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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
  - Application Process
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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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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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Podcast Season Premiere

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

By Collegeville Institute

Beginning on Tuesday, August 3, tune in twice a month to hear conversations with theologians, church leaders, and clergy in the Collegeville Institute's Communities of Calling Initiative. →
A Wound and a Gift: Forgiveness and Restoration in Prison

By Catherine Hervey

For two men, one wrongly convicted and the other guilty of first degree murder, conversion to Christianity provides a way forward to forgiveness and restoration. →
The Community’s Prayers Are My Prayers: A Life of Faith in Prison

By Catherine Hervey

For Christians incarcerated for first degree murder in Illinois, their faith can be a source of reconciliation and hope. →
Stay With Us

By Sally Witt, CSJ

...what is evening for / except to fill the emptiness of day with friendship / and fruits that escaped us through the noon.... →
Closing the Purpose Gap

By Carolina Hinojosa

Patrick Reyes invites those living in the gap between opportunity and purpose to imagine a different future. →

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Rhythm and Balance

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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.