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      • 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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      • Each summer, the Collegeville Institute opens its doors to writers of faith for intensive writing workshops. Each fall, the Collegeville Institute partners with other institutes, seminaries, or churches to coordinate regional off-site workshops.
        The Emerging Writers Mentorship Program gives writers the chance to work closely with a mentor to hone and deepen their writing skills, as well as the opportunity to publish regularly on Bearings Online.
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      • Writing Toward God: The Sacred for the Perplexed
      • Summer/Fall 2023 Workshops

      • About Me, About You: An interfaith writing workshop by and for women of color
      • Perils and Promises: Black Women Write Honestly about Their Friendships with White Women
      • Breaking the Academic Mold: Liberating the Powerful, Personal Voice Inside You
      • Writing Our Way Into Recovery: Trauma, Addictions and Healing
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      • The Communities of Calling Initiative invites congregations into a 5-year project on vocation.
        The Called to Lives of Meaning and Purpose Initiative, coordinated by the Collegeville Institute, funds 13 innovation hubs from across North America.
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      • BridgeIntroducing Calling & Discernment – language of calling, models of discernment, and calling across the lifespan
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      • Vis-Group-2Small Group Series – adult education and faith formation guides for congregational use
      • FrancoisVideos & Interviews – video storytelling projects on vocation from Christian and interfaith perspectives
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    • 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.
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Events at: Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA

Mary NilsenWords that Sing II: Advanced Writing with Mary Nilsen

06 October 2014
  • Venue: Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA
  • Categories: Writing Workshop
  • Tags: MA, Mary Nilsen, pastors, Warren Conference Center in Ashland, writing
Challenging pastor-writers to broaden and deepen their writing practice

Maren TirabassiWriting for the Pastoral Life: Strange Gift, Long Journey, Bright Star with Maren C. Tirabassi

02 November 2015
  • Venue: Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA
  • Categories: Writing Workshop
  • Tags: clergy, Maren C. Tirabassi, pastors, writing
For those involved with congregational ministry.
The application deadline for this workshop has passed.

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

24 October 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.

Jonathan Wilson HartgroveWriting to Change the World

13 November 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.

Robert BensonDancing on the Head of a Pen: A Writing Workshop for Clergy

12 November 2018
  • Venue: Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: MA, off-site, Robert Benson, Warren Conference Center in Ashland, writing pastor, writing workshops
For clergy who hear a call to write.
The application deadline for this workshop has now passed.

John HudsonThe Art of the Personal Essay: Make A Point. Change the World.

11 November 2019
  • Venue: Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
  • Tags: 2019 writing workshops, clergy, John Hudson, MA, regional workshop, Warren Conference Center in Ashland
A workshop for clergy who write.
The application deadline for this workshop has now passed.

Mystic ActivismWriting for Mystic Activists

09 November 2020
  • Venue: Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
For faith-rooted activists and clergy who want to engage writing as a contemplative practice.
The application deadline has now passed.

Lauren WinnerWriting the Spiritual Life: A Workshop for Religious Leaders with Lauren Winner

15 November 2021
  • Venue: Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA
  • Categories: Regional Workshop, Writing Workshop
A Creative Writing Workshop.
The application deadline for this workshop has now passed.

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