Ongoing Education
Saint Luke Institute is dedicated to helping church leaders and others address mental health, leadership development, and ongoing needs related to human skills formation and education.
SLIconnect.org
Sustaining Healthy Ministry through Online Education & Formation
We maintain a growing online learning platform providing practical, skills-based resources. SLIconnect is a vital ongoing education resource for ministers: priests, deacons, religious women and men, lay ministers, other church leaders.
Our platform now includes over 200 one-hour webinars available for modest cost, focusing on a range of topics:
- Mental health for ministers
- Healthy ministry practices
- Leadership skills development
- Spiritual and theological enrichment
Pricing options include:
- Direct purchase of individual webinars (for viewing live or recorded) which remain accessible in your own library
- Personal subscriptions for access to the entire platform library and access to regularly added new content
- Groups subscriptions, featuring the same all-platform access, for religious houses, those in ministry formation, seminaries and schools of ministry, dioceses, lay ministry organizations … and more!
Completion certificates for webinars are available on request and can be used for portfolios to demonstrate ongoing ministerial formation education in a variety of contexts. NOTE: SLIconnect does not presently offer accredited continuing education units (CEUs).
Other Resources
Included on SLIconnect is our free quarterly newsletter LukeNotes available via regular mail and/or email when a new issue comes out, and a digital catalogue of prior issues. Visit our Free Resources page to find out about other readily available quality resources. (Access for some resources may require SLIconnect account for login.)
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SLI on the Road
Our experts can come to you, either in-person or virtually! Members of our team are available to present to a wide variety of church groups on mental health in ministry, leadership development, challenging realities facing ministers and church leaders in formation and ministry, ensuring an integrated, healthy spiritual life, and more!
Recent presentations have included topics such as:
- Affective maturity
- Grief
- Interpersonal relationships
- Intimacy: Skills for Healthy Relationships
- Leadership training and team building
- Pastoral Care: Effective Approaches
- Pornography: Intervention & Education
- Priests & Mental Health
- Transitions in Ministry & Life
- Trauma and Addiction
Fees information is provided based on the type and length of engagement requested, number of presenters, etc. Details can be provided on a per-request basis. We are happy to discuss fees in the context of your whole budget for particular events.
Consultations for Leadership & Organizations
Our confidential consultation services cover a variety of personnel, behavioral, or organizational needs to foster greater organizational functioning and healthy ministry. Whether you are a bishop, major superior, or another church organizational leader, we are here to help.
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