Welcome to Faith+Lead’s Academy Catalog

Theological learning on your schedule. Deepen your faith and ministry skills where you are, when you can.

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Discerning: Exploring God’s Call to Ministry

Instructor: Dr. Terri Elton
This Christian leadership training will help you discern the vocation God has placed on your life—and respond with courage and faith.

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Faith & Contemporary Issues

Habitat: Thinking Theologically About the Environment

Discover how religion and climate change intersect in this course on faith and care for the environment, exploring practical, hopeful ways to take action.
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Faith & Contemporary Issues

Positions: Thinking Theologically About Politics

This on-demand course provides a powerful theological lens and faith-based solutions to political polarization in America.
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Faith & Contemporary Issues

PopGods: Thinking Theologically about Pop Culture

How do religion and pop culture intersect—and how can we use insights from popular stories to understand better what our neighbors need?
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Justice & Service

A More Excellent Way: The Gospel in an Age of Division

Foster an inclusive community with practical strategies for engaging issues like race, justice, and polarization with grace and scriptural wisdom.
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Justice & Service

Justice in the Bible

Recognize, understand, and take part in the continued unfolding of God’s biblical justice.

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What to Expect with a Faith+Lead Academy Course

You’ll get a transformative learning experience that combines trustworthy theological teaching with spiritual practices, interactive elements, and a supportive online community.

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Expand your theological toolkit with fresh insights for today’s ministry landscape. Connect timeless wisdom with practical frameworks for navigating change.

Deepen your spiritual identity through transformative practices. Move from doing church to being church in ways that nurture authentic discipleship.

Practice skills to lead confidently in your ministry context. Take actionable steps to invite your community into God’s unfolding story.

Every academy course is designed to

Help your growth in one of these core areas:

connect with god

Develop a Christ-centered identity, grounded in theology, scripture, and spiritual practice, that empowers community members to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in everyday life.

Tell the story of Jesus and invite neighbors into Jesus’ way of life and love through words and actions they can recognize.

community

Listen deeply, name God’s presence in the midst of everyday life, and form life-giving relationships across all dimensions of diversity—both within and beyond the church.

Through mutual relationships with the neighbors among whom you’re hosted, join in acts of compassion, justice, and reconciliation as a witness to the ministry of Jesus—especially in places of suffering and despair.

ministry models

Harness skills of agile leadership, stewardship, fundraising, entrepreneurism, and management to be nimble enough to respond to a changing cultural landscape.

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Meet our Instructors and Contributors

The Rev. Dr. Ridgeway Addison

Senior Learning Designer, Humana and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, School of Nursing

The Rev. Dr. Anthony Bateza

Associate Professor of Religion; Department Chair of Race, Ethnic, Gender and Sexuality Studies
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Tripp Fuller

Visiting Professor of Theology, Luther Theological Seminary
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The Rev. Dr. Angela Williams Gorrell

Author and Speaker
Ryan Panzer

Ryan Panzer

Leadership Developer for Digital Culture
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Grace Duddy Pomroy

Director of the Stewardship Leaders Program, Luther Seminary.

Dr. Andrew Root, PhD

Professor and Carrie Olson Baalson Chair of Youth and Family Ministry, Luther Seminary
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Dr. Dee Stokes

Director, The Seeds Project

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