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
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- - Short term Residencies
    
    for those looking to stay for a shorter period of time
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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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- - Open Applications:
  - Our Own Deep Wells: Writing on Vocation across Race and Culture
  - Emerging Writers Mentorship Program
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- - Closed Applications:
  - Please note: We are not accepting applications for many of our summer 2021 workshops because we rescheduled several from summer 2020 due to Covid-19. We will return to a full roster of our summer writing workshops in 2022.
  - Apart, and Yet a Part: A Workshop with Writing Coach Michael N. McGregor
  - Exploring Identity and (Dis)belonging through the Personal Essay
  - In the Thick of It: Explorations of Advanced Topics in Prose Writing
  - Breaking the Academic Mold: Liberating the Powerful, Personal Voice Inside You
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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.
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- 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.
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- Participant Publications
- Bearings magazine
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Writing for Mystic Activists

October 7, 2020 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

In Season 2 of our podcast, listen to activists and writers of faith including Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove.

Rules for Radical Sabbatarians

August 16, 2018 By Donna Schaper 2 Comments

Writer, pastor, and community organizer Donna Schaper shares her tips for how fellow radicals can make the most of a sabbatical.

A Call to Live Thanksgiving

November 24, 2016 By Weldon Nisly Leave a Comment

As we celebrate Thanksgiving, peace activist and Mennonite pastor Weldon Nisly invites the church to "live Thanksgiving" in troubled times.

Assimilate or Go Home

August 29, 2016 By Stina Kielsmeier-Cook Leave a Comment

D.L. Mayfield discusses her work with refugees, her calling as a writer/activist, and the complexities of writing about vulnerable populations.

Why I Write (What I Write)

June 11, 2015 By Renée Bondy Leave a Comment

For me, writing is like trying to dislodge a pebble from my shoe.

The Seven Cs of Social Media

April 14, 2015 By Verity A. Jones 1 Comment

Verity Jones shares a rubric, “the seven Cs of social media” that she uses to evaluate social media from a theological perspective.