CTMM 2020: Module 1
Our Certificate in Transformational Ministry at the Margins (CTMM) is designed for those already serving (or feeling called to pioneer work) amongst poor and marginalized communities. In this training we seek to deliberately bring together Word, Spirit, and Street perspectives (see video), in order to encourage and further equip practitioners wanting to live and share a liberating and empowering gospel in poor, marginalized, and under-reached communities.
The CTMM normally consists of three, four-day trainings offered over 9-12 months in a host country. We have completed CTMMs in the USA, South Korea, the UK, France, Morocco, Kenya, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, and Canada, and are currently in process in Sweden, Tanzania, Kenya, and Uganda.
We are now offering Module One of our Certificate in Transformational Ministry at the Margins (CTMM) over fifteen weeks beginning September 8 as a weekly training via Zoom.
The teaching will be done by Bob and Gracie Ekblad, with help from other Tierra Nueva staff and collaborators from around the world.
15 Sessions: Tuesdays, 12:00 - 1:30 PM (PST)
Due to the global pandemic we are offering this module as a weekly training via Zoom. If you are unable to attend the live sessions, we are offering a special course which will be uploaded for you to go through at your own pace and on your own schedule at a discounted price of $200
September 8: God’s Mission and Ours in Genesis 1
September 15: Departure and Re-entry into the Garden (Genesis 2-4)
September 22: Abraham’s Call and Ours in Genesis 12
September 29: Exodus: Hearing God for Liberation and Mission
October 6: Mission According to Isaiah 1-39
October 13: Mission According to Isaiah 40-55
October 20: Jesus’ Baptism and Ours
October 27: Jesus’ Ministry in the Gospels
November 3: Healing in the New Testament and Today
November 10: Kingdom Identity 1, Nationalism and the Powers
November 17: Advocacy in Biblical Perspective
November 24: Reading the Bible at the Margins
December 1: Mission, according to the Acts of the Apostles
December 8: Mission, according to the Apostle Paul
December 15: Bible Study on John 4
Entry Fee:
$225 USD -LIVE TEACHING WEBINAR ($50.00 of which funds trainings in Africa and the Global South)
$200 USD -SELF PACE WEBINAR
Partial and full scholarships are available upon request. Contact Bob@tierra-nueva.org for details.
At a time when the Body of Christ seems increasingly divided across ideological lines, we delve deep in to Scripture to explore together, through Old and New Testaments, what Kingdom Identity really is and how we might increasingly live and minister from that place.
We encounter a Gospel that promotes both charismatic and social prophetic practices; moving in the gifts of the Spirit and dismantling systems that oppress the poor; prophetic evangelism and liberation theology. And we discover that theological reflection, inspired by the Spirit, has the power to energize and awaken the Body of Christ (in all its varied forms) to its true calling and mission in this world.
The course weaves together five key themes related to ministry on the margins:
God’s identity and mission—and ours
Healing and holistic liberation—biblical foundations and principles
Social prophetic mission—justice, advocacy, and peacemaking
Word on the street—preparing and leadings transformational Bible studies
Practical reflection—how does this work in my life and ministry?
What You Can Expect
The CTMM consists of three successive modules of fifteen teachings, and thirty related video or audio teachings (ten per module) designed to link the modules.
This CTMM module will be offered via Zoom, combining life teachings with Zoom breakout discussion groups.
“Module One: God’s Mission and Ours” explores Biblical perspectives on holistic mission.
Fifteen teaching sessions Tuesday from September through December 15.
Suggested reading will accompany each module.
Participants will have access to audio and video recordings of all sessions.
To follow:
Module 2 beginning in January 5 2021
Module 3 beginning in April 2021