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Continuing Education

​Courses, conferences and training are provided by outside organizations.

ACADEMIC STUDIES
CALL Classes - Online (Center for Anglican Learning and Leadership)
Open to anyone, classes are asynchronous, meaning that you don’t have to be online at a specific time of the day or week. Classes are seven weeks long.

Spring 2021 (April 12 – May 31, 2021)
  • What We Believe: Anglican Theology
  • The Anglican Bible: Scriptural Conversation and Formation
  • The Diaconal Hermeneutic: The Deacon’s Eyes and Ears 
  • Changing Church: Mission, Leadership, and Beloved Community 
  • Introduction to Pastoral Care 
  • Theology of the Cross 
  • Preaching for Church and World in the Digital Age 

Fees: $230 (standard rate), $205 (AED member's rate)
Details and registration.

Virginia Theological Seminary
VTS prepares women and men from around the world for both ordained and lay service. Masters and doctoral level degrees, non-degree diplomas, and continuing education programs. Information.

HUMAN AWARENESS & UNDERSTANDING
Immigration & Refugee Ministry
  • Immigrant Stories: Reflections for Preachers and Teachers from The Episcopal Networks Collaborative. Additional reflections.​
  • Video: The Episcopal Church: Walking with Immigrants.  Presiding Bishop Michael Curry introduces five dioceses engaging in immigrant welcome, and what we can do too.​

    From Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)
  • Supporting Asylum Seekers: A Toolkit for Congregations 
  • A list of resources, bishop statements, and information
  • Partners in Welcome

PRACTICAL TRAINING & EXPERIENCE
Deacons Talking on the Road to Emmaus - now in its sixth season! ​
Free webinar on the second Monday of each month, at 8:30 pm ET.  Featuring deacons sharing stories from their ministries, exploring case studies, offering peer wisdom and feedback, and exchanging mutual support.  

Video Archive of prior discussions.
Sponsored by Bexley Seabury Seminary and the Association for Episcopal Deacons

Asset-Based Community Development / Called to Transformation
Episcopal Relief & Development and The Episcopal Church are redeveloping the website to better serve faith communities looking for training in Asset-Based Community Development. Watch for details here.

Read a reflection from Deacon Teri Van Huss about this course's impact on her.

MISCELLANEOUS 
School for Deacons/Center for Learning
Diocese of San Joaquin
The Community-Based Learning Initiative, Princeton University
Bishop Kemper School for Ministry
Trinity School for Ministry
ChurchNext
Forma
Coursera

Canadian theological courses include:
  • ​Thorneloe University
  • University of Waterloo
  • Athabasca University

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AED is a membership funded association of persons and dioceses within The Episcopal Church whose mission is to increase participation and involvement of all baptized persons in Christ's diaconal ministry, especially by promoting and supporting the diaconate.
Association for Episcopal Deacons 
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Westborough, MA 01581-6516
Phone: (508) 873-1881
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