The Leadership Program for Musicians (LPM) is accepting registrations for the 2015-16 year. Courses being offered include Liturgy and Music: Foundations for Christian Worship, Principles of Choral Leadership, Teaching New Music to Congregations, and more. Learn more.   

Led by Nora Gallagher and Barbara Brown Taylor, creative writers of all levels are invited to a three-day conference at the Washington National Cathedral from May 29-31. The workshop will emphasize both the process and the discovery of writing in the first person. Explore how the search for the right word can become a spiritual practice, what to do when we fall into cliché, and how to find the story. To learn more and to register, please visit www.cathedral.org/writing.  

The Theater of War: Soldiers & Citizens Tour will present dramatic readings of Sophocles' Ajaz - an ancient Greek tragedy about the suicide of a great, respected warrior - at St. Paul's, Richmond, on June 7 from 7 - 8 p.m. The performance is meant to engage communities in powerful town hall discussions about the visible and invisible wounds of war. The presentation will foster understanding and compassion, while mobilizing citizens and resources to help improve the lives of service members, veterans, and their families and communities. Admission is free, but seating is limited. To reserve seats, visit: www.TOWRichmond.eventbrite.com. 

St. Aidan's, Alexandria, will host a performance and workshop by Project Voice, internationally acclaimed poets and educators whose work is inspiring those who would share vision and story with the people around them, on June 20. At 10:30 a.m. there will be a performance open to everyone. A lunch and workshop following the performance from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. is limited to 25 participants and is being offered to clergy. Learn more. 

 Union Presbyterian Seminary is offering a Christian Educator certification hybrid course beginning June 15 with at-home assignments, followed by a three day course at the Richmond campus on July 14 -16. Learn more and register. They will also offer Church Business Administrator certification through The Church Network (formerly NACBA) on July 21-30. Learn more and register.  

e-Formation 2015: A conference on ministry in a digital world

Is your congregation getting serious about its online presence, or hoping to take it to the next level? Would you like to learn with other ministry practitioners using technology in faith formation or congregational growth and development?