The Certificate in Adult Faith Education (CAFE)聽is offered by the聽Centre for Religious Education聽and Catechesis聽(CREC) in partnership with the Providence Institute聽of聽Transformative Leadership.
Grounded in the art of listening and meeting people where they are, this online program will help you integrate the perspectives and practices for learning and growing spaces that empower adults in faith and life. The program is made up of six essential modules, and includes engagement with mentors and communities of practice to support rich integral learning.
Program details聽
- Participants can expect to invest about 5 hours per week in this program
- Each module includes 1-2 interactive Zoom sessions
- Additional聽work includes engaging with learning resources and聽participating聽in online discussions, meeting with聽mentors聽and聽participating聽in Community of Practice meetings.
Program Modules聽
- Foundation in Accompanying Adults in Faith
- Adult Faith in and for the World Today
- Storytelling in Adult Faith
- Growing in Human and Spiritual Maturity
- Transformative Education at the Service of Adult Faith Development
- Adult Faith Education for Transformative Change and a Synodal Church
| Dates | May 5, 2026 to May 18, 2027 (with summer and Christmas breaks) |
| Language | In English only |
| Format | Online |
| Application form | This program has limited registration. Application deadline is March 16, 2026. |
| Cost – to paid after admission into the program (includes an interview) | – Early birds – Before March 9th: $500 – Standard price: $625 |
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*The Providence Institute of Transformative Leadership operates on a not-for-profit basis. Thanks to the generous support of the Sisters of Service , CAFE participants may benefit from an additional discount based on financial need, to be allocated after admission into the program.聽
