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Week
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Week beginning Monday
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Topics
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Key Questions
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| Introductions |
4 February |
Introductions and Expectations |
Where am I coming from?
What questions do we have? |
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Module I : Foundations
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1
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11 February
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What do we mean by Presbyterian?
Characteristics and Differences
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What are the common elements in Presbyterian and Reformed identities?
What is the same and different about Presbyterian order, worship, theology and mission?
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2
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25 February
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Celtic History and Spirituality
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What do we know about Celtic Christianity?
Why is it popular and what does it mean?
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3
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10 March
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The Reformation then and now
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Who were the key players and what did they do?
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4
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24 March
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Reformed theology and church organisation
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What is in the “DNA” of the Reformed tradition?
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5
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7 April
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Confessions and Covenants
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What can we learn from the Westminster and other Confessions, the people who wrote them and the times they lived in? |
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Post Assignment One with
cover sheet by Friday 18 April 2008 to
John Roxborogh, 23 Royston Street, NEV, Dunedin 9010.
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| Module II : A Global Tradition |
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6
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28 April
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Worship, Revival, Assembly, Presbytery and Party in 18th Century Scotland
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How did key groups and institutions take shape in an age of reason and of revival?
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7
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12 May
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Renewal in Mission and the Disruption of 1843 – the story of Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847)
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What memories of Church and Society did Presbyterian Settlers bring to New Zealand?
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8
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26 May
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Merchants Migrants and Missionaries in the global spread of Presbyterian Christianity.
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What was going on as Presbyterians shared in the “Age of Expansion”?
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9
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9 June
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Northern and Southern Churches in 19th Century
New Zealand. |
Who were the characters and what were the issues in the foundation years of New Zealand Presbyterianism? |
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10
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23 June
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Confidence and Decline in 20th Century
New Zealand
Towards a Multicultural Church
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What, looking back, worked well and badly as Presbyterian and other Kiwi Christians adjusted to change and opportunity?
Can a mono-cultural tradition provide the framework for a multicultural church of Maori, Pakeha, Asian and Pacific Islander?
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Post Assignment Two with
cover sheet by Friday 11 July 2008 to
John Roxborogh, 23 Royston Street, NEV, Dunedin 9010.
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| Module III : Diversity and Renewal in Mission |
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11
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21 July
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Leadership roles and structures for ministry and mission
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Do particular patterns of organization and leadership help and hinder mission?
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12
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4 August
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Sacraments and ceremonies in the mission of the church
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Baptism, communion, weddings and funerals - for witness, encouragement, celebration and hope.
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13
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18 August |
Word and song in worship for different generations
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Music and preaching across generations and cultures.
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14
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1 September |
Change, controversy and mission
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How do we manage change?
What processes work for Presbyterians when we see truth differently? How does this affect our mission?
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15
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15 September
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Theology and mission
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Who are the theologians who help put into words what we need to say about God and about Christian mission?
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Post Assignment Three with
cover sheet by Friday 26 September to
John Roxborogh, 23 Royston Street, NEV, Dunedin 9010.
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