Professional Development
Upcoming educational programs
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Raising Kids Who Love and Live Their Faith – the Sunday Schooled Podcast
Haroon Moghul, Muslim Chaplin at Xavier University, Sunday Schooled Substack
Wed, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. ET
What does it mean to raise youth who choose their faith, lead with their faith, and live that faith—long after we’re gone?
Our October webinar speaker, Haroon Moghul, explains, “I’ve had a full, rich, rewarding life. I thought I’d done a lot over that journey until, in 2020, I moved to Cincinnati, got married, and became a stepdad, alhamdulillah. Like most things worth doing, that’s been hard. That difficulty is why it’s been good for me, too.”
The Sunday Schooled Substack (Sunday Schooled | Haroon Moghul | Substack) began as a way for Haroon to share that journey: raising Muslim kids, joining a community, and giving back. In recent years, his work has focused on a new project, Queen City Diwan, which empowers young Muslims through arts and culture, immersive travel, intentional community, and creative education. That includes the Queen City Halaqa, a coeducational course he teaches for Cincinnati high schoolers, and Queen City University, an annual leadership retreat for Muslim college students, which unfolds across Andalusia, Spain.
Through his Substack, Haroon shares what he is teaching and learning, thus “By making every post accessible, I hope to benefit parents, educators, community leaders—and fellow travelers who are keen to pursue faith and formation.”
About our speaker:
Haroon Moghul is dedicated to teaching and empowering students and communities. He’s President of Queen City Diwan, a travel company that designs global leadership retreats, and serves as the Muslim Chaplin at Xavier University. Haroon studied Islam, philosophy and history at Columbia University, NYU and in Egypt and Pakistan.
An award-winning columnist, his essays have been published by The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Al Jazeera, and NPR’s Fresh Air. He’s currently co-host of the Avenue M podcast, which explores faith and meaning in the Midwest and across the world.
In 2023 and 2024, EqualityX named Haroon one of the fifty most influential Muslims in the Americas. Haroon is the author of How to be a Muslim: An American Story and Two Billion Caliphs: A Vision of a Muslim Future. Previously, he served as Director of Strategy at the Concordia Forum, co-launched the Islamic Center at New York University, and served as a Fellow in Muslim Politics and Societies at Fordham Law School’s Center on National Security.
Haroon lives in Mason with his wife and family. His Substack, Sunday Schooled, shares his journey teaching middle school and high school students across Cincinnati. A one-time stand up comic in New York City (literally, just that one time), today Haroon enjoys chai, Dewey’s pizza, Graeter’s chip wheelies, and making and receiving dad jokes.
Past Recorded Webinars and Convention Presentations
Shared below are our most recent educational development webinars; click here to go to our YouTube channel, with videos of past webinars, convention presentations and Wilbur awards
Digitizing Your Story: Archiving and Protecting What Matters Most
David Shehadi, Strategic Account Manager
Wednesday, Sept. 2
David Shehadi, Strategic Account Manager at Memnon Archiving Services, shared insights into preserving an organization’s most valuable media collections. From safeguarding decades of worship services, oral histories from founding members, or documentation of your community’s ministry impact, this webinar covered practical strategies for archiving and digitizing what matters most: helping you protect your organization’s stories for future generations.
View recording here.
Exploring the Pandemic Impact on Congregations (EPIC)
2025 Resultsand Forecasting for 2026 and Beyond
Allison L. Norton, Associate Professor of Migration Studies and Congregational Life
Wednesday, July 8
What does congregational life really look like five years after COVID—and where are we headed next? Dr. Allison L. Norton of Hartford International University, shared findings from the national EPIC study and offer practical insights for leaders discerning their next faithful steps. Drawing on her research in congregational life, migration, and multicultural ministry, Dr. Norton helped participants understand emerging attendance patterns, online–in‑person hybrid realities, and how shifting demographics and identities are reshaping ministry in 2026 and beyond.
View recording here
Link to Megachurch Resurgence: How Big-Attendance Churches Rebounded After the Pandemic