Mini CCD

Join the wider diocese for a day of learning and encountering tools for congregations of all sizes, locations, and conditions to be more healthy, faithful, and effective as they live out God’s call. This Mini College for Congregational Development (or Mini-CCD) is an opportunity in particular for clergy and lay leaders who have not yet attended the week-long intensive.

This Mini-CCD will focus on tools for congregations to talk about and identify their unique purpose as a faith community and how they’re called to be local expressions of the body of Christ in the neighborhoods in which they’ve been planted. Participants will learn several core models of the college and engage in meaningful conversations, both with participants from their own congregations and with leaders from churches across the diocese. Individuals are welcome to attend on their own, but we highly encourage folks to participate together as a team with other members from their congregations.

Recognizing that the week-long CCD experience is not accessible to everyone, whether due to scheduling conflicts or participant size limits, Mini-CCD is one way that we are seeking to integrate these teachings more broadly into a shared vocabulary for the diocese. In addition, this is also an opportunity for those who are curious about attending the week-long intensive in 2026 to get a taste of what the week might be like. Those who did attend this summer’s week-long intensive are welcome for a refresher of material and to bring along additional members of their congregation.

Schedule

9:30 am – Arrivals
10:00 am – Program Begins
Mid-day – Lunch
3:00 pm – Program Concludes

Registration

There is no cost to participate in the Mini-CCD. Lunch is included. Please register no later than the extended deadline of October 12.