Facilitator Training


~ a ministry of presence ~
To begin the ministry in your church, identify individuals to attend a Facilitator Training School.
Facilitators trained at St. James Church, Jackson MS


Facilitator Training Schools:

Hybrid Training School -
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church - Jackson MS  Beginning November 5, 2020 -  3 to 4 Zoom Meetings  1 1/2 hour each and complete in-person 2021 once it is safe to do so.  For more information, please email Catherine Gilbert at cgilbert@mournerspath.com


The following training schools have been postponed and will be re-scheduled once we are able to gather:

Gulf Shores Alabama - 
Bradenton FL - Christ Episcopal Church
​The Woodlands (Houston area) TX
​Tulsa OK - St. John's Episcopal Church
Scottsdale AZ - St. Anthony on the Desert




​No school in your area - contact us about hosting a school. cgilbert@mournerspath.com 

For more information about hosting a school please
click on the file below.
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​"I love training new facilitators.  I am always amazed at the commitment to serve ~ filled with compassion and God's call to minister to their community.  After each school I leave with a sense of deep gratitude to the participants and the faith community that hosted the school."
​                                         Catherine Gilbert, Program Director
Facilitator Training Schools
Thursday & Friday 8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Saturday 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Lay people and clergy are trained in each of the workshops of Walking the Mourner's Path.  The training includes:
  • Effective Listening and Facilitating Skills
  • How to minister to the grieving 
  • Exploring grief in culture, faith, and families
  • About each of the eight workshops and how to implement them in a faith community
  • Hands on experience of facilitating a workshop
Facilitator Training early registration fee is $250 per person for two or more individuals from a faith community.  The fee includes instruction, facilitator guide and workbook

Click the link below for a registration form.  Please note that you will need to download the form, and save it to your device before sending.  Please email forms to:
cgilbert@mournerspath.com

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Stained Glass in the Chapel at Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Houston TX ~ A Walking the Mourner's Path Church
All registrations and fees are to be mailed to the Walking the Mourner's Path Office at
12990 E Shea Blvd. Scottsdale AZ 85259 or emailed registation forms to cgilbert@mournerspath.com