Native Ministries Consortium Summer School 2017

ETHICS IN INTERCULTURAL CONTEXT
with Terry LeBlanc

With an inter-cultural approach, this course will address the study of the relationship of Christian faith to the responsibility of the Christian and the church in areas of ethical concern. Attention will be given to the biblical and theological basis for such responsibility.

MINISTRY IN THE MIDST OF TRAUMA
with Rick and Linda Martin

This course will address the challenges of ministry among those who have experienced trauma with attention given to how caregivers can walk with those who are healing from the impact of trauma.
The five basic psychological needs of safety, trust, control, esteem and intimacy will be observed in the context of how to heal from trauma and how caregivers can be a part of this healing for those
who are suffering.

THE DOCTRINE OF DISCOVERY, “A CHRISTIAN
EMPIRE,” AND THE COLONIZATION OF A NEW WORLD
with Mark Charles

Residential schools, slavery, the US Declaration of Independence, land titles, the discovery of the new world, the Civil Rights movement and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; all deeply influenced by the Doctrine of Discovery. This course will examine the Doctrine of Discovery, looking at its roots within the Christian church and its dehumanizing influence on the governments and society of both the United States and Canada.

July 17-21, 2017

PILGRIMAGE AND INDIGENOUS JOURNEY
with Mathew Anderson

While pilgrimage is not an Indigenous concept as such, the ‘trek’ or ‘journey’ (and increasingly, the protest march) bear many resemblances especially to postmodern forms of pilgrimage. In this class, participants will learn with their minds and feet the four aspects of pilgrimage: body, terrain, movement, and story, as they all move us toward transformation.

NEW TESTAMENT I: SYNOPTIC GOSPEL
with Justine Smith

This course is an investigation into the social context of the Synoptic gospels. This course will allow the learner to engage the scripture and appropriate aids to interpretation with the goal of developing understanding for teaching in ministry.

KNOWING THE CREATOR THROUGH CREATION
with Cheryl Bear

Part of the Indigenous “testament” points to the relationship Indigenous people have had to Creation and that this relationship has served as a source of understanding about how to live in a good relationship with Creator. This course will examine different creation accounts of Indigenous people and seek to compare and contrast those with the Christian “testaments”.