April 2026 News
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Are you new to the Center for Continuing Education or looking for additional ways to connect? You can find us on several social media platforms (see below).
Our newest is our Yale Youth Ministry Institute page on LinkedIn. We share resources, upcoming events, information on theYouth Ministry Leadership Certificate program (Apply today), and so much more. Be sure to follow us here on LinkedIn and invite your connections to follow.
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Summer Study 2026
Register today for one or more of the YDS Summer Study courses, which will take place June 1-5 online. This year’s schedule includes morning classes at 10:00 am – 12:15 pm and afternoon classes at 2:00 – 4:15 pm.
Summer Study features a keynote lecture on Tuesday, June 2 at 7:30pm Eastern with YDS’s Dr. Yii-Jan Lin on “American Apocalypse Now.” You can register for this FREE event here.
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Spotlight on a YDS Summer Study Course YDS Professor David Mahan will be teaching “Reading Poetry Devotionally: How Poems Nurture our Spiritual Lives.” Can poetry matter for us in 2026? This class considers how poetry nurtures, and enriches, our spiritual lives. By reading poems together from outstanding poets of the last 100 years, we will explore the many ways that poetry inspires us to understand our relationships with God, each other, and ourselves with fresh insight. Together, we will dig deeper into how poems work, while encountering the work poems can do in us as people who aspire, and struggle, to experience a more profound living faith. Learn more and register here. |
Yale Divinity School Certificate in Youth Ministry Leadership
Want to make a difference in youth ministry and enrich your leadership skills? The Youth Ministry Leadership Certificate program offers an online comprehensive curriculum focusing on leadership, spiritual care, and justice work.
“This program has been more than I could have hoped for… It helped me feel encouraged, enriched and deeply connected in a ministry that can feel occasionally isolated or challenging.” – Participant from program
This nine-month digital, cohort-based program starts in September 2026 – March 2027. Applications are being accepted until May 15th.
From the YMI Director: Who is in Your Village?
Hear the Rev. Dr. Jill Olds talk about the Youth Ministry Leadership program and how it creates a village of its own kind.
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Last Week to Register – Preaching Together: Living Stories Sermons and Intergenerational Worship with the Rev. Peter Levenstrong In this webinar, participants will experience a Living Stories sermon firsthand, explore the theological and pedagogical principles that shape the method, and leave with practical resources for bringing collaborative, intergenerational preaching into their own congregational contexts. Learn more and register here. |
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Creating A Parish Legacy Giving Program with Meredith McNabb This workshop will lay the foundation for developing a legacy giving program in your parish and it will help you consider practical plans for building positive momentum in your congregation’s legacy gift program. Learn more and register here. |
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale
Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising: Residential Training
Mercy by the Sea Retreat Center | November 3 – 5
The Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF) is designed for religious leaders in faith-based organizations and institutions who wish to learn more about the spirituality of fundraising and gain a core foundation in fundraising principles. Learn more and register here.
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