Two or more nations engage in treaty–making. The presenters will explore what it means to exercise the rights and responsibilities of being treaty people today.
The Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples (1996) said “by reconciliation we mean more than just giving effect to a treaty hunting right or securing the restoration of reserve land taken unfairly or illegally in the past. It means embracing the spirit and intent of the treaty relationship itself, a relationship of mutual trust and loyalty, as the framework for a vibrant and respectful new relationship between peoples.”
The Truth and Reconciliation Findings refer to Treaties in Calls to Action 10, 14, 18, 24, 27, 42, 45, 46iv, 57, 86, 92. Embracing treaties is a basic tenet of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which the TRC has recommended as a framework for reconciliation.
The presenters will help to consider some next steps for the church as people more fully embrace the spirit and intent of treaty relationship, and journey towards reconciliation.
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Justice and Love in Action: Anti-racism Strategies for Preaching and Worship (Metropolitan Community Churches)
In view of ongoing unrest in the world, including but not limited to racialized violence in the U.S., as well as the distress many felt during and after the MCC General Conference, especially as it may have reflected the continuing power of white privilege/supremacy, misogyny, and U.S. domination/imperialism, the need to help clergy address racism in preaching and liturgy seems more acute than ever.
Utilizing presentations and discussion, this two-part webinar series began with the importance of self-reflection and awareness. Anti-racism resources and strategies utilized in MCC congregations were presented, along with how this work impacts pastors and the congregation. Participants gained skills for facilitating conversations about racism and white privilege. Specific resources were identified. These webinars were facilitated by Rev. Dr. Robin Gorsline and Rev. Dr. Elijah C. Nealy and can be viewed by clicking on the links below.
Watch Part 1 of Justice and Love in Action
Watch Part 2 of Justice and Love in Action
Book Study: Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God (Metropolitan Community Churches)
The book Stand Your Ground: Black Bodies and the Justice of God (Orbis Books, 2015) was written by Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas (Episcopal priest and professor at Goucher College, Maryland) as one black mother’s response to the killing of Trayvon Martin and others. She goes back into the history of the United States and its colonial origins to demonstrate that white privilege and entitlement have been part of the American “DNA” since the inception of our republic.
After situating the current context historically, Douglas then offers some theological thoughts about how the Justice of God intersects with the treatment of black bodies. Her discussion is provocative yet measured; she is not a radical voice calling for anarchy or revolution in the streets, but rather a mother wondering if her son will return to her alive when he goes out for an evening with his friends.
This book group will be conducted in six installments and facilitated by Rev. Dr. Tom Bohache and Rev. Elder Diane Fisher on Tuesdays from 4 October through 8 November, 2016, from 4:00 to 5:30 PM US Eastern Time (8:00 – 9:30 PM UTC) in Adobe Connect.
Registration is limited to 15 and at a fee of $50 USD.
Click here to register. Continuing education credit applies for clergy, but this is open to all. The book is available at Amazon.com in both paperback and electronic formats.
Faith and Globalization (Yale University)
Source: iTunes U
Instructors: Tony Blair and Miroslav Volf
The topics included in the on-demand webinar reflect the conversation about faith and globalization that has been taking place in and out of the classroom. Additional links, articles and digital media are added to the Faith & Globalization website (link at left) as the Initiative takes further shape in the months ahead.
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Conflict: How to Turn the Inevitable into an Opportunity (Center for Progressive Renewal)
Source: Center for Progressive Renewal
Though, contrary to popular belief, conflict is not bad. Rather it is essential and even holds a tremendous opportunity for personal and congregational growth when handled well. This on-demand course will walk you through how to handle conflict in healthy, balanced ways that open doors for community transformation.
Learning Themes:
- Busting the Myth: Conflict as Healthy
- Finding the Roots Of Conflict
- Keys To Healthy Conflict
- Skills for Using and Teaching Healthy Communication
- Non Violence As An Approach To Conflict
- Dealing With Challenging People
- Navigating Decisions And Differences
- Healthy Lay-Pastor Relationships
- Self Care During Conflict
- Best Practices for Building Healthy Processes For Your Congregation’s Future
Course Text
Readings and media will be posted on the course classroom website.
Course Format
This course is designed as an on demand course so you can access it immediately then move through the material at the pace and time that works best for you.
Optional Upgrade for Coaching Session
There are two optional levels (20 minutes or 60 minutes) of coaching for those who desire individualized attention in dealing with the conflict in their setting. A coach will work with you to understand the root of the conflict and strategies for addressing it within your context.
Curriculum Curator and Coach
The Rev. Dr Claire Bamberg has served UCC and UUA churches as a redevelopment, transitional, interim and settled minister in several states. Claire is also a licensed mental health practitioner and certified mediator, and has founded and run two pastoral counseling centers. She currently serves in her ninth year as settled minister in Plainville, Connecticut. An expert in human development and systems theory, she is passionate about empowering individuals and systems to discover and claim their best “selves.” She brings that passion to bear in her role with CPR as the Director of Coaching. Claire holds her M.Div from Harvard Divinity School and her Doctorate in Ministry from CTS (IN).
Learn more about this religious on demand webinar from the Center for Progressive Renewal
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White Privilege: Let’s Talk (Center for Progressive Renewal)
The United Church of Christ has released their curriculum, “White Privilege: Let’s talk. A Resource for Transformational Dialogue” and The Center for Progressive Renewal has provided an invitation that allows you to work through the curriculum through their online learning platform. They’ve developed an online course that includes an online discussion board and access to their webinar series from June 2016. This series featured the authors of the curriculum, John Dorhauer, Traci Blackmon, DaVita McAllister, Stephen G. Ray, Jr. and John Paddock in conversation with CPR Founder and Director, Cameron Trimble.
The cost of the course is “Pay What You Wish”, and they’ve included some suggested prices for you to consider. Based on your payment and need, they will offer custom online classrooms to allow you to access the course in a private setting tailored to Small Group (5 – 20 students), Congregation (20 to 300 Students), or Multi-Church (300 – 2000 students)
Watch these White Privilege on-demand videos by clicking on the links below:
A Brief Overview – Rev. Day McCallister
Spiritual Autobiography through the Lens of Race – John Paddock
Whiteness as the Norm – Da Vita D. McAllister
Whiteness as Cash Value – Traci Blackmon
On Being an Ally – Stephen Ray
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El Islam: Una Religión de Paz (udemy)
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Course Description
En este curso, estructurado en 13 breves lecciones, recorremos la historia del Islam, sus principales creencias y su división en sunnis y shi’itas con el objetivo de comprender los fundamentos históricos y teológicos de una de los fenómenos religiosos más influyentes del mundo moderno.
En elzoologicodeyahve.com creemos firmemente en aquella frase de Hans Küng que dice: “No habrá paz entre las naciones, sin paz entre las religiones. No habrá paz entre las religiones sin diálogo entre sus adherentes. No habrá diálogo entre los creyentes sin una investigación detenida de los fundamentos del credo de los demás”.
What am I going to get from this course?
Over 13 lectures and 1.5 hours of content!
Conocer el contexto histórico en que nació el Islam
Conocer quién fue y cómo vivió Mahoma
Comprender la naturaleza del Corán
Conocer los principales mandamientos de la religión del Profeta
Comprender la importancia de la Meca y Jerusalén en el Islam
Comprender el origen de la división entre Sunnis y Shi’itas
Conocer las principales diferencias teológicas entre las dos ramas más importantes del Islam
About the Instructor
Claudia Ruiz Arriola
Fiel al principio heracliteano de “la única constante de la existencia es el cambio”, a la fecha lleva tres reencarnaciones en esta vida:
En la primera estudió Administración y Mercadotecnia para dizque ganarse la vida de manera creativa, pero un año antes de terminar su carrera se topó con Sócrates (el de la Apología de Platón) y se convirtió a la socrática religión de ironía y dudas que aún profesa hoy en día.
En la segunda reencarnación decidió doctorarse en filosofía, estudiando bajo la batuta de Aristóteles (el discípulo de Platón NO el político priísta) e hizo una serie de pininos laborales intentando aplicar las ideas socrático-aristótelicas a la “vida real” (whatever that means) con incursiones de moderado éxito en la academia, la industria y los medios de comunicación.
Ha impartido clases de Humanidades, Ética y Geopolítica en la Universidad Panamericana y el Tec de Monterrey. Por once años fue editorialista del Grupo Reforma y Presidente de la Asociación de Ex-Becarios Brockmann de la American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico.
A mediados del 2008 se enamoró perdidamente de Heidegger (al purito estilo de Hannah Arendt) y comenzó la ardua labor de aprender a pensar “de a deveras” (cuestión en la que confiesa apenas va en Kinder). Ha publicado 6 libros sobre Geopolítica, Historia de las Religiones e Historia de la Filosofía y mantiene el blog www.elzoologicodeyahve.com
Learn more about this online religious course from udemy
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Praying for Justice and Peace (Spirituality & Practice)
Source: Spirituality & Practice
Praying for justice and peace is one response to the situations in the world, and it is available to everyone. But many of us are unsure how to pray and what to pray for. We may question the efficacy of prayer and wonder about a God that “allows” such suffering. In our confusion, we may never respond to our longing to pray.
This Online Retreat gives us an opportunity to explore these valid questions and free our minds and hearts for prayer. The lessons cover such themes as the five forms of prayer (intercession, action, soul care, discernment, transformation), answers to prayer, calls to action and rest, and the power and promise of a peaceful heart. The course consists of:
• 12 email lessons
• 4 guided audio meditations designed to help you develop your prayer practice
• Recording of a one=hour teleconference with Jane Vennard from when this e-retreat was first offered in February 2012.
This retreat was created by Jane Vennard, who also helmed our e-course on Intercessory Prayer. She is one of Spirituality & Practice’s Living Spiritual Teachers and the author of Embracing the World and other books on prayer. A United Church of Christ minister, she is a professor of prayer and spirituality at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. She has been a spiritual director for more than 20 years and has led retreats on many kinds of prayer in international ecumenical settings.
Praying for peace with justice is always a work in progress. This prayer retreat is designed to help you engage in and contribute to this holy work.
(4 CEHs for Chaplains available.)
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How to Deal with Difficult People with Peter Steinke (ChurchNext)
Source: ChurchNext
Dealing with difficult people, whether in at home or in a congregation, is something we all must do.
Understanding the issues at play are integral to properly handling the difficulties that routinely crop up in our home and work lives. In this class Peter introduces us to Bowen Family Systems Theory and the ways it is used to help us better get along with people.
Segments include:
- What Is Systems Theory?
- Maturity
- Defining Yourself
- Getting along with Difficult People
- Creating Healthy Congregations
Dr. Peter L. Steinke is an internationally respected congregational systems consultant who has also served as a parish pastor, an educator, and a therapist for clergy. He is the author of several best-selling books including How Your Church Family Works and Healthy Congregations (see below)
Learn more about this course and register at ChurchNext
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How to Forgive with Virginia Holeman (ChurchNext)
Source: ChurchNext
We live in a broken world. Things are not perfect, there is deep pain and suffering. Despite our best intentions, we are unfair to each other and deeply hurt one another.
It’s been said that God’s invention to help humans come to terms with our imperfection is forgiveness. God’s most profound work, through Jesus, is about forgiveness. And Jesus asks us to not only learn more about it, but to likewise practice forgiveness.
The purpose of this course is to help us better understand what forgiveness is, why we should practice it, and how to go about this admittedly difficult task.
Dr. Virginia Holeman is a trustworthy guide along this journey. She is an author of Reconcilable Differences (see more below), professor, and licensed psychologist and Marriage and Family therapist who specializes in forgiveness.
In this class Dr. Holeman will teach us:
- What forgiveness is and isn’t
- Why forgive?
- How can I forgive or understand the process of forgiving?
- Does forgiveness also mean reconciliation with the person who wounded me?
This course, which was produced by Chris Yaw, is a helpful way to inform, inspire, and empower all of us who are given the ministry of forgiveness and reconciliation.
Learn more about this course and register at ChurchNext
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