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Residency Programs
- - Scholars, clergy, church leaders, thinkers, artists, and writers who are seeking to discern and communicate the meaning of Christian identity and unity in a religiously and culturally diverse world are invited to apply for our residency programs.
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- - Resident Scholars Program
    
    for those looking to stay a semester or a full academic year
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  - Work and Scholarship
  - Housing and Facilities
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- - Short term Residencies
    
    for those looking to stay for a shorter period of time
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  - Living and Working
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Writing Workshops
- - Each summer, the Collegeville Institute opens its doors to pastors, ministers, lay leaders, and other thinkers and writers for week-long, intensive writing workshops geared toward various levels of writing skill, genre and interest.
    
    Each fall, the Collegeville Institute partners with other institutes, seminaries, or churches to coordinate regional off-site workshops.
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  - Explore Past Workshops »
- - Fall Workshops:
  - Writing for Mystic Activists with Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
  - Writing Spirit, Writing Faith: A Week with Mary Potter
  - In early May, we will be posting one additional Fall 2021 writing workshop hosted in Massachusetts. Check back soon.
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Vocation Projects
- - The Communities of Calling Initiative invites congregations into a 5-year project on vocation.
    
    The Collegeville Institute Seminars offer resources to explore calling in your community.
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- Resources on Vocation:
- - Called to Life – a free program for small groups
  - Called to Work – a free program for small groups
- - Lives Explored – a video storytelling project
  - Books – publications on vocation
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Fellows Program
- Bringing together an ecumenical group of gifted Minnesota faith leaders, the Collegeville Institute Fellows Program focuses on leadership development with the goal of strengthening religious leaders’ sense of themselves as civic leaders.
- Fellows Program Overview
- Twin Cities Fellows Program
- Rural Minnesota Fellows Program
- Multi-Religious Fellows Program
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Faith and Writing
- Good writing is essential to powerful theological education within congregations. In this section we highlight book reviews, provide resources for good writing, feature the writing of our program participants, and more.
- Resources for Faith and Writing
- Participant Publications
- Bearings magazine
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They Went to the River

By Cathleen Horrell

The river winds its way through all Judeo-Christian story, a river of freedom, a river of life. →
Beneath the Loss

A Covid Year

By Callie J. Smith

"Beneath the loss, if we dwell with it and look at it long enough, I think we can often see that love remains." →
Joy Comes in the Morning

A Covid Year

By J. Anderson

A year of Covid-19 opened our lives and prayer even as it removed us from in-person gatherings. For J. Anderson, the Divine began to speak in life-changing ways. →
Language to Get Us Through Covid-19

A Covid Year

By Carol Younger

Lockdown in NYC upended Plymouth Church's immersive vocation project, but they adapted and found new language relevant to the crisis. →
Snowdrops

In memory of Paul Berné

By Anne Whitehouse

Snowdrops are among the unexpected bursts of life we come upon in spring like an old friend. →

Featured Content

Rhythm and Balance:

Perhaps no one needs Sabbath as much as activists. This essay and prayer recommend rest as important to the work.

Writing in Luminous Darkness

For Wesley Morris, being a good writer and pastor means embracing a "luminous darkness" as a place of transformation.

Writing for Mystic Activists

In Season 2 of our podcast, listen to activists and writers of faith including Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.

How to Write During a Pandemic

Writers must do what we’ve always done but with clearer intention, deeper integrity, and immense faith in our work's value.