Forum for Intercultural Leadership and Learning

07/24/2026

For almost a year, teams from The Canadian Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches USA have been building something across a border: shared documents, shared budgets, shared prayers, and a shared conviction that the future of the church is something we can only imagine together.

The result is NATI-RETI 2026. Starting August 3, emerging leaders from both countries will travel from Detroit to Toronto asking one honest question: Where now for visible justice?
Working together hasn't always been simple. Real collaboration never is. But somewhere along the way, "your program" and "our program" became simply ours. That shift is what ecumenical leadership is about, and it's the same shift we hope these leaders will carry home.

This is what forming leaders looks like: not preparing people for unity someday, but letting them live it now.

Follow along: https://nati-reti-2026.org/

NATI-RETI 2026 is a fully immersive residential theological learning program designed as a pilgrimage across borders — bringing together emerging Christian leaders from the United States and Canada for deep theological reflection and spiritual fellowship.

06/11/2026

*WE ARE HIRING*
The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has two openings for Project Administration and Research Officers:

CCC Project Administration and Research Officer position works with program and communications staff to assist with program activities in faith and witness, justice and peace, and communications media.
FILL Project Administration and Research Officer works with program staff to assist with program activities in intercultural and ecumenical learning.

Position Vacancies June 9, 2026 / News / 2 minutes of reading The Canadian Council of Churches (CCC) has two openings for Project Administration and Research Officers: CCC Project Administration and Research Officer position works with program and communications staff to assist with program activiti...

04/30/2026

Have you heard of NATI-RETI? Have you wondered, “Where now for Visible Justice”? Are you a theological student, scholar practitioner, ecumenical leaders looking for an immersive study experience? Are you a denominational leader, professor, mentor, or person who otherwise supports the leadership and theological formation of emerging ecumenicists? Next Wednesday, join us for an informational panel co-hosted by the National Council of Churches in the USA. We will be discussing the upcoming first ever NATI-RETI, North American-Turtle Island Regional Ecumenical Theological Institute.

Find more at nati-reti-2026.org
Register here To the webinar → https://bit.ly/NATIRETIWebinar

Join for an information session on the upcoming Regional Ecumenical Theological Institute jointly presented by the Canadian Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches USA.

04/07/2026

To ensure applicants have sufficient time to prepare their materials and to support diverse and equitable recruitment, the application deadline for participants has been extended.

Applications for NATI-RETI may be submitted no later than May 31st. Accepted participants will now hear back mid-June.

Preference will be given to those within the ages of 21-35, but all emerging ecumenists and scholars are welcome to apply. We are excited about the applications that have come through thus far, and look forward to those who will apply in this extended period.

Apply now at nati-reti-2026.org!

Photo Credit Slide 1 : Marcelo Schneider/WCC, October 20, 2025. Photo credit Slide 2: David Montealegre/WCC, October 14, 2025.