Freedom of Belief in Action
Start date 12 February 2026
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This 12-week online course takes a human rights–based approach to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) and equips participants with the tools to become advocates and trainers in their own contexts.
You’ll gain the skills to:
Communicate knowledge about human rights with confidence.
Identify concrete problems or violations of rights in your community.
Develop practical strategies to address these challenges alongside others.
The course is ideally suited to educators, pastors, activists, missionaries, researchers, political leaders, and anyone eager to strengthen their knowledge of human rights and freedom of belief.
This course is part of the Missional Leadership track, which is made up of four different courses. Participants can choose to do one or more of the courses and recieve discounts for multiple courses. We also offer group discounts and reduced rates for EBF Union Members, with additional scholarships available.
Please outline in your application which discount you would like to apply for. Note: Multiple discounts cannot be used together.
Price for completing one course from within Missional Leadership track.
Price for any two courses from within Missional Leadership track to be completed over the course of one year.
40% Off
Price for all four courses within Missional Leadership track to completed over the course of two years.
30% Off
We offer group discounts for this course. If you have more than 10 people, please contact us for the best rates.
15% Off
20% Off
25% Off
30% Off
40% Off
Price for completing one course from within Missional Leadership track.
Additional EBF scholarship is available for some participants. More information available upon application.
Price for any two courses from within Missional Leadership track to be completed over the course of one year.
20% Off
Price for all four courses within Missional Leadership track to completed over the course of two years.
30% Off
We offer group discounts for this course. If you have more than 10 people, please contact us for the best rates.
15% Off
20% Off
25% Off
30% Off
40% Off
By the end of the course, you will be equipped to:
Communicate with confidence – Share human rights knowledge clearly and effectively in your context.
Spot violations quickly – Identify concrete problems and challenges related to freedom of belief.
Design strategies that work – Develop practical, collaborative responses to safeguard rights and promote justice.
Practical & empowering – Designed not only to deepen understanding but also to prepare you to train and equip others.
Baptist perspective, global reach – Rooted in important Baptist insights on FoRB, while remaining open and accessible to participants from diverse faith and professional backgrounds.
Equal learning community – Sessions are built around shared experience and reflection, where everyone learns at eye level and in dialogue with one another.
Guest contributors – Voices from across the world will enrich the course with lived experience and practical wisdom.
Pastor in churches for 10 years with a strong interest in the lives of people in need and at the margins of society. Passionate to discover with others what the love and grace of God, which is for all people, means concretely in our contexts.
Shane was a CBF field personnel ministering among the Roma people in Slovakia and Czechia for several years. He is currently co-coordinator of Great Rivers Fellowship.
Gale has extensive experience as a university chaplain and she has a background in researching and facilitating informal education for marginalised groups.