St. Mark's College

Project Information

• Initiative: Individual School Grant (ISG)
• Project Title: The Future of Ministry: Forming and Empowering Leaders for Mission in BC and the Yukon
• Project Description: Supported by every Roman Catholic bishop across BC and the Yukon, our five-year initiative addresses urgent ecclesial challenges, including declining clergy numbers; rising lay leadership; cultural and religious pluralism; and the need for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. St. Mark's College will establish a Centre for Ministerial Formation to serve as a sustainable, region-wide hub for theological education, formation, and diocesan partnership. The Centre will focus on expanding access to theological education in traditionally underserved dioceses and on forming leaders – both lay ecclesial ministers and candidates for the permanent diaconate – for faithful and creative ministry in an increasingly complex and diverse world. The Centre will launch a hybrid continuing education course with in-person summer integration weekends; coordinate in-service events; host professional development workshops and lectures; and coordinate mid-term and closing conferences.
• Project Area: Business model innovation | Church vitality and equipping lay leaders | Congregational and denominational collaborations | Diversifying students and curricula | Faculty development | Lay ecclesial formation (Catholic) | Marketing and recruitment | Non-degree and continuing/lifelong learning | Non-residential education | Spiritual direction and student formation | Student affordability and resourcing | Technological intervention | Upskilling pastoral and ministerial leaders | Organizational partnerships and networks
• Project Start Date: 25-Oct-01
• Project End Date: 30-Dec-31
• Project Amount: $1,000,000