Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning

10/01/2026

Engage Difference! comes to Ottawa this February.

If you lead or serve in a community where many cultures share the same pews, you already know: diversity is not yet interculturality. Getting there takes words, habits and courage. That is what these five days are for.

What you will take home:
- Language and frameworks to read cultural difference with less anxiety and more clarity
- Practice in navigating conflict across cultures, with care
- A deeper look at how power and privilege shape your church
- Learning in place, with local Indigenous and racialized partners
- A concrete plan for your own ministry context
- A circle of peers and mentors who keep walking with you

We would love to have you in the room.

February 22-26, 2027 · Kanata United Church, Ottawa
Bursaries available · Registration closes January 31

Learn more and register: https://www.interculturalleadership.ca/engage-difference-feb-2027-ottawa-ontario/

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09/10/2026

Regional theological institute is coming to Latin America in 2027

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Regional Ecumenical Theological Institute (RETI) Latin America has been announced for 2027. Prof. Dr Ani Ghazaryan Drissi, WCC programme executive for Ecumenical Theological Education (ETE) and coordinator of the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) and RETI, reflects on her hopes for the new regional initiative, and how you can get involved.

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Regional Ecumenical Theological Institute (RETI) Latin America has been announced for 2027. Prof. Dr Ani Ghazaryan Drissi, WCC programme executive for Ecumenical Theological Education (ETE) and coordinator of the Global Ecumenical Theological Institute (GETI) and....

07/24/2026

For almost a year, teams from The Canadian Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches USA have been building something across a border: shared documents, shared budgets, shared prayers, and a shared conviction that the future of the church is something we can only imagine together.

The result is NATI-RETI 2026. Starting August 3, emerging leaders from both countries will travel from Detroit to Toronto asking one honest question: Where now for visible justice?
Working together hasn't always been simple. Real collaboration never is. But somewhere along the way, "your program" and "our program" became simply ours. That shift is what ecumenical leadership is about, and it's the same shift we hope these leaders will carry home.

This is what forming leaders looks like: not preparing people for unity someday, but letting them live it now.

Follow along: https://nati-reti-2026.org/

NATI-RETI 2026 is a fully immersive residential theological learning program designed as a pilgrimage across borders — bringing together emerging Christian leaders from the United States and Canada for deep theological reflection and spiritual fellowship.

06/11/2026

*WE ARE HIRING*
The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has two openings for Project Administration and Research Officers:

CCC Project Administration and Research Officer position works with program and communications staff to assist with program activities in faith and witness, justice and peace, and communications media.
FILL Project Administration and Research Officer works with program staff to assist with program activities in intercultural and ecumenical learning.

Position Vacancies June 9, 2026 / News / 2 minutes of reading The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has two openings for Project Administration and Research Officers: CCC Project Administration and Research Officer position works with program and communications staff to assist with program activiti...

04/30/2026

Have you heard of NATI-RETI? Have you wondered, “Where now for Visible Justice”? Are you a theological student, scholar practitioner, ecumenical leaders looking for an immersive study experience? Are you a denominational leader, professor, mentor, or person who otherwise supports the leadership and theological formation of emerging ecumenicists? Next Wednesday, join us for an informational panel co-hosted by the National Council of Churches in the USA. We will be discussing the upcoming first ever NATI-RETI, North American-Turtle Island Regional Ecumenical Theological Institute.

Find more at nati-reti-2026.org
Register here To the webinar → https://bit.ly/NATIRETIWebinar

Join for an information session on the upcoming Regional Ecumenical Theological Institute jointly presented by the Canadian Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches USA.

04/07/2026

To ensure applicants have sufficient time to prepare their materials and to support diverse and equitable recruitment, the application deadline for participants has been extended.

Applications for NATI-RETI may be submitted no later than May 31st. Accepted participants will now hear back mid-June.

Preference will be given to those within the ages of 21-35, but all emerging ecumenists and scholars are welcome to apply. We are excited about the applications that have come through thus far, and look forward to those who will apply in this extended period.

Apply now at nati-reti-2026.org!

Photo Credit Slide 1 : Marcelo Schneider/WCC, October 20, 2025. Photo credit Slide 2: David Montealegre/WCC, October 14, 2025.

12/23/2025

Join Us!

Do you want to support ecumenical theological education and intercultural leadership development and ministry learning in Canada and globally? Position Vacancy: Research and Program Assistant, Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning We are seeking a Research and Program Assistant to play a v...

12/23/2025

Discover an alternative approach to your ministry and advocacy efforts. Engage Different! DUIM Program is designed to support you and provide an intercultural experience that can positively transform how you conduct your ministry and advocacy work.

Register Now for our British Columbia program. More info in the link.
https://www.interculturalleadership.ca/engage-difference-feb-2026-british-columbia/

09/30/2025

“In the long history of the relationship of Indigenous Peoples in Canada with other Canadians, it is painfully clear that we, as Christian communities, have often fallen short of living the love and service of Jesus.

As Christian communities we take seriously the challenge of reconciliation, to deepen bonds of friendship and solidarity, to strive to “walk together” in the present and future, and to consult with you about how we can take that journey together.

May the Creator who sees all and knows what is truly in our hearts bring us together in mutual respect and friendship.”

Read The Canadian Council of Churches’ full expression of Reconciliation at justiceandpeace.ca



« La longue histoire de la relation entre les peuples autochtones du Canada avec les autres Canadiens nous montre avec une douloureuse évidence que trop souvent, en tant que communautés chrétiennes, nous n’avons pas su vivre l’amour et le service de Jésus.

À titre de communautés chrétiennes, nous nous engageons à relever le défi de la réconciliation, à resserrer nos liens d’amitié et de solidarité, à nous efforcer de « marcher main dans la main », aujourd’hui et demain, et à voir avec vous comment nous pouvons entreprendre ensemble ce cheminement.

Puisse le Créateur, lui qui voit tout et qui sait ce qui est véritablement en nos cœurs, nous rapprocher dans le respect mutuel et l’amitié. »

Lisez l’expression de réconciliation du conseil canadien des églises à justiceandpeace.ca