Course curriculum

    1. Course Outline

    2. Facilitator Contact List

    3. Requiem or Renaissance Orientation Video

    4. Prayers for All Congregations: Chaplain Sally Weaver

    5. Parish Commissioning & Prayers of the People: Chaplain Sally Weaver

    6. Episcopal Church Data

    7. Your Parish Data

    1. Session 1 Zoom Link

    2. Session 1 Schedule

    3. Bishop Deon's Welcome

    4. Opening Worship

    5. St. Matthew's Warson Woods: Canon Doris Westfall

    6. All Saints & Ascension Renaissance

    7. Paul's Sunday School: Annette Joseph

    8. Congregational Lifecycle: Annette Joseph

    9. Trust Building for Congregational Teams: Mark Waight

    10. Closing Worship

    11. Session 1 Evaluation

    12. Session 1 Zoom Recording

    13. Homework Video: Teams & Coaching by The Rev. Annette Joseph

    14. Homework: Guiding Questions Part 1: Lose, Hurt, Love, Dream

    15. Homework: Guiding Questions Part 2: Who We Are

    16. Homework: Guiding Questions Part 3: Good News

    17. Notetaking Page: Record Your Work Here

    1. Session 2 Zoom Link

    2. Session 2 Schedule

    3. Opening Worship

    4. What Are We Doing Here?: Whitney Rice

    5. Dread, Duty, Joy: Whitney Rice

    6. Stop or Continue?: Whitney Rice

    7. Old Maps by Joyce Rupp: Thomas Skillings

    8. Old Maps Reflection: Thomas Skillings

    9. Touchstones: Thomas Skillings

    10. Beginning to Identify Questions that Matter: Thomas Skillings

    11. Appreciative Inquiry Exercise: Thomas Skillings

    12. Joy Moments: What Lies Beneath: Whitney Rice

    13. Resource: Bible Stories List

    14. How To Flourish: Churchcraft: Whitney Rice

    15. Closing Worship

    16. Ego Stories vs. Soul Stories: Thomas Skillings

    17. Homework: Four Spiritual Types Exercise

    18. Homework: Seven Questions Every Church Should Ask

    19. Homework: Next Discernment Exercises

    20. Session 2 Zoom Recording

    1. Session 3 Zoom Link

    2. Session 3 Schedule

    3. Opening Worship

    4. Working Creatively and Compassionately with Conflict, Edie Bird

    5. Community Listening, Whitney Rice

    6. Prayer Walking

    7. Building Listening

    8. Closing Worship

    9. Session 3 Homework

    1. Session 4 Zoom Link

    2. Opening Liturgy

    3. Schedule for the Day

    4. Missional Community: Clive Samson

    5. Holy Endings: Canon Doris Westfall

    6. Holy Endings Discussion Questions

    7. Holy Endings Bibliography

    8. Congregational Vitality & Innovation: Bishop Deon Johnson

    9. Congregational Vitality & Innovation: Additional Video

    10. Session 4 Homework

    11. Closing Liturgy

    12. Congregational Vitality & Innovation: Questions

    1. Church Planting Tips for Established Congregations

    2. Church Planting Presentation Slides

    3. Retreat Schedule & Materials

About this course

  • Free
  • 77 lessons
  • Community support
  • Practical experiments in ministry
  • Work on your own schedule

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