Centre for Rural Community Leadership and Ministry
Leadership Training Programs
The courses listed below are designed to equip clergy and rural lay leaders to build healthier rural communities, by partnering the gifts that the churches bring with those of other community groups and institutions.
The different courses may lead to a
- Master's in Sacred Theology (STM) in Rural Ministry and Community Development,
- Two-year peer mentoring relationship, or
- Certificate in Rural Community Stress Intervention.
Masters in Sacred Theology
in Rural Ministry & Community Development
Our STM in Rural Ministry and Community development is underway. It is offered cohort-style, meaning that you go through the training and graduate with a group of five to ten other committed clergy or professional church workers. It is taught in 3 one-week intensives each year--so you can stay in your place of ministry and let its questions inform your reading and research.
Check out our "STM" page where you will find full application forms and the program handbook. But contact us right away if you are interested so that you get the latest info.
Courses:
- APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY
- COACHING, NATURAL CHURCH DEVELOPMENT AND THE PRACTICE OF DEVELOPING A HEALTHY AND MISSIONAL CONGREGATION
- FOUNDATIONS OF RURAL MINISTRY AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- HEALTHY RURAL COMMUNITIES
- QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ON RURAL CONTEXTS
- REVITALIZING RURAL MINISTRIES: FROM SURVIVAL TO SUSTAINABILITY
- RITES IN CRISIS
- TANSI: COMMUNITY ORGANIZING THEOLOGY AND PRACTICE
For Registration Details on the Above Courses Contact:
St. Andrews College Registrar: 966-5244; email: standrews.registrar@usask.ca, or
College of Emmanuel & St. Chad Registrar: 975-1588; email: colleen.walker@usask.ca, or
Lutheran Theological Seminary Registrar: 966-7856; email: susan.avant@usask.ca
OTHER Program courses
- FOOD, FAITH AND RURAL COMMUNITY (MTS/MDIV level course)
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PEER MENTORING FOR RURAL CLERGY (offered by CiRCLe M)
For Details: Contact CiRCle M: circle.m.ministries@gmail.com