We
consider the meaning of the Word made flesh among the
vulnerable. We look at the messenger, message,
and method of the Gospel. We explore what it means to
create and sustain relational ministry in a programmed
world.
Course
syllabus.
In
But Not Of - Understanding The Grammar of God:
We
consider mission in the Post-modern, global, urban context
and what it means for those who are labeled outsiders.
To that end, we consider the person and work of the
Spirit and its meaning for the Church. Course
syllabus.
The
Scandal Of God - Loving the Least, Last and Lost:
We
journey into suffering and explore the meaning of the
cross of Christ among the most vulnerable. We
consider how to build ministries in which the least
are greatest, the last are first and the lost are found.
Course
syllabus.
Image
is Everything - Finding God's Breath In Man’s Dust:
We
explore what it means to recognize and reclaim the image
of God from the broken, fractured and sometimes destructive
images that confront us. This intensive is a journey
through the ministry of imagination with people who
seek to understand and encounter Jesus as the One True
Image.
Course
syllabus.
It’s
A Family Affair - Redeeming Our Inheritance:
We
explore the complex world of the family and what it
means for mission in the urban context. We look at the
good the bad and the ugly of family systems and how
they work. We consider the meaning(s) of Biblical “family”.
Course
syllabus.
The
City of Joy - Welcome To God’s Playground:
We
explore God’s heart for the city and its meaning for
mission. We discover how to live, laugh and love in
hard places. We develop practical tools for ministry
that transform people as well as the places in which
we live.
Course
syllabus.
