Learning Pathway

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    1. Tour of the Learning Platform

    2. What will you learn?

    3. Welcome from Pastor Kari

    4. Anchor: Interview with Kendra Stea, Director for Misconduct Prevention, ELCA

    1. Goal: Build Competence

    2. Anchor: Boundaries as Right Relationship

    3. Focus: Why Boundaries Matter

    4. Apply: Pastor Ned

    5. Apply: Storytime with Pastor Ned

    6. Module One Discussion Forum

    7. Engage: Reflection

    8. Learning Check: Module One

    9. A Word to Carry

    1. Goal: Extend Capacity

    2. Anchor: Power & Trust

    3. Anchor: Power and Your Brain

    4. Anchor: "Understanding the Role of Power" (UMC Document)

    5. Focus: Power is Trust, Carried Well

    6. Focus: Power is Powerlessness

    7. Focus: Power is Powerlessness Discussion

    8. Apply: Dwindling Trust

    9. Apply: More Than a Headline

    10. Module Two Discussion Forum

    11. Engage: Reflection

    12. Learning Check: Module Two

    13. A Word to Carry

    1. Goal: Develop Strategies

    2. Anchor: Bearing Witness

    3. Focus: Boundary Types

    4. Setting Boundaries Doesn't Mean What You Think

    5. Apply: Having Hard Conversations

    6. Engage: Reflection

    7. Learning Check: Module Three

    8. A Word to Carry

    1. Goal: Reduce Violations

    2. Anchor: Interview with Kendra Stea

    3. Anchor: Rock Slides

    4. Focus: Slippery Slopes and Pivot Points

    5. Apply: Ten Pivot Points

    6. Module Four Discussion Forum

    7. Engage: Psalm 51

    8. Engage: Clean Heart

    9. Learning Check: Module Four

    10. A Word to Carry

    11. Reporting Misconduct in the SD Synod

    1. Goal: Integrate Self Care

    2. Anchor: Meet Brene Brown

    3. Anchor: Boundaries Make Empathy Possible

    4. Module Five Discussion Forum

    5. Engage: Prayer Walk

    6. Learning Check: Module Five

    7. A Word to Carry

About this course

  • $75.00
  • Online discussions & reflection opportunities
  • Relevant content & tools for your wellbeing

What's New Here?

Rooted in Lutheran theology and real-life ministry experiences, this course blends practical tools with thoughtful reflection. Its story-centered approach and flexible, self-paced format are designed specifically for the needs of today’s church leaders.

  • Choose Your Own Adventure

    Fully Asynchronous

    Learn at your own pace, on your own schedule—this fully asynchronous course gives you the flexibility to reflect deeply, engage meaningfully, and return to key content whenever it’s most helpful for you.

  • Certificate of Completion Issued

    Fulfills SD Synod Requirement

    This course fulfills the South Dakota Synod's periodic boundaries training requirement for rostered leaders (Ministers of Word & Sacrament and Ministers of Word & Service) and Synod Authorized Ministers (SAMs).

Course Facilitator

Rev. Kari Webb

Director of Digital Community and Learning

Former educator and lifelong learner, Kari bears witness to the persistence of God's call to church ministry. Kari took the "long path" toward ordination. But God doesn't pay much attention to age, career or timelines. Kari is drawn to the story of Nicodemus in John's gospel. He asks Jesus "How can anyone be born after having grown old?" and Jesus spins a tale about wind and water and Spirit. Pastor Webb is beyond joyful that the wind of God's Spirit has brought her into service in the South Dakota Synod where, like Nicodemus, she continues to ask with wonder, "How can these things be?"

Course Review

What are people saying?

“This is the best boundaries training I have done. I have done an in-person training, a Zoom training, and now this self-paced series of modules. The modules were well-thought out and clear. The information was relevant and helpful. The modules were short enough to complete in one sitting while also relaying important information in an interesting, attention-grabbing manner (the videos, images, etc.). Receiving personal feedback directly from Pastor Kari was a lovely gift, too. ”

Rev. Jaimie Odde