by Anne Chanski | Nov 14, 2023
In this course students will spend time critically reflecting upon what it means to live into community as an act of mutual discipleship. Students will engage questions such as: What is discipleship? What is a Christian community? What is the difference between a...
by Anne Chanski | Nov 14, 2023
Rituals are enacted everyday by humans in all cultures—at theaters and stadiums, libraries and marketplaces, bathrooms and fire pits, as well as places of worship. They are one of the most important ways we both express and shape our under standing of the meaning of...
by Anne Chanski | Nov 14, 2023
What is this strange and beautiful, grace riddled, and often distorted work of being a pastor? What is so peculiar about this vocation? And why do we take on the stole with joy, but also with fear and trembling? Together, we’ll ponder Scripture and voices both...
by Anne Chanski | Nov 14, 2023
In this introductory course, students explore giving counsel and offering care as ministers of Word and sacrament. They develop an understanding of the fundamental principles of pastoral care and acquire basic skills required for giving counsel and offering care....
by Anne Chanski | Nov 14, 2023
Introduction to the church’s self understanding as a missional and eschatological community formed by the good news of Jesus Christ and made to be its living witness. The course seeks to cultivate a biblical-theological rationale for the existence of the church and...
