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My professional interests include faith formation and education, vocational and higher education, spirituality, intergenerational learning, digital and blended learning, media in education, and practical theology.
Missional Church Leadership – Week 7
Week 7 of our unit for Uniting College for Leadership and Theology was about Forms of Missional Leadership. Yes, I had some of my collection of Disney, Pixar and Aardman characters on the table as people arrived. The first part of the session was a reflection on John...
Missional Church Leadership – Week 6
Week 6 of our unit for Uniting College for Leadership and Theology was about Forming Disciples in Mission. This was the focus of my doctoral research, so I warned them up front that the class might take a couple of days. During the afternoon I screened two video...
Missional Church Leadership – Week 5
Week 5 of our unit for Uniting College for Leadership and Theology was about Context and Culture. What does it mean for the church to see that the "mission field" is here and not in some foreign land. So I actually do a hypothetical where I get people to imagine that...
Missional Church Leadership – Week 4
So this week at the Missional Church Leadership course at Uniting College for Leadership & Theology we explored missionary ecclesiologies. This started with a pile of one-sentence David Bosch quote cards from Transforming Mission, Chapter 12. We then worked...
Missional Church Leadership – Week 3
So this week in Missional Church Leadership class at Uniting College for Leadership & Theology we started exploring (a) what might be missional practices (yes, a debatable distinction) and (b) God's call to dwell in a place, which seems counter-cultural these...
Missional Church Leadership – Week 2
Week 2 of the Missional Church Leadership class at Uniting College for Leadership & Theology explored Christian practices as an expression of growth is discipleship and participation in mission.This is a theme to which we will be returning sevral times during the...
Missional Church Leadership – Week 1
Prepped for my first class tomorrow on Missional Church Leadership at Uniting College for Leadership & Theology.The unit can be studied as part of an undergraduate degree or at post-grad level, such as part of a Grad Cert in Leadership. We have students from SA,...
FREE DOWNLOAD – The Belonging Kit Resources
I am delighted to announce that The Belonging Kit is available as a free download courtesy of the UCA Assembly. The Belonging Kit is a comprehensive educational resource designed for preparing older youth to adults for baptism and confirmation. It was published by...
DISC ADVANCED WORKSHOP
Wednesday 28 May, 9.30am - 4.00pm Venue: Uniting College Campus, 312 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Brooklyn Park Presented by Dr Craig Mitchell in association with Mission Resourcing SA and Uniting College for Leadership and Theology. The DISC Profile® is one of the most...