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STU January Intensives 2013

HA 335 Reading Congregations: Historical Portraits of Parish Life

(Dr. Sandra Beardsall), January 14-18, 2013

This course combines contemporary approaches to congregational studies with explorations of works of fiction that have described congregational settings in a variety of historical eras and locations. Participants will have opportunity to enrich their historical knowledge, their literary "canon," and their ability to "read" congregational life – the better to offer parish leadership.

BL 277 The Gospel of Luke

(Dr. Mark Rich) January 21-25, 2012-2013

Luke's gospel wants its readers/hearers to encounter Jesus and be changed by him. In this course we will make a close reading of the Gospel According to Luke, examining along the way its structure and plot, its moral and theological teachings. We will also become familiar with much of the secondary literature on the third gospel, with an eye to being able to read and teach this gospel in local churches.

IU 710 Leading Collaborative Community Change

(DMin course; Open to DMin candidates, Ordained & Rostered Pastors and students with a MTS degree)

(Dr. Keith Walker), January 21-25, 2013

This course will focus on the development of positive process wisdom and the use of group change processes for rural ministry leaders. Students will participate in direct field experience with community groups and churches using tools for engagement that enhance human flourishing and lead to sustainable change and even breakthrough transformation. Appreciative inquiry, collaborative frameworks, future search, open space technology, whole-scale change, conference model and real time strategic change are a few of the facilitation approaches which will be explored in this course on collaborative community change.

 

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