Promoting the vitality
of congregations and their leaders
As the regional education program of the Minnesota and Wisconsin Conferences of the United Church of Christ, we equip clergy and laity for effective leadership and provide learning opportunities for the theologically curious.
Clergy & Members in Discernment
We offer a robust schedule of training for anti-racism, anti-bias and boundary awareness for authorized ministers and courses and training for Members in Discernment from any Conference of the UCC.
Lay Leaders & Learners
We offer practical training in the skills and tasks of congregational leadership for lay leaders as well as a range of programming for theologically curious lay learners. Discounts offered for members of the MN and WI Conferences.
Team Cohort Working Space
We can house cohort space for your UCC working group or team, with a secure space for virtual conversations and materials. We currently house a UCC Faith Formation and Youth Leaders cohort, the Great Lakes UCC Region Creation Care Team, and the UCC Lay Led Congregations Working Group.
Members
A community of learners
Join a community of lifelong learners committed to walking together and participating in transformative conversations about faith and leadership. We learn together so that we are better equipped to lead and nurture the body of Christ.
Lay Leaders
Ordained and Licensed Pastors
Members-in-Discernment
Theologically Curious Learners
Church Staff
What's Coming Up
Strangers within your Gates: Holy Hospitality for Immigrants
This course in Old Testament considers what it means to welcome the stranger in a world that builds walls and deports. The course moves through Scripture’s persistent call to care for the immigrant, and asks ‘what does it mean to preach good news when immigrants are denied dignity? How do we teach children and youth to recognize the stranger as neighbor? How might the church embody justice that is practical and prophetic?
Mondays, September 14-October 26, 2026 6:30-8:00 p.m. CT, Via Zoom, two sessions for MiDs and Assessment learners only
With Rev. Laura Wright, PhD
