The Intergenerating Church
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: Rev. Dr. Michael W. Droege is a practical theologian, educator, and researcher whose work brings theological reflection into conversation with lived experience, congregational life, and human development. He holds a PhD in Practical Theology from the University of Pretoria and serves as Adjunct Faculty in Practical Theology and Religious Education at Drew University. He has also served as Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer in Pastoral Care at Yale Divinity School and is a University Research Associate with the Conectere Project at Eastern Mennonite University.
Dr. Droege teaches congregation-facing, student-centered courses in practical theology and religious education, with particular attention to reflective learning, identity formation, and contextually grounded ministerial practice. His broader teaching and research interests include practical theology, youth and intergenerational ministry, attachment-informed faith formation, and the reconstruction of Christian practice in changing social contexts.
Dates: September 9 - December 9, 2026
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: Asynchronous
Location: Online
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