By Dr. Rebecca Esterson
Due February 15
The 2026 Convention of the Swedenborgian Church of North America will meet June 26–30 at the Babson Executive Conference Center in the Greater Boston Area. The Standing Committee for Education & Resources for Spiritual Community (SCER) is currently accepting Mini Course proposals. Mini Courses are ninety minutes long and can follow a variety of formats, including lecture, workshop, discussion, or panel. They can be offered fully in-person or in a hybrid format (in-person with either Zoom participation or online live streaming). The theme of this year’s Convention is “Creating Harmony: Art as Spiritual Practice.” Mini Courses can relate to the theme of Convention, but they do not have to. They can be on any topic that you feel is relevant to the needs of the church at this time or that you think will be of interest to those gathered.
Please send your Mini Course topic suggestions to the SCER by February 15, indicating your preferred format (in-person only or hybrid). Contact the SCER chairperson, Dr. Rebecca Esterson, at resterson@gtu.edu with topic proposals or questions. Please include a suggested title and short description. The SCER will consider proposals and respond by early March.
The SCER can offer limited support for the cost of attending Convention to a few individuals. Please indicate whether you would require this financial support and how much. We will be offering funding support as we are able, given the number and size of requests from presenters.
Read the full issue of the January/February Messenger.
Meet Rebecca Esterson
Dr. Rebecca K. Esterson is the dean of CSS and the Dorothea Harvey Professor of Swedenborgian Studies. She teaches in the Department of Sacred Texts and Their Interpretation at the GTU in Berkeley, California and is a member of the Swedenborg Society of the East Bay.
