Iona Collaborative

The Iona Collaborative Annual Retreat and Deans' Meeting is underway! Over 60 Continuing Ed. participants and Deans of local schools of formation within the Iona network are gathered this week for study, reflection, and rest at beautiful Camp Allen conference center. We are so grateful for this time together.

The latest issue of our Small Church Voices newsletter is out now!
Join us as we travel to the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire for a ministry spotlight featuring a couple living into a shared vocation with honesty, humor, and deep mutual respect.

We’re also delighted to share that additional rooms are now available for our Annual Retreat in June. We hope you’ll join us at Camp Allen in the Piney Woods of East Texas for three days of study, rest, and reflection—always a meaningful time among friends and colleagues.

Finally, we’re offering a resource inspired by this month’s ministry spotlight. We hope that it sparks creativity and fresh imagination as you prepare to gather in the months ahead.

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Small Church Voices Newsletter Email from Seminary of the Southwest For Leaders of Small and Rural Churches Small Church Voices Newsletter From the Iona Collaborative This season between Easter and Pentecost draws our attention to

“Collaboration is the future of theological education,” said the Rev. Nandra Perry. “I think that’s the vision we all embraced: a ‘mixed ecology’ of bishops, seminaries, and diocesan schools working closely together to form the new, more diverse generation of leaders we all know our church needs. Through the Iona Collaborative, Seminary of the Southwest has been investing in this vision for nearly a decade now; so it was incredibly affirming to see it beginning to flourish.”

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Southwest Leaders Help Shape House of Bishops Conversation on Theological Education - Seminary of the Southwest Theological education and priestly formation were among the central topics at the House of Bishops’ meeting held March 17-23, 2026, at Camp Allen in Navasota, TX. About half of the […]