Collegeville Institute

Bearings Online

  • Home
  • About
  • Events
  • Podcasts
  • News
  • Giving
  • Comprehensive Campaign

Title of the document Make A Gift Now

Menu
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Bearings Online
  • Calling Initiatives
  • Fellows Program
  • Giving
  • News
  • Podcasts
  • Comprehensive Campaign
  • 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 2024-25 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
      • 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
      • Learn More »
    • Close
  • Writing Programs
      • Each year, the Collegeville Institute opens its doors to writers of faith for intensive writing workshops. In addition, the Collegeville Institute partners with other institutes, seminaries, or churches to coordinate regional off-site workshops.
      • Apply Now »
      • 2025 Workshops

      • Pop-Up Writers Workshops
        • Pop-Up Writing Workshop, March 22, 2025 (Colorado Springs, CO)
        • Pop-Up Writing Workshop, March 29, 2025 (Birmingham-Vestavia Hills, AL)
        • Pop-Up Writing Workshop, April 5, 2025 (Asheville, NC)
      • Flesh and Blood: Crafting a Communal Constructive Theological Anthropology, May 27-30, 2025
      • Apart, and Yet A Part, June 9-18, 2025
      • A Sparked Imagination, June 23-27, 2025
      • Deep and Wide: Longform Prose Revision, July 9-18, 2025
      • The Release:  How Writing in an Economy of Gifts Liberates Writers, September 29, 2025
      • Fifty Pairs of Eyes: Creating Characters in Fiction, Non-Fiction and Poetry, October 27-November 1, 2025
      • Waiting for Words: An Advent Writing Workshop with Lauren Winner – 2025, December 2-6, 2025
      • 2026 Workshops

      • Writing in the Wilderness: reflecting on the immigration stories that have shaped our lives, led by Isaac Villegas, March 2-7, 2026
      • Reading and Writing with Joan Didion (a workshop with Alissa Wilkinson), March 16-22, 2026
      • Writing in the Wilderness: reflecting on the immigration stories that have shaped our lives, led by Isaac Villegas, May 15-19, 2026
    • Close
  • Calling Initiatives
      • 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.
      • Calling Initiatives Overview »
      • Research Seminars on Vocation »
    • Resources on Vocation:

      • BridgeIntroducing Calling & Discernment – language of calling, models of discernment, and calling across the lifespan
      • gabriel-brito-80atz53Th9o-unsplash-2Prayer & Worship – prayers, hymns, sermons, spiritual practices, and liturgical year resources
      • 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
    • 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
    • Rural Minnesota Fellows Program
    • Multi-Religious Fellows Program
    • Close
  • Participant Publications
  • Search
You are here: Home / News from the Collegeville Institute

News from the Collegeville Institute

Read all about what’s happening at the Collegeville Institute. In this section of the website we share opportunities of interest, news about what’s going on at the Collegeville Institute, alumni news, and updates on our artists in residence.

  • Collegeville Institute Hosts Reception for Catholic-Lutheran Dialogues

    September 21, 2023Collegeville InstituteCollegeville Institute Hosts Reception for Catholic-Lutheran Dialogues
    The Collegeville Institute and the Saint John’s School of Theology and Seminary sponsored a closing reception and dinner for the current Catholic-Lutheran Dialogue.
    Read more »
  • Board Member Ellie Roscher Publishes Picture Book

    August 9, 2023Collegeville InstituteBoard Member Ellie Roscher Publishes Picture Book
    Collegeville Institute board member and writing workshop leader Ellie Roscher published her first picture book, Remarkable Rose: the story of a girl in Kenya who used her soccer skills to change people’s minds about what girls could do. 
    Read more »
  • Seminar on Vocation and Disability Meets in 2023

    August 9, 2023Collegeville InstituteSeminar on Vocation and Disability Meets in 2023
    The Collegeville Institute Seminar on Vocation and Disability, in partnership with Western Theological Seminary, continued its exploration of disability as a particular site of human vocation.
    Read more »
  • Reflections on the Communities of Calling Initiative

    August 9, 2023Collegeville InstituteReflections on the Communities of Calling Initiative
    Pastor Kim Knowle-Zeller of Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Cole Camp, MO reflects on her time in Collegeville for the final Communities of Calling Initiative annual gathering in June.
    Read more »
  • Grappling with Race, Faith, and Friendship in Perils and Promises Workshop

    July 27, 2023Collegeville InstituteGrappling with Race, Faith, and Friendship in Perils and Promises Workshop
    From July 6-11, the Collegeville Institute hosted Perils and Promises: Black Women Write Honestly about their Friendships with White Women. This invitation-only workshop, led by author Patrice Gopo, brought together ten Black women writers to grapple with questions at the intersection of race, faith, and friendship. 
    Read more »
  • Five New Members Join Collegeville Institute Board of Directors

    July 14, 2023Collegeville InstituteFive New Members Join Collegeville Institute Board of Directors
    The Collegeville Institute board of directors recently elected five new members: Peter Butler, Molly Marshall, Jakob Rinderknecht, Karyn Sciortino Johnson, and Marty Stortz.
    Read more »
  • About Me, About You Workshop Wraps Up

    July 13, 2023Collegeville InstituteAbout Me, About You Workshop Wraps Up
    From June 19-25, nine writers of creative prose gathered at the Collegeville Institute for About Me, About You: a week-long interfaith writing workshop for women of color, led by writer and former program participant and Collegeville Institute Resident Scholar Roohi Choudhry.
    Read more »
  • Collegeville Institute Announces Acting Executive Director

    June 28, 2023Collegeville InstituteCollegeville Institute Announces Acting Executive Director
    The Collegeville Institute’s Board of Directors has appointed an Acting Executive Director to fulfill the leadership duties necessary to keep the Collegeville Institute moving forward with purpose and vitality.
    Read more »
  • Collegeville Institute’s 2021-23 Rural Minnesota Fellows Program Wraps Up

    June 13, 2023Collegeville InstituteCollegeville Institute’s 2021-23 Rural Minnesota Fellows Program Wraps Up
    The Collegeville Institute’s 2021-23 Rural Minnesota Fellows Cohort II had their final gathering on May 22-24, 2023. For the past 18 months, the ecumenical group of ministers came together quarterly in Collegeville for times of learning, conversation, and fellowship.
    Read more »
  • Renovation Work Enters Phase III

    June 13, 2023Collegeville InstituteRenovation Work Enters Phase III

    The Collegeville Institute’s Board of Directors announces the launch of Phase III of its renovation work within the Bricks, Glass, & More comprehensive campaign. From August 2023 through the spring of 2024, the Collegeville Institute’s residential apartments and Butler Center will be undergoing renovations designed to repair and upgrade the apartments and ...

    Read more »
  • <<
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • ...
  • 40
  • >>

News Categories

  • At the Collegeville Institute
  • Alumni News
  • Opportunities
  • Artists in Residence

Collegeville Institute Tour

Check out our virtual 360-degree tour experience and see our beautiful campus with its many amenities!

CI 360 Tour

Latest News

Dr. Aizaiah Yong appointed as new Executive Director of Collegeville Institute 

April 14, 2025

Collegeville Institute welcomes Andrew McNeil as its new Director of Communications.

March 11, 2025

Meet a Resident Scholar

March 11, 2025

Subscribe

Sign up for our email newsletter today, and keep up to date with what's going on at the Collegeville Institute.

Sign Up Today

Get Involved

Give online

Check out our writing workshops and our residential programs.

Contact Us

2475 Ecumenical Drive
PO Box 8000
Collegeville, MN 56321

Phone: 320-363-3366
Email: staff@collegevilleinstitute.org

Map/Directions

Copyright © 2025 Collegeville Institute. Read our Privacy Policy.