Centre for Rural Community Leadership and Ministry

Upcoming Courses

STM Courses in Rural Ministry and Community Development:

1. Rites in Crisis

A look at how community rites can be constructed to help communities in times of crisis (celebration and difficulty).

May 11-21, 2010

Dr. Jan Boyd

Sponsored by Lutheran Theological Seminary and CiRCLe M, Saskatoon.

2. Agricultural Systems and Faith Communities: Biblical to Modern

Rural-urban, land transfer, slave labour and other issues related to rural life in the Bible from Old Testament through New Testament and church history.

May 27-June 11, 2010

Dr. Sandral Beardsall (STU Professor)

Sponsored by St Andrews College and CiRCLe M, Saskatoon.

3. Qualitative Research Methods in Rural Contexts

June 13-15, 2010

Lynn Caldwell

Sponsored by St. Andrews College and CiRCLe M, Saskatoon.

Other Courses:

1. Mentoring Teams Training Program

This program is for clergy new to rural settings. The teams will, for the most part, be interdenominational and perhaps also inter-professional, allowing for greater confidentiality while sharing a common community.

Spring 2010.