Workshops offer Gathering adults and high school participants the opportunity to be immersed in a topic with other interested Friends. Friends stay in the same workshop through multiple sessions, forming a small community within the Gathering. Most workshops include worship or worship sharing.
Are you planning to attend part-time? Some workshops require that you be registered for the full Gathering, but others are open to part-time attenders as well.
This page is about the 2025 online Gathering – held February 2025
Workshops at the 2025 Online Gathering
For the Online Gathering held February 1-9, 2025, there will be options to take a week-long workshop as well as options for workshops on the weekends.
First Weekend Workshops
100 series workshops: one 4-hour session on Saturday 2/1
1-5pm Eastern / 12-4pm Central / 11am-3pm Mountain / 10am-2pm Pacific / 9am-1pm Alaskan / 8-10am Hawaiian
200 series workshops: two 4-hour sessions on Saturday 2/1 & Sunday 2/2
1-5pm Eastern / 12-4pm Central / 11am-3pm Mountain / 10am-2pm Pacific / 9am-1pm Alaskan / 8-10am Hawaiian
Week-long Workshops
300 series workshops: five 2-hour sessions on Monday 2/3 – Sunday 2/7
3-5pm Eastern / 2-4pm Central / 1-3pm Mountain / 12-2pm Pacific / 11am-1pm Alaskan / 10am/12pm Hawaiian
Second Weekend Workshops
400 series workshops: one 4-hour session on Saturday 2/8
1-5pm Eastern / 12-4pm Central / 11am-3pm Mountain / 10am-2pm Pacific / 9am-1pm Alaskan / 8-10am Hawaiian
500 series workshops: two 4-hour sessions on Saturday 2/8 & Sunday 2/9
1-5pm Eastern / 12-4pm Central / 11am-3pm Mountain / 10am-2pm Pacific / 9am-1pm Alaskan / 8-10am Hawaiian
Frequently Asked Questions about workshops
Yes! The 2025 Online Gathering has three time blocks for workshops. Learn more on the workshops page.
In advance of the Gathering : follow the directions for modifying your registration.
After the Gathering has begun: Change your workshop after you arrive at the Online Gathering Info Desk.
Online Gathering workshops have capacity limits that are determined by the workshop leaders. Workshops will be marked as “FULL” on this page when they reach the maximum capacity. This page will be updated weekly. Workshop capacities are also listed on registration when you select a workshop.
Workshop proposals for the 2025 Gathering were due by the end of September, 2024.
Learn how to propose a workshop for a future Gathering.
Short answer: Yes
Due to the shorter timeline in planning the 2025 Online Gathering in February, there will not be an early registration window. Workshop enrollment will be first-come first-served, and you will not choose a second choice workshop. What you register for is the workshop you will be in.
If you want to change your workshop, or check back later to see if you can switch into a workshop that was full, here are instructions for how to change your workshop after you are registered. We do not maintain waitlists for workshops.