Emmanuel College of Victoria University

Project Information

• Initiative: Individual School Grant (ISG)
• Project Title: Nurturing Ministry: Theological Education in Situ
• Project Description: This project addresses identified needs of lay and ordained church leaders to meet the evolving demands of ministry today. Through a dual design, Emmanuel College (EC) will launch a new Centre for continuing education and strengthen the MDiv program to equip church leaders with theological grounding and leadership skills to empower community-based, gospel-inspired contextual analysis, engagement and discernment. The new Centre for continuing education will offer peer-based learning on topics such as sustainable leadership and social entrepreneurship; trauma-informed pastoral care; rediscovering Christian spiritual practices; and leadership for alternative forms of church, among others. The EC MDiv program will now include immersive, real-world learning experiences in inner-city and rural congregations, through spiritual retreats and Indigenous learning circles. Through the project, EC will further nurture its mission to serve and empower communities of faith across Canada.
• Project Area: Technological intervention | Church vitality and equipping lay leaders | Congregational and denominational collaborations | Faculty development | Non-degree and continuing/lifelong learning | Spiritual direction and student formation | Upskilling pastoral and ministerial leaders | Organizational partnerships and networks
• Project Start Date: 25-Oct-01
• Project End Date: 30-Dec-31
• Project Amount: $985,311