Join us for monthly webinars throughout the year!
Sustaining the Ecotone (Panel)
August 27, 2026 – August 27, 2026
Panelists Sarah Erickson, Helen Blier, and Darryl Stephens discuss the state of lifelong learning for ministry programs, past and present, in theological schools and other contexts, and the need for a new published resource for leaders of these programs. Click…
Multiplicity and Cultural Awareness
September 17, 2026 – September 17, 2026
Jessica Lugo makes the case that effectively serving Hispanic/Latino lifelong learners requires more than just access or representation; it calls for intentional cultural awareness rooted in hospitality, justice, and the theological affirmation of the imago Dei. She offers practical tools…
Faith Leaders as Information Leaders (Panel)
October 29, 2026 – October 29, 2026
This panel explores the role of "Faith Leaders as Information Leaders." James Bell shares data from surveys and interviews to understand the information behaviors of practicing faith leaders. Glenn Melville, in response to demand for flexible and accessible learning, provides…
Learning for Personal and Social Transformation
December 3, 2026 – December 3, 2026
Katharine E.Lassiter provides a case study of program design and implementation, based on ecotone thinking, a practical theological lens, and responsiveness to the hunger for spiritual meaning and belonging among adult learners. Click here to register for this webinar!
Forming Lifelong Learner-Practitioners
January 28, 2027 – January 28, 2027
Jodi L. Porter argues that the future of theological education depends on reimagining theological literacy as the cultivation of lifelong, adaptive capability with the pastoral cycle. She advocates for heutagogy, or self-determined learning, as a constructive way of forming learner-practitioners…
Storytelling to Access Community Wisdom
February 25, 2027 – February 25, 2027
Doris García-Rivera describes storytelling as an embodied process triggering reflection and integration of knowledge and leadership development. By accessing the wealth of wisdom and knowledge adults already hold, storytelling can also assist academic and lifelong learning administrators in harnessing their…
Living and Leading Lifelong Learning
March 18, 2027 – March 18, 2027
Lisa Kimball reflects on institutional experiences of transformation and her own professional evolution within the broader shifts in theological education to cultivate resilience and hope amid uncertainty. When leaders embrace theological interdisciplinarity, sacred listening, and imaginative praxis, they can co-create…