By Janet Ober Lambert
As a part of Bethany Theological Seminary’s initiative to “Construct Bridges Throughout Ideological Divides,” the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Management provides a sequence of TRIM-level programs to assist clergy acknowledge and meaningfully handle the divide. of their congregations and communities. The primary is “Polarization as an Alternative for Ministry,” a course taught by Russell Haitch, professor of Theology and Human Sciences at Bethany.
This course will have a look at each the issues and the options. It’ll look at politics, the evolving media, synthetic intelligence and different forces driving divisions. On the identical time, contributors will discover how leaders may also help individuals discover frequent floor – and better floor – in battle conditions. Contributors will handle each theological content material and the pastoral expertise leaders must be brokers of reconciliation and Christ-centered unity in an period of polarization.
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This course is obtainable as an intensive in-person course at Bethany Seminary in Richmond, Indiana. Course dates are April 11-13, 2024, and two extra Zoom periods shall be scheduled, one earlier than and one after time at Bethany.
The Brethren Academy will present a journey stipend of as much as $300 for eight pastors or church leaders who register for this course. The stipend serves to offset journey bills and is reimbursed upon presentation of journey receipts. To qualify for a journey scholarship, people should be at present and actively serving in a congregation. These wishing to use for a journey scholarship can e mail Brethren Academy at academy@bethanyseminary.edu to submit an utility.
Registration is open to TRIM and EFSM college students, in addition to these searching for persevering with schooling and/or private enrichment. Extra details about the course, a hyperlink to the course brochure, and registration directions may be discovered at https://bethanyseminary.edu/brethren-academy/brethren-academy-course-listings.
— Janet Ober Lambert is director of the Brothers Academy for Ministerial Management.
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