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IBTS

Creation Care and the Gospel

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This course will explore the good news of Jesus Christ for creation in order to shape a vision of faithful discipleship in the midst of the global crises precipitated by the changing climate. You will acquire biblical, theological, and ecological resources for reshaping your understanding of discipleship and attend to concrete practices that may bear witness to Jesus Christ and form lives properly aligned with God’s redemption of creation.

As part of the IBTS Learning Network, this course seeks to serve the churches, organisations, and people of the European Baptist Federation and Canadian Baptist Ministries.

“The earth on which we live groans more and more in the midst of the multiple ecological crises that dishonour the Creator and threaten life on Earth. How can we as God’s people respond with faithful witness in word and deed? How can we learn to discover again the creation as God’s good gift?”

The primary aims of the course are

Developing a biblical, theological vision for living repentantly, humbly, joyfully, and wisely in God’s good world.

Learning to communicate the dimensions and interconnections of the world we live in and a biblically grounded call to action in the midst of those crises.

Learning to bear witness to the good news of Jesus Christ for all creation, even in a time of changing climate and multiple crises, and contribute to the church’s witness.

Developing habits and virtues of faithfulness, such as lament, humility, simplicity, meekness, and hope, that join God’s call to repentance in word and deed, and call others to those same habits.

Discern how best to integrate all of the above into the unfolding vocation to which each participant is called.

Creation Care and the Gospel

A 10-week online course which requires 3-5 hours of work per week;

starts 27 September 2022, with zoom meetings on Wednesdays 19:30-20:30 (CET) from 5 October 2022 onwards

is a blended online, facilitated course, with a virtual meeting every week;

small groups of 10-20 participants, we aim at two people from a country or ministry;

primary language will be English;

online tools are available for the people who are trained by the trainers, available in English and translatable into different languages;

the course is recognised by IBTS and EBF and is at pre-degree level

Tutors & facilitators

Jonathan R. Wilson

Jonathan R. Wilson (Ph.D., Duke University) is Senior Consultant for Theological Integration, Canadian Baptist Ministries, and Teaching Fellow, Regent College.

Developed by

Sam Ewell

Trained in permaculture, and theology, working in community regeneration and urban gardening, living in Birmingham, UK

Jeremy Kidwell

Interdisciplinary scholar, trained in ethics and constructive theology based in the School of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at the University of Birmingham

Laura Lee Lovering

Creation Stewardship Coordinator for BMS, environmental scientist based in Peru.

David Nussbaumer

Director of Les Courmettes Centre, A Rocha France

Useful Information

Applications

Applications can now be completed. For more information on the application process clickhere.

Costs

Tuition fee: 150 euro Limited scholarships are available.

Starting Date

Starts on 27 September 2022 Weekly zoom meetings on Wednesdays 19:30 - 20:30 (CET) starting 5 October 2022

Useful Information

Applications

Applications can now be completed.

For more information on the application process clickhere.

Costs

Tuition fee: 150 euro

Limited scholarships are available.

Starting Date

Starts on 27 September 2022

Weekly zoom meetings on Wednesdays 19:30 - 20:30 (CET) starting 5 October 2022

Creation Care and the Gospel

Apply Now