OpportunitiesThe Lifelong Learning and Forma Certificate in Lifelong Formation program is seeking applicants for the 2025 Cohort. More information about the program can be found here: https://www.forma.church/certificate-program/. Application Period: March 1 – 31, 2025, acceptance decisions will be made by May 1.
ONLINE WEDNESDAY WORKSHOP SERIES
Lifelong Learning and Forma have partnered to offer three different Wednesday Workshops, 60-minute sessions created to equip ministry leaders with practical tools and techniques for effective ministry.
April
ONLINE COURSE Social Change and Black Mysticism: Prophetic Voices of Thurman & Wilson Explore the interplay between Howard Thurman's spiritual foundation for social change and playwright August Wilson's works with Riley Temple, M.T.S., J.D., Collection Growth Specialist for Virginia Seminary's African American Episcopal Historical Collection. Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. April 24 - May 15, 2025. REGISTER MAY ONLINE COURSE Staying in Conversation: Stewarding Community in Contentious Times Dr. Lydia Reinig of the Office of Civic Engagement at Sewanee, The University of the South, shares the tools that equip church leaders to build empathetic, unified faith communities. Tuesdays at 3:00 p.m. May 6 - 13, 2025. REGISTER Ongoing/On-Demand The Well: Silence, Scripture, Sharing An ongoing, weekly opportunity to be transformed by silence, scripture, and stories in community on Zoom led by the spiritual directors of the Retreat House. Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. REGISTER ON-DEMAND COURSE Calling Parishioners to Serve in Youth & Family Ministry Lifelong Learning's Sarah Bentley Allred, M.Div., leads this new on-demand course designed to equip church leaders with the tools and strategies needed to build a thriving, sustainable volunteer base. TAKE THE COURSE Announcing Adelynrood's 2025 Summer Programming
A spiritual guide to healing from racial trauma with moving stories of historical significance—now in paperback!
In her previous work as Executive Director of the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing, Dr. Catherine Meeks fought tirelessly to shed light on racism and provide tools to enable faith communities to combat it. A public speaker and honored advocate of social change, she holds a unique place in the dialogue on dismantling racism. In this book, she shares powerful personal experiences that leave the reader with profound insights. She offers a much-needed meditative guide for the weary and frustrated, arguing that by looking inward and at each other clearly and with honesty, good people of all backgrounds can forge a long term and individual path to making a difference. Dr. Meeks takes the reader on the trajectory from self-awareness to recognition of the past to a new and individual way forward. Now in paperback, this edition comes with a discussion guide. “This is where the journey toward a ‘beloved community’ begins. And so, for all who truly want to get well from the pernicious disease that is racism, The Night is Long but Light Comes in the Morning is a must-read."—The Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, dean, Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary Episcopal Asset Map
https://www.episcopalassetmap.org/ Churches and other ministry locations should update their information on the asset map 
Union Theological Seminary, founded in 1836 in New York City, is a globally recognized seminary and graduate school of theology where religion, spirituality, and scholarship meet to reimagine the work of justice. A Union education develops practices of mind and body that foster intellectual and academic excellence, social justice, and compassionate wisdom.
The Anglican Studies concentration within the Masters of Divinity program at Union Theological Seminary prepares individuals for diverse leadership roles within the Episcopal and Anglican Church, including but not limited to ordination, chaplaincy, religious life, and/or other ecclesiastical ministries. Please visit: https://utsnyc.edu/academics/episcopal-and-anglican-studies/ |
Grants - See the list here >Applications open for Episcopal Church 2025-2026 educational scholarships
Applications are being accepted for a wide variety of educational scholarships from The Episcopal Church for the 2025-2026 academic year. The deadline to apply online is April 4. All applicants must be Episcopalian. (Press release in English and Spanish) 
Grants for deacons in financial need
The Fund for the Diaconate provides vital financial assistance for deacons and those in diaconal formation who have insufficient funds for their needs. Most deacons in The Episcopal Church serve as non-stipendiary ministry leaders, and lack church pensions to draw upon in times of crisis. Grants are available for Ongoing Support, Declared Emergencies, Medical Expenses, and Diaconal Formation. Applications are accepted at any time. Visit www.fundfordiaconate.org ResourcesEpiscopal Church Immigration Action Toolkit for dioceses, churches, and individuals
Amid executive orders on mass deportation and the halting of new refugee resettlement, many are asking how to respond in support of our immigrant and refugee neighbors. The Episcopal Church offers advocacy tools, links to upcoming webinars, ways to help, and more in the Immigration Action Toolkit. Resources are available in Spanish where indicated. ‘Prophetic Voices’ podcast: ‘Preaching Good Friday’
This episode features a discussion of the lectionary for Good Friday, with guests the Rev. Will Bouvel, associate rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter in Kenilworth, Illinois; the Rev. Luz Montes, canon for welcome and discipleship at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, Texas; and the Rev. Hillary Raining, rector of St. Christopher’s Church in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. “Prophetic Voices” is hosted by the Rev. Isaiah “Shaneequa” Brokenleg, Episcopal Church staff officer for racial reconciliation. Learn more. ‘Good News and Gratitude’ podcast: New episode: Gratitude and Temptation In its inaugural season, this podcast from the United Thank Offering—hosted by the Rev. Erin Jean Warde—explores the messages of gratitude and good news found in Scripture and the world around us, as well as through the wisdom of guests and personal spiritual practices. 
TryTank News:
1. AskCathy: A Look at What We’ve Learned So Far 2. Unlock the Future of the Church—Download the TryTank at 6 Report Today! 3. Study: Listening Grows Teen Faith 4. [Webinar] Leading with Purpose: Navigating Church & Nonprofit Management leading with purpose banner 5. AI tool of the month: Ideogram - Because a Picture is Worth 1,000 Words! 6- Signal from the future: Delegates who attend meetings for you! 7. Podcast: Can you reframe your ministry as an art form? 8. Help Shape the Future of AI in the Church – Take the Survey! 9. One fun thing: There’s an app for that Newsletters:
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