Lifelong Learning at Columbia Theological Seminary

Find a trusted cohort that nourishes whole-self formation, not just your role, through the Center for Lifelong Learning’s Leadership in Ministry workshops.

Register for the October 12-14, 2026 Montreat retreat below.
https://events.ctsnet.edu/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x7468abcd

In 2003, I moved from Minnesota to Louisiana – basically from one end of the Mississippi River to the other. To say that there was a bit of culture shock (and temperature shock) is an understatement. Now, I had grown up in Maryland and lived in a number of other places before descending on Louisiana, but it was my first foray into the deep south, and I had a lot of learning to do – a whole new lingo to learn.

Called to, and Wired to, be in Community: Why There is Power in the Potluck Who are your people? I think a critical issue for the church today is the place of community in a fractured world.

𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬𝐮𝐠𝐢: 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
September 27-October 2, 2026

Kintsugi, the centuries-old Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer
and gold, offers a profound metaphor for healing. Participants will discover how
their wounds and imperfections can be celebrated rather than hidden.
https://www.ctsnet.edu/events/kintsugi-recognizing-beauty-in-brokenness/

When pastors and ministry leaders engage in reflective, facilitated peer learning, their congregations benefit from steadier judgment, clearer communication, and wiser decisions.

Register for the September 21-23, 2026 workshop in Richmond, Virginia, below.
https://events.ctsnet.edu/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x7392abcd