Five days focused on faith, heart, mind, and skills for the art of intercultural ministry Engage Difference! Deepening Understanding for Intercultural Ministry (DUIM) is a 5-day interactive and engaging program with practical ideas for implementation in your own context. DUIM is for ministry leaders and community members nurturing cultural relevance, understanding, and awareness in their …
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Healing Haunted Histories: Decolonizing from the Inside Out
Instructors: Elaine Enns and Ched Myers Syllabus – PCTS/BTS/INDS-3950Syllabus – PCD/BTS-5190 Through bible studies, social analysis, communal narratives and historical literacy, this course will tackle the oldest and deepest injustices on the North American continent, which inhabit every intersection of settler and Indigenous worlds past and present. We will explore the places, peoples and spirits …
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History of Religion in America
Christianity has been intertwined with American history, culture, and politics since the first arrival of European explorers. The close connection between faith and culture has been a double-edged sword, alternately supporting and inhibiting the growth of a vibrant and faithful church. Join us as we discuss the many ups and occasional downs of Christianity’s sojourn …
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The Engaged Spirituality of Jesus with John Bell
The incarnation is a term often associated with the birth of Jesus. It should properly refer to his while life and ministry, for the Word which became enfleshed at Bethlehem stayed enfleshed until the Ascension. As distinct from John the Baptist, Jesus’ expression of Spirituality is not an ascetic strain best suited to hermits, but …
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Intersection: The Mission of God in an Intercultural World; Ambrose University Pastors Conference 2023
8:15 a.m. Registration open (Location: lower atrium) 9 :00 a.m. Opening worship 9:15 a.m. Keynote: Dr. Lisa Sung – God’s Intentions for Humanity in Biblical-Theological Perspective: Why Cultivating Multiethnic Ministry Matters. 10:30 a.m. Coffee 10:45 a.m. Keynote: Rev. Daniel Im – Reaching Your Multi-Ethnic Community. 12:00 p.m. Lunch 12:45 p.m. Workshops: Workshop 1: Dr. Lisa …
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Holy Eucharist & Transatlantic Slavery
How should the white Church’s participation in chattel slavery change what we believe about Holy Communion? The Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops has called white supremacy the most present sin in Western culture today. From Manifest Destiny to owning slaves, from opposing Civil Rights to continuing to hoard wealth from stolen land and stolen people, …
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Wellness in Practice
Join supportive community to practice a variety of joyful activities including the gathering and preparation of plant medicines, decolonized yoga, mindfulness, art, creative writing, and “earthing.” The purpose of all of these activities is to connect with Creation. There is a short pre-assignment on your own wellness strategies. Please wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes. …
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Land-Based Wellness I: Personal Healing and Wellness
Personal wellness is essential to quality of life and longevity, particularly in ministry. The application of conscious wellness practices prevents burn-out and compassion fatigue. This course introduces students to current wellness research and a variety of practices promoting physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness (including gathering and preparation of plant medicines, decolonized yoga, mindfulness, art, …
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Indigenizing Vestments
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Beyond Empire: Rethinking the History of Global Christianity
Christianity was a demonstrably global faith (with its center of gravity in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East) before it became a predominantly Western religion (c.1500). Now, after roughly five centuries, it has once again reemerged as a hugely non-Western phenomenon. A full historical account reveals a faith that is inherently global because it is …
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