When it comes to curriculum and other educational or training resources, don’t reinvent the wheel — check out this resource hub to see how the Diocese and its partners can help.
Resources are grouped in the following categories:
Administrative Tools, Community Learning, Spiritual Formation, Recommendations, and Miscellaneous.

administrative tools
Below are some tools that have been compiled for parishes and youth directors over the last several years:
Email us if you would like to receive any of the following:
diocesan Training & Education
The Diocese of Atlanta believes in the work of Dismantling Racism. Previously, the majority of the work around this issue in our diocese was done with adults, so we wanted to begin including our young people.
In January 2017, Diocesan staff began developing a new curriculum to address these issues with middle and high school youth. The first draft of the curriculum was completed in July of 2017. During the 2017-18 school year, 8 parishes of our diocese piloted the program and helped us make course refinements so we can share this work with anyone and everyone.
CURRICULUM Overview
This curriculum includes:
Lesson One: Introduction & Covenant | Creating an agreement on how we will relate to God, each other, and ourselves in discussing this subject, and learning the stories of those who have already started to dismantle the effects of racism in their own lives.
Lesson Two: God, The Artist | Witnessing the beautiful diversity of all God’s creation, including all of humanity, and recognizing that every people, race, language, culture, and ethnicity on earth bears God’s image, revealing something wonderful about who God is.
Lesson Three: How We Got Here | A history of racism in America; Bringing to light the deep roots of systemic racism throughout our country’s history is needed before we can truly understand the pain from racism we are seeing today, and what is needed to dismantle it.
Lesson Four: White Privilege | Understanding how racist systems give advantages to certain groups (and disadvantage others), and how to respond when we find ourselves in a place of privilege.
Lesson Five: Internalized Oppression | Understanding how racism negatively affects disadvantaged groups, particularly their understanding of their own identity, and beginning to choose God’s understanding of what makes people valuable.
Lesson Six: Repentance, Healing, and Reconciliation | Understanding that even though we didn’t create racism, we have a responsibility to dismantle it. Learning from the example of the Prophets, we will start to turn toward each other through naming racism in all its forms as sin, and resolving to turn away from it with confession and repentance.
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
Cost
Let us continue to be Christians that address tough issues choosing love over all else.
Fill out the form below to request this curriculum:
Dismantling Racism Youth Curriculum Request
Coming soon!
We’re putting the final touches on Keep/Watch, a suicide prevention workbook created by The Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta for faith communities.
Want to get an email alert when Keep/Watch is available to order? Click the link below.
Safeguarding God’s Children (SGC) is a training program for child sexual abuse awareness. The program provides participants information they need to protect the children they know and care for in their personal lives and in the ministries in which they serve.
If every adult can protect just one child, they will forever change one life. If we can all change one life, together we will make a difference in this generation of children. Click here to request a training session.
If you've already signed up for a training, you can sign in to complete the prerequisite online modules here.
Who is required to become SGC-certified?
Download our Diocesan Policies for the Protection of Children and Youth
In 2018, the Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations developed a five-week Civil Discourse Curriculum designed for reflection, consideration and discussion.
Civil discourse is defined as an engagement in conversation intended to enhance understanding, and has important applications for public policy and civic engagement.
“We created the curriculum to be a five-week program so people can use it during Lent, but you can engage in it at any point throughout the year,” noted the Rev. Shannon Kelly, Officer for Young Adult and Campus Ministries. “Lent is a particularly good time to pause, read, reflect and learn about the nature of civil discourse, how we can practice it, and why.”
The curriculum covers five primary themes:
- Civil Discourse in Context: An Introduction
- Tenets for Civil Discourse
- Values-based Conversations
- Complexities of Policy
- Sacred Space for Debate
A supplemental document, Voices From The Church, features leaders from around the Episcopal Church reflecting on the intersections of faith, politics, advocacy and civil discourse. These short pieces are intended to serve as guiding words, inspiration and examples of the diversity of views held within our church, yet also stand as a testament to what is shared in common through faith and values.
The Curriculum is designed for church groups, adult forums, campus ministries and youth groups (not recommended for younger than 14 years old).
spiritual formation
Below is a list of lesson plans created by Sally Ulrey, the Diocesan Missioner for Congregational Vitality (and a former youth director).
Below is a list of lesson plans created by Sally Ulrey, the Diocesan Missioner for Congregational Vitality (and a former youth director).
The resources below have been recommended by various youth directors, clergy, or volunteers working with students. Email us if you'd like to add something to the list!
Community Resources
The resources below have been recommended by various youth directors, clergy, or volunteers working with students. Email us if you'd like to add something to the list!
Below are resources and fact sheets for adults and students who are (or who are in relationship with) LGBTQ+ people. Email us if you'd like to add something to the list!
The resources below have been recommended by various youth directors, clergy, or volunteers working with students. Email us if you'd like to add something to the list!