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Event Category Archives: Regional Workshop

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Charlotte GullickHow Pastors Write for Public Life

May 14th, 2018
  • Venue: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
For faith leaders who want to write for audiences outside the church.
The application deadline has now passed.

Jonathan Wilson HartgroveWriting to Change the World

Nov 13th, 2017
  • Venue: Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, offsite, social change, writing workshops
for those interested in writing for social change.
The application deadline for this workshop has now passed.

Brad WiggerThe Writing Pastor: A Workshop with J. Bradley Wigger

Oct 15th, 2017
  • Venue: Louisville Seminary in Louisville, KY
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: church leaders, J. Bradley Wigger, Louisville Seminary, off-site, pastor, spiritual practices, writing workshops
For pastors and church leaders who are committed to the ways writing can be a spiritual practice.
The application deadline for this workshop has now passed.

Mary Lane PotterWriting Spirit, Writing Faith: A Week with Mary Potter

Oct 2nd, 2017
  • Venue: Whidbey Institute on Whidbey Island
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: Mary Lane Potter, off-site, Whidbey Institute on Whidbey Island, writing workshops
Exploring the complexities of faith in today’s world.
The application deadline for this workshop has now passed.

Robert BensonMapping the Geography of Grace: A Writing Workshop for Clergy

Sep 26th, 2017
  • Venue: Gray Center in Canton, MS
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: Center for Ministry, off-site, pastors, Robert Benson, writing, writing workshops
For clergy exploring the landscape of faith.
The application deadline for this workshop has now passed.

Charlotte GullickHow Pastors Write for Public Life

May 8th, 2017
  • Venue: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Charlotte Gullick, off-site, pastors, writing workshops
For faith leaders who want to write for audiences outside the church.
The application deadline for this workshop has now passed.

Mary Lane PotterWriting Spirit, Writing Faith: A Week with Mary Potter

Nov 14th, 2016
  • Venue: Whidbey Institute on Whidbey Island
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: Mary Lane Potter, off-site, Whidbey Institute on Whidbey Island, writing workshops
Exploring the complexities of faith in today’s world.
The application deadline for this workshop has passed.

Karen HeringAwakening Theological Imagination: A Spiritual Practice of Writing with Karen Hering

Oct 24th, 2016
  • Venue: Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: Karen Hering, off-site, religious imagination, theological imagination, writing workshops
Helping religious leaders cultivate personal attentiveness and invigorate theological conversation in their congregations and among those they serve
The application deadline for this workshop has passed.

Brad WiggerThe Writing Pastor: A Workshop with J. Bradley Wigger

Oct 16th, 2016
  • Venue: Louisville Seminary in Louisville, KY
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: church leaders, J. Bradley Wigger, Louisville Seminary, off-site, pastors, spiritual practice, writing
For pastors and church leaders who are committed to the ways writing can be a spiritual practice.
The application deadline for this workshop has passed.

Robert BensonMapping the Geography of Grace: A Writing Workshop for Clergy

Sep 27th, 2016
  • Venue: Gray Center in Canton, MS
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: Center for Ministry, off-site, pastors, Robert Benson, writing, writing workshops
For clergy exploring the landscape of faith.
The application deadline for this workshop has passed.
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