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Anglican-Episcopal Identity
The 23 themes of Episcopal identity emerged through a four-year study called the Episcopal Identity Project. It's a conversation about who we are as Episcopalians — our identity, our wellness, our mission — and how our sense of identity is expressed through our lives and the call we explore in ministry. On this webpage you can view a video and download the report. Use it as a conversation starter and educational tool in your parish and family.
•A resource for loans for Episcopal and Anglican congregations and organizations for building projects related to the construction, improvement, repair or purchase of Church owned land and buildings
•A Congregational Planning Process - A planning workbook for congregations embarking on a renovation or new building project.
•Green Your Church Home - Resources for green building, renovations, and general programs.
•Workshops and Consultations for dioceses and congregations.
Paperless Songs for Evening Worship was featured at the Ministry School and Retreat in Grinnell this summer and is available through
Church Publishing. List price: $27.00 This original music is simple and repetitive, yet holds incredible depth. It allows congregations to become communal music-makers, learning to sing and improvise together in a vital way.
The Alban Institute
Center for Renewal
The Center for Renewal is a cooperative ministry of Grand View in Des Moines, Iowa, and the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
DeKoven Center, Racine, WI
Individual retreats and sponsored events
Des Moines Area Counseling Center
Prairiefire: 2 year Spiritual Renewal and formation program that will meet monthly, September through June, beginning September 2008, in Des Moines. Grounded in the Christian contemplative tradition, the classes will feature didactic and experiential elements.
ELCA Alliance for Faith, Science, & Technology
Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
Events and Continuing Education opportunities including Online Resources
Kanuga Conferences
From Vestry conferences to youth events to Liturgical Arts, Kanuga-sponsored conferences provide education, renewal and refreshment. They cover a broad range of subjects, one of which is certain to interest you.
Sacred Practice Leadership Series
A 2-year series for church leaders--laity and clergy--to cultivate prayer, discernment and other sacred practices for your congregation's life and ministry. Six 3-day workshops from April 2009 through November 2010. Co-sponsored by the Center for Renewal, a cooperative ministry of Grand View University in Des Moines, and the Southeastern Iowa Synod of the ELCA, and The Alban Institute.
Seminary of the Southwest - Online Courses
Sinsinawa Mound Center, Sinsinawa, WI
Sophia Center, Atchison, KS
Individual and Guided Retreats, Church leadership & Spiritual Director workshops
Trinity Institute, NYC
January 21-23, 2008; Theme: Radical Abundance: a theology of sustainability
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities
The Academy for Vital Christianity of United Theological Seminary, in partnership with the Minnesota Conferences of the United Church of Christ and the United Methodist Church, offers a wide variety of classes designed for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the Christian tradition. The purpose of the academy is to energize and equip people to hear more profoundly the voice of God and to make that voice more audible in our neighborhoods, nation, and world. Fall classes begin September 2008.
http://www.unitedseminary.edu/ce/academy.asp
University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics - Clinical Pastoral Education
Wartburg Theological Seminary - Tri-State Forum 2008-2009
Founded in 1999, the Tri-State Forum is in its tenth year of offering lectures, presenting an opportunity to bring together pastors, ministry professionals and all others interested in continuing education, growth, and collegial fellowship in our common faith. The Forum has welcomed 47 speakers and hundreds of participants over the past nine years. Lectures are held in Fritschel Auditorium, beginning at 10.30am and concluding at 3.30pm.
October 16: Bob Sitze: The Simpler Congregation
February 12: Craig Satterlee: Preaching Lent and Easter
March 19: Dr. Gordon Lathrop: The ELW Theology and Practices of the New Cranberry Book
April 23: Dr. Norma Cook Everist: Civil Religion, Church and State Where in the World are We?
Registration fees: $50 per lecture. Additional information including schedule, registration form and driving directions are available at
http://www.wartburgseminary.edu/template_Events.asp?id=160 or contact Diane Lampe
dlampe@wartburgseminary.edu, 563.589.0327.
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