European Institute of Christian Studies
Academy for Parish Leadership
The Academy of Parish Leadership is a rolling program of training in support of lay leaders based in Convocation parishes and missions. The APL offers training for parish leaders in the areas of stewardship, church finance and governance, and planning and teaching Christian formation programs.
Recent APLs have focused on the Refugee Crisis in Europe, the College of Congregational Development and Episcopal 101. EICS also works with the other commissions of the Convocation to offer APLs in their areas or ministry: Racial Justice Beloved Community, Climate and Creation Care, Children and Youth, and Migrants and Refugees. Racial Justice and Beloved Community (RJBC) holds two online sessions per year. Some APLs are held in-person for 2-3 days; others are held via one or more Zoom sessions, usually 2-3 hours each.
Shared leadership is a call from God, and the experience and input of all leaders in the Convocation is vital to helping us make good decisions in our work together.
Past EICS APLs
RJBC Presents: "All Sinners Are Welcome"
The Convocation engaged in a 4-week course for an introduction to Episcopal/Anglican fundamentals via webinar. Click below to watch the lessons.
Lent 2025: Episcopal 101
The Convocation engaged in a 4-week course for an introduction to Episcopal/Anglican fundamentals via webinar. Click below to watch the lessons.
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Current board of the European Institute for Christian Studies
Janet day-strehlow
Chair, Member of Church of the Ascension (Munich, Germany)
The Rev. Anthony Jewiss
(Alet Les Bains, France)
Helena Mbele-Mbong
Member of Emmanuel Church (Geneva, Switzerland)
The Rev. Scott Moore
St. James the Less (Nuremberg, Germany)
The Rev. Dan Morrow
Ascension Church (Munich, Germany)
Kaye O'Connell
Member of Church of the Ascension (Munich, Germany)
The Rev. Michael Rusk
Emmanuel Church (Geneva, Switzerland)
Bill Tompson
Member of The Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (Paris, France)
The Ven. Walter Baer
Archdeacon (Advisor)
The Rt. Rev. Mark Edington
Bishop-in-Charge (ex-officio)