Missional Learning Community

DEADLINE is Friday, January 30th.
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Who: Up to 10 participants* (lay and clergy)
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When: Runs for 1 year. Starts with a Zoom session in March 2026.
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How: 10 monthly gatherings (except July, August) over two days (a 25-hour period).
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Location: Debert Hospitality Centre, Debert, NS, and on Zoom (online).
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What: Involves reflection, prayer, discussion, study (reading, audio, video sources), goal-setting, experimenting with missional initiatives, guest speakers and mutual peer support. The Connectors’ priority is focused on being a mission-shaped congregation and Fresh Expressions of Church (new communities of faith).
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Costs: Travel, lodging, meals and materials are covered by the Diocese.
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Expectations:
+ Participants commit to attend all of learning community sessions and an estimated average of three hours per month of study, reflection and discernment/visioning for themselves and their faith community. Additional time may be required for the missional initiative.
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+ Parish Council is apprised of their leader’s involvement, the time and work requirements. They support this initiative, recognizing that it will greatly benefit the life and missional ministry of the community. (Alternate emergency pastoral coverage is arranged should their rector attend the sessions.)
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*Candidates are selected based on various factors that include learning goals, group chemistry and parish context. The decision about membership in the learning community is made by the MLC Advisory Group.

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* 1. YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION:

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* 2. What do you think are some (future) key learning areas for you? Explain (Write at least 4 sentences.)

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* 3. How do you believe this program will help you with those? (Write at least 3 sentences.)

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* 4. What do you feel you might uniquely contribute to this learning community? (Write at least 4 sentences.)

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* 5. What else would you like to tell us about yourself? (Write at least 6 sentences.)

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* 6. How do you expect your involvement in this missional learning community be received by your parish? (Opposition will not necessarily disqualify you from participating in this program.) (Write at least 3 sentences.)

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* 7. Are you willing to commit to attend all learning community gatherings and follow-through on the requirements named in the description, including prayer, study, reflection, goal-setting and mutual peer support? Tell us more about your answer. Share why?

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* 8. Will you make concrete plans to cover family, work, church and other commitments back home while you attend these gatherings? Briefly describe this.

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* 9. When the group first meets we negotiate and plan all of our dates for the year together. However, we are curious about what your preferences are for these 2-day residential and Zoom gatherings? Each session runs approx. 25 hours (over two days) - 12-noon to 1 p.m.

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* 10. We are wondering… have you been involved in any of these? Check all that apply. (Do not be concerned if you have not participated in these.)

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