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Thriving in Ministry

Thriving in Ministry

An Initiative from Virginia Theological Seminary

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Purpose

The purpose of Thriving in Ministry at Virginia Theological Seminary is to enhance the well-being, effectiveness, vocational growth, and joy in Christ for the clergy of The Episcopal Church.

We create Peer Learning Communities that build thriving capacity through

  • Connection
  • Learning Goals
  • Collaborative Leadership
  • Assertiveness/Conflict Agility
  • Engaging Local Communities
  • Developing New Spiritual Pathways.

Peer Learning Communities gather around a shared context or situation in ministry and the Learning Community is guided by a team of trained Thriving Mentors.

The Thriving process extends over a two-year period which launches with a three-day residential training for all Peer Learning Community members in

  • The Culture of Thriving
  • The Thriving Impact Map
  • Self-Assessment
  • Mentoring
  • Deliberative Practice
  • Fierce Conversations
  • Adult Learning Goals
  • Case Study methods
  • Zoom-based community learning 
  • Conflict Assessment

Each member of the Peer Learning Community is an adult learner with the agency to take responsibility for her own learning.

As a learning community, members discover that they can Thrive in Ministry within their context by

  • Deliberative practice for advancing one’s own objectives
  • Support and challenge by peers & mentors
  • Self-reflection
  • Case studies

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Clergy within Peer Learning Communities engage one another and in one-on-one mentoring with the experienced clergy person for their specific learning community. 

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