept. 28, at 2 p.m. (Eastern time).
Heading up this fall’s continuing education events offered by the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center (SVMC) is a three-part series on the “Priesthood of All Believers” taught by Denise Kettering-Lane of the Bethany Theological Seminary faculty.
A grant of $1,250,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. will support the development of Shine: Living in God’s Light. MennoMedia received the grant on behalf of Shine, a joint publication of MennoMedia and Brethren Press. The grant is part of Lilly Endowment’s Christian Parenting and Caregiving Initiative, which aims to help parents and caregivers share their faith and values with their children.
Join us Sept. 17 through Oct. 28 for a six-week, self-paced online course for Church of the Brethren clergy, lay leaders, health professionals, and social workers.
The Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership is offering a timely and important course titled “Defining Set-Apart Ministry within the Multivocational Reality.”
Beginning on July 11, Part-time Pastor, Full-time Church “circuit rider” John Fillmore will be facilitating a 10-week discussion on Peter Steinke’s book, How Your 21st Century Church Family Works.
Following are upcoming courses from the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, a ministry training partnership of the Church of the Brethren’s Office of Ministry and Bethany Theological Seminary. Several courses are offered in English, with other courses offered in Spanish:
