Learning Forte
Through custom solutions and both individualized & cohort-based learning opportunities we equip you to reach and teach people in a changing world.
In 2020, whether you were ready or not, you were quickly launched into ministering in virtual space. Over the course of the year, your congregations worshiped in person, then strictly online, then in a hybrid space, then back online. This yo-yo effect of changing circumstances has scarcely left time for you to reflect with any …
About the Course After a year of discovering how to create disciples in a digital world, how do you move forward to imagine and plan for the next year? Join Hannah Graham and Tania Schramm for a 4-week intensive course on planning for your next program year. We will explore questions like: How do you …
By Ataira Franklin, Video and Media Designer Now more than ever, the need for highly functioning online meeting platforms has skyrocketed. Whether for personal or professional use, one thing is clear: meeting online plays a large role in helping us stay connected. While texts, phone calls, and video chats can usually get the job done …
By Erin Weins St. John, Project Manager and Social Media Coordinator As mainline churches have lost more members and revenue in the last several decades, a narrative of “church decline” dominates both media narratives about the Church and the Church’s self-image. From lay members to clergy to top denominational officials, the focus has often shifted …
By Erin Wiens St. John, Project Manager and Social Media Coordinator Many of us are deeply missing communion, both the Sacrament and the community. As we’ve journeyed through the time of online worship, and begin to think about outdoor gatherings, we’ve considered so many different ways to share this Sacrament. And as we consider these …
By Erin Weins St. John, Project Manager and Social Media Coordinator I begin this sermon with sad and unexpected news. Rather than announcing a return to in-person worship, I must delay our gatherings yet again. The cases in our area have gone back up, and we can’t meet again until cases decline for two weeks …
