Boundary Training
We are created in and for relationships. Life-enriching relationships, whether with intimate partners, family, friends, colleagues or parishioners, require healthy boundaries. These workshops explores the meaning and practice of healthy boundaries in the context of ministry. They will also identify the signs, dangers, and preventions of boundary violations, including those in today’s social media.
Clergy with active ministerial standing in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) must participate in such a boundary training session every three years. The registration fee for Mid-America in-person sessions includes lunch and all distributed materials.
Any alternatives to what the Mid-America Region lists for Boundaries Training (BT) and Anti-Racism/Pro-Reconciliation (ARPR) Training must receive advance approval for guarantee that the credits will be honored based on Regional training expectations. Contact the Springfield office with questions.
In-Person courses
Ethical Boundaries Training, Saturday, February 28, 2026 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. Webster Groves Christian Church, 308 Summit Ave., St. Louis. $45. Registration due by 2/10. Learn more & register>
Online Courses
Boundary Awareness Training through Enkei Resolutions facilitated by Rev. Dr. Diane Weible. Six-hour training via Zoom over two days, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm Central each day. 2026 sessions are scheduled for January 13 & 14, March 3 & 4, May 11 & 12, September 8 & 9, November 5 & 12. $65. Learn more and register>
Boundaries 1: Introduction to Boundaries for Church Leaders, through University of Windsor Canterbury College. January 22, 2026, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Please note $40 fee is Canadian dollars. Learn more & register>
Boundaries 2: Self-Care Boundaries for Clergy, through University of Windsor Canterbury College. February 28, 2026, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. Please note $40 fee is Canadian dollars. Learn more & register>
Understanding Clergy Sexual Ethics, via the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. This is an introductory level course with no prerequisites.
Maintaining Boundaries in a Digital Age, via the Lewis Center for Church Leadership. This is a second level course. Participants must have attended either the LCCL Understanding Clergy Sexual Ethics class, or another qualifying introductory level session, prior to enrollment.
Each of these LCCL courses takes approximately 8-10 hours to complete. Participants can begin any time and then have up to 60 days to complete.