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   Register now The Vancouver School of Theology’s Inter-Religious Studies Program will host the conference Walking Together: Sharing the Work and Ideas That Call to Us, May 26 – 28, 2026, both in-person and on Zoom. This conference invites scholars, activists, practitioners, and community leaders from across traditions to reflect on the spiritual commitments that ...

register now detailed forum information Encountered by the Holy, presented by the O’Driscoll Forum on Preaching and the Arts, takes place June 14–15 at Vancouver School of Theology. Bringing together preaching, music, and artistic expression, the program explores how holiness reveals itself in the world. The program invites participants to consider what it means to ...

CANCELLED: Re-Discovering Christianity's Surprise: Cultivating Social Innovation at the Heart of the Gospel Public Lecture — Friday, March 13 at 7pm (free) Workshop — Saturday, March 14 from 10am–2pm ($10 - lunch included) Notice: The G. Peter Kaye Lecture and Workshop scheduled for this evening and tomorrow (March 13–14) has been cancelled. Our speaker, Dr. ...

Register here! Solidarity Forever: Faith and Politics Public Lecture — Thursday, October 2 at 7pm PST Join Sara Miles, Founder and Director of The Food Pantry and former Director of Ministry at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church, for the 2025 Somerville Lecture at the Vancouver School of Theology. This free public lecture invites students, ...

Register here! The Holy Spirit and The Christian Life Public Lecture — Friday, August 8 at 7pm Workshop — Saturday, August 9 from 9:30am – 12:30pm (1 hour lunch included) Abstract: Who is the Holy Spirit, and how can the Spirit be known? And what difference does that make in our lives and world events? ...

Presented by the O'Driscoll Forum on Preaching and the Arts & the Anglican Foundation of Canada: REGISTER NOW! Join VST’s very own Rev. Dr. Joni Sancken and celebrated textile artist Thomas Roach for an evening of exploration into how rips and tears—physical and metaphorical—can be opportunities for newness and beauty born of the Holy Spirit. ...

   Register now The Vancouver School of Theology’s Inter-Religious Studies Program will host the conference Compassion: Mutual Care in Troubled Times, May 27 – 29, 2025, both in-person and on Zoom. This conference seeks to explore what the spirituality and practice of compassion should look like in our time. Keynote speaker Dr. Terri Elizabeth Givens ...

register now full conference information Some call this a ‘liminal season’ — a time when individuals and institutions are struggling with surprising forces inside and out, often experiencing disorientation, disengagement, and disenchantment. Leadership in ministry today requires dexterity in navigating the ‘known and the unknown’ of this time. At this Vancouver School of Theology conference, we ...