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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    for those looking to stay a semester or a full academic year
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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
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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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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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Current Writing Workshops

Regional 2020

Writing for Mystic Activists

Nov 9th-Nov 15th, 2020 Warren Conference Center in Ashland, MA

For faith-rooted activists and clergy who want to engage writing as a contemplative practice.
The application deadline has now passed.
Mapping the Geography of Grace: A Writing Workshop for Clergy

Nov 10th-Nov 16th, 2020

For clergy exploring the landscape of faith.
The application deadline for this workshop is Monday, August 10, 2020.
Writing Spirit, Writing Faith: A Week with Mary Potter

Nov 18th-Nov 24th, 2020 Whidbey Institute on Whidbey Island

Exploring the complexities of faith in today’s world.
The application deadline for this workshop is Monday, July 27, 2020.
Writing the Spiritual Life: A Creative Writing Workshop with Lauren Winner

Dec 7th-Dec 13th, 2020 Lake Logan Conference Center

A Creative Writing Workshop.
The application deadline for this workshop is Monday, July 27, 2020.

At Collegeville 2020

Apart, and Yet a Part: A Workshop with Writing Coach Michael N. McGregor

Monday, Jun 8th-Wednesday, Jun 17th, 2020 Collegeville Institute

Independent, unstructured work in community.
The application deadline has now passed.
In the Thick of It: Explorations of Advanced Topics in Prose Writing

Monday, Jul 6th-Wednesday, Jul 15th, 2020 Collegeville Institute

For advanced spiritual writers in the middle of prose projects.
The application deadline has now passed.

Exploring Identity and (Dis)belonging through the Personal Essay

Thursday, Jul 30th-Wednesday, Aug 5th, 2020 Collegeville Institute

A workshop that explores issues of identity and belonging through creative nonfiction.
The application deadline has now passed.