This course will explore spirituality, theology, and practices for faith formation with children and youth. By digging deep into the purposes, goals, and presuppositions we carry with us into our experiences of children’s and youth ministry, students will learn about and generate best practices for walking alongside young people on the adventure of discipleship. In …
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This seminar takes the form of reading and discussing Charles Taylor’s Templeton Prize Winning book, A Secular Age, as well as significant reviews/review essays and responses to it. The book chronicles the rise of Western (North Atlantic) secularity, signal features of which are the marginalization of religious institutions and their influence in public life. The …
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Who is the Other? In a society so culturally and religiously diverse as Canada, how do we, current and future leaders of church and society, build just relations with the Other without breaching the Other’s identity? This course explores these questions and their spiritual implications for our time and place. A particular focus of this …
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This course is designed for students interested in the development of the missional theology conversation in North America, attending to both significant themes and the key theologians who shaped the discourse over the last several decades. The missional church movement involves a reimaging of ecclesiology in light of a robust missiology, rooted in divine agency …
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PT 652 follows PT651 (Fall) and is its required completion. Together these two courses, and the required field work of 200 hours, fulfill two units of Theological Field Education (TFE-P: Leadership in Practice). Theologically trained professionals serving congregational or social ministries, agencies, organizations and other institutions are continually presented with a changing context and the …
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Building on the skills and understanding of Theological and Spiritual Foundations for Pastoral and Public Leadership (PT500), Leading in Context will provide method and opportunity to explore potential practicum sites that combine leadership challenges, ministry possibilities and offer excellent learning opportunities in pastoral and public ministry. To be effective in ministry practice and leadership in …
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To introduce students to the major themes of Pauline theologies represented by New Testament texts and, where appropriate, other New Testament and extra‑canonical literature. To situate these theologies in the social matrix of antiquity and to identify the interaction of theology and culture implicit in these theologies. To assess the relevance of these theologies for …
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This course explores the connections between spiritual disciplines, gathered worship, and lived discipleship. Students will survey biblical, historical, theological, and cultural foundations of Christian worship to help design prayers and devotional liturgies that contribute to spiritual formation and nurture the faith of Christians. There will be a special focus on how a robust spirituality of …
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An introduction to sacred scripture and oral narrative in four traditions: Tanakh in Judaism, New Testament in Christianity, Qur’an in Islam, and Oral Stories in Indigenous Traditions. For each tradition, we will become acquainted with content, history, transmission, interpretation, and cultural significance. We will highlight oral teachings within each tradition, and overlapping story threads between …
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A baseline awareness of trauma and the effects of trauma are necessary for ministry today in a wide range of settings. This course equips leaders to support hope, healing, and resilience through bringing aspects of trauma studies to bear on the practice of preaching. Prerequisites: HOM500 or with permission of instructor. This class is only available …
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