Racial Justice for Authorized Ministers & Lay Leaders – Renewal – Practicing Antiracism Together

In this 8-hour workshop, participants and facilitators will co-create brave space and practice embodying anti-racism within ourselves and in ministry/church settings. Learning modalities and topics covered include:

• Pre-assigned reading and reflection;
• Recognizing embodied feelings and utilizing somatic self-soothing;
• Active discussion and small group work, with particular attention to one’s relationship to conflict and utilizing feedback and confrontation for growing in anti-racism;
• Exploration of participants’ personal experiences and ministry settings, utilizing concepts such as microaggression, white supremacy culture, power and authority;
• Identifying tools and lessons to bring back to one’s ministry setting.

All participants should have participated in a racial justice training within the last 3 years, whether the SNEUCC Foundations program or a similar offering from another organization.

This training includes required pre-work, both reading and engaging in a response. Earlier offerings of this training included a dense history section in a primarily lecture format. Responding to participant feedback, we are shifting that material to pre-reading so that we can focus training time on digesting this material and making it relevant to you and your ministry setting. Your attention to the pre-work will affect your and your colleagues’ learning, so making adequate time for this work is appreciated. You will receive detailed instructions about this assignment about one month prior to the training date.  This email will come from transform@sneucc.org (Center for Transformational Leadership).

This is an interactive workshop that requires active participation throughout, including through self-reflection and writing, small group discussion, and large group engagement.  Please be sure you are in a setting that allows for this.  Please note, attendance and participation in the full session is required to receive a certificate.

June 6, 2026
8:30 am – 5:30 pm EST
This workshop will be hosted via Zoom.

Registration closes on June 1, 2026

The standard cost of this program is $230 for Authorized Ministers and $115 for Laity. Participants from within the Southern New England Conference UCC pay a discounted rate of $175 for Authorized Ministers and $89 for Laity made possible through Proportional Giving to Our Church’s Wider Mission, individual donors, and other gifts to the Southern New England Conference.  The rate for SNEUCC Members in Discernment is $59.

You may pay online at the completion of this registration form. If you are paying by check, please contact Amanda Martin (MartinA@sneucc.org) and send payment to SNEUCC, Attn. CTL, 805 Old Main St., Rocky Hill CT 06067. All registration fees must be paid by close of registration. Refunds are not available once registration has closed.