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.
  - Get Practical Information »
  - Apply for a Fellowship »
  - View 2020 Scholars »
- - Resident Scholars Program
    
    for those looking to stay a semester or a full academic year
  - Program Details
  - Work and Scholarship
  - Housing and Facilities
  - Application Process
  - Former Resident Scholars
  - Apply Now »
- - Short term Residencies
    
    for those looking to stay for a shorter period of time
  - Program Details
  - Living and Working
  - Application Process
  - Former Short Term Scholars
  - Apply Now »
- Close
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.
  - Get Practical Information »
  - View 2021 Workshops »
  - 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.
- Close
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.
  - Vocation Projects Overview »
- 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
- Close
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
- Close
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
- Submit Your Publication »
- Close

A Babel of Languages in the Dead Sea Scrolls

16 January 2013

Venue: Collegeville Institute
Categories: Lecture
Tags: Aramaic, dead sea scrolls, Greek, Hebrew

Listen to resident scholar Stephen Reed explore the different languages and scripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Ecumenism is Dead. Long Live Ecumenism!

27 January 2013

Venue: Collegeville Institute
Categories: Lecture
Tags: Catholic, ecumenism, vatican II

Collegeville Institute Executive Director Don Ottenhoff examines Vatican II's influential Decree on Ecumenism and what the decree has to say to us, some fifty years later.

The History of Christianity in Iraq / Mesopotamia

13 March 2013

Venue: Collegeville Institute
Categories: Lecture
Tags: Christianity, Iraq, manuscript, war

Resident Scholar Fr. Najeeb Michaeel, OP, discusses the treasure of manuscript discovered in Iraq and answers the pressing question: What has become of this ancient Christian community, its beautiful churches, and the mass treasure of manuscripts.

Dual Belonging: Can I be both Presbyterian and Roman Catholic?

18 March 2013

Venue: Collegeville Institute
Categories: Lecture
Tags: Catholic, denomination, journey, Presbyterian, tradition

Resident scholar Sally McGill explores the question of whether or not it’s possible to be both authentically Presbyterian and authentically Catholic.

Is God Going to Save Us from this Ecological Mess We’re In?

03 April 2013

Venue: Collegeville Institute
Categories: Lecture
Tags: earth, eco-theology, environment, theology

Daniel Brunner discusses why Christians should care about the earth, what the Bible has to say on this issue, and why Christians are divided about environmental concerns.