Ministry Cohorts
Ministry cohorts allow you to sample many theological themes, offering peer learning with your ministry context in mind. Scholars have chosen a specific lens on a particular topic and share their expertise through digital content you watch on your own time. Four monthly online meetings are interspersed, where you and your cohort members gather for facilitated discussion with an experienced church leader.
Cohorts support lifelong learning and are for anyone- authorized clergy, chaplains, Christian educators, lay leaders and anyone interested in the topic. UCC members will recognize the Marks for Ministry woven throughout the cohorts, though anyone from any denomination, or no denomination, is welcome to attend.
Completion of each Ministry Cohort provides 9 contact hours of continuing education, subject to approval by the participant's credentialing body.
Fall 2025 themes:
Visioning Religious Education for Transescent Youth
How’s My Preaching? Check-in and Level up
Psalms for Justice-Seekers and Peacemakers
Spiritual Care in Times of Grief
Complicated History and a Future for Justice
Summer 2025 themes, going on now:
Mission Theology: Christian Faith in a Global Community
Transforming Religious Queerphobia, Fundamentalism and Extremism
Deep Story Composting: Genesis Creation Mythologies and an Evolutionary Ecology
Spiritual Care in Times of Grief
Contextualizing the New Testament
Doing Justice in Community
6+ Makes a Cohort – Bring a friend!
Referral Reward- refer a friend to a Ministry Cohort, receive $25 toward your next cohort. No limit on the number of referral rewards you can earn per semester.
Multi-Cohort Bundle- Choose three Cohort themes over the next two years for yourself or purchase 3 seats in a single Cohort for members of your group. Save $100 over purchasing them individually.
Please contact Dr. Jill Baker with questions. jbaker@eden.edu
To learn more about our 2025 themes and to register, click on the options below.
