The Way of Jesus: Practices for Hopeful, Courageous Christian Lives Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018 | 9am – 12pm, followed by lunch St. Andrew’s By the Lake, 2802 Minnesota Ave, Duluth, MN 55802 Childcare available Free, donations accepted to cover the cost of lunch What does that mean, the way of Jesus? What would it look … More Way of Jesus
Take a day to step back and reflect on how your faith community’s practices of adult faith formation are nourishing courageous and hopeful Christian lives. … More Adult Faith Formation Workshop 2018
Refresh your perspective on the ministry of Jesus and lean into the practice of Beloved Community during this day of teaching and reflection with Kathy Grieb. … More Beloved Community: Race, Power, and Reconciliation in the New Testament
Not Just for Deacons: The History of Christian Diakonia and the Challenge of Loving Our Neighbors as Ourselves in a Teeming, Technological, Urban World Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the ECMN Retreat Center in Faribault, MN 9:30am – 3pm (Join us for Morning Prayer at 9am! More about the Pre-Lent Clergy Retreat schedule here.) Participants in this workshop … More History Workshop
A Resource Day for Faith Formation for Children, Youth, and Families in ECMN 9am – 3pm, Saturday, October 7, 2017 | ECMN Retreat Center, Faribault This is a day for everyone involved in faith formation for children, youth and families — from new Sunday School volunteers to parents to longtime faith formation professionals. Join us … More Children & Youth Ministry Learning Lab
Building effective practices for vibrant communities Saturday, February 17, 2018 | 9am – 3pm | ECMN Gathering Space, Minneapolis | Free On February 17th, join over 100 leaders from across the state to get the practical tools and resources you need to lead and serve. We gather because we have so much we can learn … More Lay Leadership Day
Would you like to bring this workshop/course to your faith community? Reach out to formation@episcopalmn.org to start the conversation. The basic skills of community organizing are things that many Christians already practice in their lives together. Listening deeply to each other, caring for others, identifying gifts, praying for guidance, and speaking truth — all these … More Organizing for Faith Communities
For new students in the School for Formation and anyone who plans to attend School for Formation courses. Guy Drake will walk you through the mechanics of the online platform we use for our courses, as well as key practices and habits that make online learning successful. Date: 9am – 12pm, Saturday, August 5, 2017 Location: Heritage … More Orientation to Moodle
Dates and Locations TBA Understanding Racism The Episcopal Church in Minnesota’s Anti-Racism Committee will facilitate a conversation using a movie called Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity as a way to engage in community dialogue that is meant to help deepen the conversation on race. Cracking the Codes is a systemic approach to understanding racial inequity … More Anti-Racism Training
Friday, October 5, 2018, 1-4pm ECMN Retreat Center in Faribault Cost: $15 This three-hour course covers the theology behind the canons of the Episcopal Church, with a deep dive into Title IV, the ecclesiastical discipline process. Students will learn what constitutes an offense under Title IV as well as how the disciplinary process works, including its’ … More Episcopal Canon Law
