COURSES

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Practical Tools for the Journey

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This course will prepare you to assess the congregation’s current situation and lead them in adapting for future ministry.

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Discerning God’s Leading

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Exploring a shared future through leadership tools, consensus building, and discovering a shared future.

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A New Chapter in Ministry

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Learn to implement ministry strategies that revitalize congregational mission along and the actions needed to bring them to fruition.
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Ending with Grace

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Learn from pastors and judicatory leaders who have walked with congregations as they bring their ministry to a close.

Course Calendars

Practical Tools for the Journey
6-week course schedule to be announced.
Scheduling a course exclusively for a judicatory or other group is also available. Learn More.
Discerning God's Leading

6-week course schedule to be announced.

Scheduling a course exclusively for a judicatory or other group is also available. Learn More.


A New Chapter in Ministry
6-week course schedule begins
First Live Session: Tuesday, May 27, 9-11 am Central Time
Self-paced units the weeks of June 3, 10, 17, and 24.
Final Live Session: July 1, 9-11 am Central Time

Scheduling a course exclusively for a judicatory or other group is also available. Learn More.

Ending with Grace
6-week course schedule begins
First Live Session: Thursday, July 10, 9-11 am Central Time
Self-paced units the weeks of July 17, 24, 32, and August 7.
Final Live Session: August 14, 9-11 am Central Time

Scheduling a course exclusively for a judicatory or other group is also available. Learn More.

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The courses includes live sessions with the instructors, ensuring that each leader receives support.

Wartburg Seminary and Dialog Works collaborated to create "Engaging God's Future," a comprehensive series of online courses aimed at equipping pastoral leaders of congregations who are grappling with sustainability challenges. These high-quality training courses were developed in partnership with a diverse group of stakeholders, including synodical leaders, lay leaders, and pastors, ensuring that the content is relevant and practical for congregations and parishes of varying contexts.

The four courses stand alone. However, there is logic in how they are sequenced. Practical Tools for the Journey focuses on understanding the current situation. Discerning God's Leading moves towards resolving differences and reaching a consensus on where God is leading the congregation. A New Chapter in Ministry is a close-up look at implementing change. Ending with Grace focus on the closing of a congregation.

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