Ministerial Leadership

Leadership is the place where our relationships, management skills, and courage to move towards the future come together. Participants in this course will learn solid management tools (governance, financial management, volunteer management) and engage with theories around adaptive and transformational change and their implications for ministerial leadership. Theological examination of secular leadership studies will complement a focus on the practice of ministry and the person of the Christian leader.

About the Instructor: The Rev. Dr. Heather McCance holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), University of Waterloo, a Master of Divinity (M.Div) and Master of Theology (Th.M), Trinity College, University of Toronto, and a Doctor of Ministry (D.Min), Tyndale University. Dr. McCance has also served as the Director of Field Education and of Pastoral Studies at the Diocese of Montreal and has over twenty years in parish ministry where she has developed deep intercultural experiences. She currently serves as the President of Atlantic School of Theology.

Dates: September 9 - December 9, 2026

Days & Times: Mondays, 4:00pm-6:30pm

Requirements: Readings and discussions. No written work, projects, or presentations.

Books to purchase: Reading list will be provided by the instructor. 

Fee: $275.00

Format: Hybrid 

Location: King's Room (lower level, AST Library)

Please note: This Continuing Education program is non-credit, meaning it cannot be counted toward a degree or diploma, and will not be transcripted. Continuing Education registrations are refundable until 7 days before a program commences. After that time, fees are non-refundable.

Questions? Please contact: Lydia Hood, Continuing Education Coordinator, at lydia.hood@astheology.ns.ca

Or the instructor, the Rev. Dr. Heather McCance at heather.mccance@astheology.ns.ca