Seminars for 2008

Following is a record of the recent teachings we have conducted in 2005 and are willing to serve the Kingdom in either seminar or retreat formats in the coming year, 2006:

1. “The Cross- God's Infinite Centre of Grace and Mercy” (I am pleased that this is now a required part of the new DTS Curriculum. I see this as a core foundation of evangelical/charismatic theology and personal Christian growth in an experiential context).

2. “Lessons from the Fractal Edge of the Kingdom” ( An overview of Church History including the origin of the Bible, Creeds, Fathers, Saints, Characters and Missionaries).

3. “Seeing the Invisible- Mystical Theology and the History of Art"- a catalytic overview of mystical theology and modern praxis to shape creative expressions as art and witness.

4. “Starting Now to Finish Well” (The quest for Christian character, models of change and adaptation, seeking wisdom and character transformation, life-long learning and leadership development).

5. “Evangelism, Church Planting, Apostolic Teams, and Missional Communities“. This is really a Frontier Mission course, but can be adapted to many different settings.

6. “The Book of Acts and Missions” (Kind of a Missions 101).

7. My wife and I do a whole series of staff training seminars under St.
Barnabas Learning Community that focuses on equipping for counselling, discipleship, mentoring, spiritual disciplines, and spiritual direction. These can be developed or modified to fit specific learning situations.

8. Geoff Clarke, a former Canadian Parks Warden, and I have developed “Christ-in-Creation Retreats“- contemplation mixed with modest creation adventure- a balance of Creation, Christ, the Church, and the Word taught outdoors with a multi-sensory participation and awareness.

9. “Systems Thinking for Fractal Communities of Faith“- A study of the disciplines surrounding systems thinking and an application for use in personal counselling, group dynamics, church organization, missional communities, and team growth.

10. “Personal Learning Styles and Christian Growth“- a study in integrating a persons individual learning style with the need to grapple with Biblical truth for both growth and spiritual transformation.

11. "The Nature and Character of God"-Taking a Hebraic/Messianic mindset to focus in on God's Character as revealed by Jesus in a Trinitarian understanding. This can be applied to personal growth as Fatherheart teaching, or as Spiritual Warfare equipping, or as a missional applications for community trnasformation.

12. "Marriage Encounters Missions"- Either a Marriage Retreat or a Pre-marriage retreat that seeks to honestly face the diverse challenges of marriage and missions in a healthy, life-focusing retreat format.

13. "The Kingdom of God Meets the Sons of Issachar" Reflections on the Kingdom of God from both the Old and New Testaments with an ineteractive strategic focus that can be used in a variety of teaching or strategic planning contexts.


Comments

Anonymous said…
Hi Paul
Quite the impressive set of titles.
I wouldn't mind taking about four or five of them.
Derek
4:18 pm
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