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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- - 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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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.
- Resources for Faith and Writing
- Participant Publications
- Bearings magazine
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Mothering Wisdom for Activists

October 21, 2020 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

What role do writers have in expanding our imagination for what is possible? And who is tending to the spiritual needs of activists?

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.

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