TEACHING CHURCH
WMB Church is excited to be a Teaching Church with our MB Seminary!
Through this partnership, we are able to provide seminary-quality teaching and workshops right here at WMB. Twice annually, we will host MB seminary faculty for live weekend workshops, in which teaching will be contextualized to our congregations. At the same time, there will also be the opportunity or take courses for credit or earn a graduate certificate.
Learn more about the MB Seminary Teaching Church model below:
For more information about the WMB Teaching Church Partnership, including upcoming courses, visit the WMB Church page on the MB Seminary website: https://www.mbseminary.ca/wmb/
Interested in taking courses or pursuing
credit through MB Seminary as a student?
If you’re ready to begin, the first step is to register as a student with MB Seminary. Their step-by-step application guide will walk you through everything you need to know: MB Seminary Application Process. If you have questions along the way—whether you're sorting out paperwork or waiting to hear back—you're welcome to reach out directly to Keith Reed at MB Seminary, who is happy to help.
A few notes as you get started:
If you plan to transfer course credits into a degree at another university, we recommend connecting with your current academic advisor and/or contacting MB Seminary before applying.
New graduate students at MB Seminary may qualify for free tuition for their first two courses. Learn more here!
UPCOMING COURSES
CARING AS GOD’S PEOPLE (DSC 520)
Caring as God’s People is a course that will equip you for the practical ministry of caring. Rooted in biblical and theological understanding, we will focus on the development of skills that will help you nurture connections between daily life and the presence of God. You will grasp an understanding of common stressors and the ministry of connection through care that reveals God is present and active in all of life.
Caring as God’s People will equip individuals within congregations to care for each other and for those beyond the walls of the church. This course recognizes that God is ultimately the source of all comfort, and that God uses his people to reveal him through compassion-in-action.
Workshop: April 24-25, 2026
Full Course: Starts April 20, 2026
About Gloria:
Gloria J. Woodland is the Director of Chaplaincy Education and CEASC, Associate Professor of Chaplaincy Studies and Spiritual Care. She has a passion for the ministry of spiritual care. She believes that the ministry of Christian chaplains is to reveal that God is present in the varied circumstances of life, yet even more to share that God is not just present, but that he is active. Gloria desires that her interactive classes be places of discovery so that students will be effective in coming alongside of others and sharing the compassion of Christ, in the actual circumstances of life.
Questions?
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