The proper objects of the heart are truth and justice
-St. Thomas Aquinas
Hi friends!
I pray each of you is well and that all in your circle are healthy. Blessings of the new year and new horizons!
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
I am now offering a certificate program as Faculty with the Northwind Insitute, in Social Justice Leadership & Ministry!
Social Justice is Ministry
Our Social Justice Courses are designed to provide practical training in Faith-Based Leadership and Ministry.
This certificate program is designed for lay church leaders, faith-inspired community organizers, seminarians, clergy, and the general public who are seeking empowerment for beginning or furthering their efforts to build a more just church & society.
These courses are offered in both CEU Certificate and Academic Credit Formats. Each course can be completed in 30-90 days.
All courses are open enrollment.
Certificate courses may be transferred to TRAIN|ACT|GROW for certification as a Trainer or Consultant.
Academic Courses may be transferred to Northwind Seminary's BA Degree Completion or Master's Degree after completing the Seminary's Application Process.
This certificate program is part of an ongoing campaign that I am co-creating with my friend, Rev. Dr. Robert J. Duncan Jr called journey to neXt church!
Journey to NeXt Church is a cutting edge ministry development and support program for prophetic individuals and communities that are actively engaging in new horizons of ministry with fresh notions and approaches in the United States of America.
We are offering Ministry certification programs, trainings in new notions and approaches to ministry, plus affordable and guided, theological education with leading theologians!
The three organizations associated with this project are
Northwind Institute (where I will teach two certificate programs in DigiMinistry and Social Justice Leadership)
Train Act Grow (where I and Rev. Dr. Duncan, will train/consult/coach ministers in four notions and approaches to ministry - I am very proud to be our very first TAG Master Trainer and Master Coach!!)
Northwind Seminary (where the top theologians in various fields provide affordable, guided theological education in Pastoral Ministry, Specialized Ministry, and Contextual Ministry.
I am very excited to be teaching with the wonderful folx of Northwind Institute/Seminary and to serve as their Recruitment Coordinator.
This will be one of two certificate programs I will be teaching (with the second one going live in the near future!)
May this be a blessing to each of you!
Let us be wise with how we spend out time together. May you be inspired to love more. May you be empowered to build each other up more. May you let go of shame and selfishness to step into an authentic way of life.
Be a catalyst of compassion and a tool for solidarity.
Help make it easier for others to be brave in this frightful world.
Alone and separate we will fail, but together we can hope!
So remember this dear friends….
Life is short and we do not have much time to gladden the hearts of those who journey with us. Be swift to love. Make haste to be kind. Together, let us keep the dream alive!
Peace and Good things,
+Rev. Fr. Jerry - The People’s Priest
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