Clergy Continuing Education

Upcoming Continuing Education Events for Clergy in Wisconsin

The events on this page are ecumenical and cross denominational and judicatory lines. If you have an event that fits that mold, let us know!

Companionship Training
Nov
5

Companionship Training

As leaders in our communities, we can learn how to journey well with people through their challenges. This Companionship workshop provides an opportunity to encourage one another through five basic spiritual practices. Participants will receive a certificate of completion following this workshop.

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Healthy Conflict & Communication
Oct
1

Healthy Conflict & Communication

How do you manage differences and conflicts in your congregation? Some of us get quiet, some get loud, some talk it out, and some turn to others. In this course, we’ll explore the practical skills and frameworks needed to help us stay grounded, present, and communicate more clearly when we engage in tough and tender conversations.

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Become a Faith & Health Companion
Sep
16

Become a Faith & Health Companion

Advocate Health (Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care) Faith and Health Partnerships invites residents of Illinois & Wisconsin and our Atrium Health Care service areas to participate in a virtual education series designed to equip faith community leaders to walk alongside each other during times of challenge and stress.

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Protest Chaplain Training
Apr
13

Protest Chaplain Training

The WCC is now accepting applications for a protest chaplain/movement chaplain training  cohort. Training will be held on the evenings of April 13 and 20. We will be making decisions on applications by March 30th.

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Capital Alignment: Before You Say Yes to the Money
Mar
19

Capital Alignment: Before You Say Yes to the Money

Capital is never truly “free.” Every source comes with expectations, reporting requirements, timelines, fees, compliance obligations, and long-term relational implications.

The question is not simply Can we get the capital?

The better question is: Does this capital align with our mission, our real estate vision, and our operational capacity?

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Become a Faith & Health Companion
Mar
11

Become a Faith & Health Companion

Advocate Faith and Health Partnerships invites you to apply for our premier Faith and Health Companionship Cohort learning series designed to equip faith community leaders to walk alongside others during times of challenge and stress.

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The Power of Showing Up
Jan
24

The Power of Showing Up

This five-session training offers practical skills to support others through grief and life’s challenges. With an emphasis on empathy, presence, and self-care, participants will learn ways to companion others while sustaining their own resilience.

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Proclaiming God’s Word
Jan
20

Proclaiming God’s Word

This Madison Learning Community class equips students to preach the Word of God with faithfulness and clarity. It is taught via online and in-person learning with gatherings on Tuesdays (6:00-7:40pm) from January 20 to April 14 and a morning retreat in February. Community dinners are offered at 5:30pm.

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Effective Transitional Leadership Training
Oct
9
to Oct 10

Effective Transitional Leadership Training

Are you a clergy person who has felt an interest in serving in transitional ministry? Or an authorized minister who could benefit from transitional leadership training, no matter what your context? Then this overnight course is for you!

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Nurturing Justice Presents: Reclaiming the Sacred
Oct
4
to Dec 6

Nurturing Justice Presents: Reclaiming the Sacred

Reclaiming the Sacred is a three-part workshop series for those longing to reconnect with a spirituality rooted in love, liberation, and belonging.

In Decolonizing the Divine, we remember a God beyond control and hierarchy—a Divine grounded in healing and shared liberation. In Whiteness and the False Self, we enter sacred space to reflect on whiteness as a false identity and return to the True Self that knows humility, interconnectedness, and deep belonging. And in Theology at the Threshold, we honor the in-between—gently releasing what no longer serves and listening for the sacred truths waiting to be born.

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Creating Hope 2025
Sep
18

Creating Hope 2025

Creating Hope is Samaritan’s annual event supporting our Mental Health Ministry — a program that equips faith leaders, educators, and helping professionals to respond with compassion, skill, and spiritual insight to today’s mental health challenges.

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Nurturing Justice Fall Intensive
Sep
12
to Sep 27

Nurturing Justice Fall Intensive

This fall, Nurturing Justice invites you to participate in a transformative two-day interactive intensive, each session lasting 3.5 hours. Through real dialogue, participants will delve into intersectional justice issues in America, examining both historical contexts and contemporary challenges. The program focuses on the intersections of racial justice, LGBTQ+ justice, environmental justice, and immigration justice.

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Become a Faith and Health Companion
Sep
10

Become a Faith and Health Companion

Advocate Health (Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care) Faith and Health Partnerships invites residents of Illinois & Wisconsin to participate in a three-part virtual education series designed to equip faith community leaders to walk alongside each other during times of stress.

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Grief Circle for Ministry Leaders
Aug
12
to Oct 21

Grief Circle for Ministry Leaders

This small, confidential group is a space for clergy, deacons, and lay leaders to tend to their own grief — whether for a loved one, a congregation, or the ongoing losses that come with ministry. Grounded in deep listening and shared story, we’ll gather twice a month on Zoom to honor loss and support one another.

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Madison Learning Community
Jan
1
to Jun 1

Madison Learning Community

Madison Learning Community is an initiative of University of Dubuque Theological Seminary offering seminary-level courses to Madison-area pastors, church leaders, and others eager to deepen ministry skills in a diverse Christian community committed to the local Church. Each semester we offer one course on Tuesday evenings, and deliberately build community among students that strengthens the local unity and witness of Christ's church.

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We are Still Here: Native Americans and the UCC
Jul
9
to Aug 27

We are Still Here: Native Americans and the UCC

Join Rev. Stephanie Perdew, PhD, tribal citizen of the Cherokee Nation, ordained UCC minister, and Director of the Damascus Project shared theological education ministry of the Wisconsin and Minnesota Conferences, UCC for three online learning sessions covering Native history and its intersection with the UCC.

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