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Lifelong Learning

Lifelong Learning can include many things. In addition to traditional CEU credits, you might want to consider working with your diocese to developing a plan based on your gifts and strengths and how best to acquire any new skills you many need. Resources can be explored based on your plan, and the plan can alter as needed.
​Deacons Talking on the Road to Emmaus - Now a Series!
AED and Bexley Seabury are expanding opportunities for Deacons.
First four Mondays of every month, on Zoom
4:00 pm Pacific / 7:00 pm Eastern (1 hour)

Monday, September 25
Deacons Talking about the Role of Deacons in the Future of the Church
with Carter Hawley, Deacon in the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Executive Director of AED
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  • 1st and 3rd Mondays: We'll gather as a worshipping and faith community for fellowship, scripture, and prayer.
  • 2nd Mondays: Spotlight a deacon and their ministry.
  • 4th Mondays: Continuing ed or lifelong learning content by Bexley Seabury. 

Use this Zoom link for each gathering. Meeting ID: 584 926 3634. The room opens 15 minutes before the start. 

To join by phone, select the closest location and use the Meeting ID: 584 926 3634
        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)                                +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)                               +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)

Sign up to receive reminders about upcoming Deacons Talking gatherings.​
Previous Talks
Recordings from February 2021 - present are on Vimeo. 
Recordings from April 2015 - February 2021 are on YouTube.​
Pathways for Baptismal Living Courses, from Bexley Seabury ​See the full list of courses.
CALL online courses (Center for Anglican Learning and Leadership)
Open to all and designed so students can participate at their own pace. Each course is 7 weeks, each week a separate lesson. Continuing Education Units are offered at the rate of 2 CEUs per course. Members of AED receive a discounted rate.
  • Winter 2024 (January 22-March 11) Includes Images of Diakonia with Deacon Phina Borgeson
  • Spring 2024 (April 8-May 27)  Includes Preaching the Prophets with Dr. Donn Morgan; The Diaconal Hermeneutic with Dr. Rod Dugliss; Attitudes of Care: Ecotheology in Practice with Deacon Phina Borgeon
Course descriptions and registration.
​Fees: $245; $215 AED rate (For AED memberships paid by the individual, not diocese). 
Lifelong Learning at VTS
Prophetic Voices in Popular Culture: Part 2 
Thursdays, Oct 19-Nov 16, online

Learn at your own pace with their on-demand courses on Teachable. 

Join (or Rejoin) Forma Today! 
​Forma, the Network for Christian Formation for the Episcopal Church and beyond is now accepting members through a brand-new platform: The Forma Space on VTS Plus. To learn more and join, click here!  A discount on the 2024 conference is included in the member benefits!
Webinar series on the diaconate  - CEEP Network
That deacon on YouTube
Post Ordination Formation, Canon III.7 Section 4 (f), Diocese of Maryland
Learning Institutions 
  • ChurchNext: Learning in scripture, liturgy, prayer, self-care, history & theology
  • Forma: A ministry of Episcopal Church Foundation and partnered with the Office for Formation Ministries 
  • Coursera: Learn from leading universities and companies
  • Lifelong Learning, at Virginia Theological Seminary
​Canadian Institutions
Beyond Ourselves: What Deacons Teach Us
This issue of Pathways Magazine is devoted to Deacons. Diocese of Atlanta 2011.
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