Vocation Coordination Initiative Hosts Annual Gathering December 14, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment How do congregations understand and live out their callings? At the CLMPI annual meeting, researchers presented preliminary findings.
A Multiplicity of Callings: Skills Sharing at St. Matthew’s Church August 17, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment In this podcast episode, two church leaders discuss how a skills sharing class transformed their understanding of God's calling.
A Litany for the Coronavirus March 6, 2020 By Anne and Jeffery Rowthorn 6 Comments Anne and Jeffery Rowthorn, current Resident Scholars at the Collegeville Institute, wrote a litany about the coronavirus for use in places of worship.
The Methodist Split, Three Perspectives January 30, 2020 By Collegeville Institute 3 Comments In face of an impending split within the United Methodist Church, three alumni of the Collegeville Institute's writing workshops share their reflections.
Welcomed as Christ June 21, 2019 By Nicholas Tangen Leave a Comment Do faith and justice go hand-in-hand? Nicholas Tangen writes how the Rule of St. Benedict helped him reconcile his theological and vocational communities.
14 Congregations Chosen for New Communities of Calling Initiative September 7, 2018 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment 14 congregations were chosen to participate in the new 5-year Communities of Calling Initiative from the Collegeville Institute.
Awakening Theological Imagination August 11, 2016 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment In the writing workshop Awakening Theological Imagination in the Congregation, participants experienced a spiritual practice of writing that can awaken theological imagination and enrich theological conversation within congregations.
Awakening Theological Imagination in the Congregation July 15, 2015 By Collegeville Institute 2 Comments In the writing workshop, Awakening Theological Imagination in the Congregation , participants experienced a spiritual practice of writing that can awaken theological imagination and enrich theological conversation within congregations.
Karen Hering Brings Contemplative Writing to Congregations October 15, 2014 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment We're partnering with Karen Hering this fall, to offer a contemplative writing program for lay people in six congregations in the Twin Cities.
Embodying Christ in Every Context, Part Two October 13, 2014 By Janel Kragt Bakker Leave a Comment "What my various vocations have called forth in me is to help people interpret their lives... to know where the spirit is moving and to be accountable for that knowledge." — John Lewis