Certificate in Holistic Liberation: Word, Spirit, Street (Module 1)
The Certificate in Holistic Liberation: Word, Spirit, Street is designed for those already serving (or feeling called to pioneer work) amongst poor and marginalized communities. In this training we seek to deliberately bring together Word, Spirit, and Street perspectives (see video), in order to encourage and further equip practitioners wanting to live and share a liberating and empowering gospel in poor, marginalized, and under-reached communities.
We have offered in-person Certificates in Holistic Liberation (CLU) courses in the USA, South Korea, the UK, France, Morocco, Kenya, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Switzerland, South Africa, Zambia, Burundi, and Malawi, with new ones starting this year in Lesotho, Botswana and Benin.
In-person CHL’s are taught either by Bob and Gracie Ekblad, with help from teachers and collaborators from around the world, or by a qualified team of People’s Seminary trainers. In person CLU’s involve two five full-day modules usually separated by 4-9 months. If you are interested in hosting a CHL, please contact Bob Ekblad at bob@tierra-nueva.org
Self-paced CLUs can be started at any time. Participants are welcomed to join a monthly 1 ½ hour Zoom conversation with others taking the trainings, which take place the last Monday of every month at 9:30-11:00am (PST). Contact Bob Ekblad if you are interested @ bob@tierra-nueva.org
43 Sessions in two modules (in person or self-paced)
Module 1: Identity, transformation and mission
1. Reading the Bible for Personal & Social Transformation
2. God’s Mission and Ours in Genesis 1-3
3. Departure and Re-entry into the Garden in Genesis 2-4
4. Identity and Authority as a Child of God
5. Open Doors to Spiritual Oppression & Holistic Liberation-Definitions
6. Deliverance and Holistic Liberation in the New Testament
7. Abraham’s Call & Ours in Genesis 12 (generation entrapment & soul ties)
8. Steps in interpreting a biblical text and reflecting theologically (Hagar’s call)
9. Exodus: Hearing God for Liberation & Mission
10. Jesus’ Baptism & Ours (identity & empowerment)
11. Jesus’ mission in the Gospels: Luke 5 (Jesus’ recruiting)
12. Healing of Father Wounds & Images of God as Father
13. Healing of Mother Wounds
14. The Power of Forgiveness
15. Resisting idolatry & animism: Male + female in mission (Genesis 1-2)
16. Kingdom Identity: resisting nationalism & the powers
17. Spiritual Warfare: Crossing over to the other side in Mark 4:35-41
18. Multi-layered, holistic liberation: Mark 5:1-20
19. Unhealthy beliefs: Identifying & replacing false images of God & self
20. Confession, repentance and receiving forgiveness.
21. Ministry protocol: Praying for healing and deliverance (separate out two. Be aware of this….)
22. Mission according to Acts of the Apostles
23. Mission according to Paul
Module 2: Word on the Street: Transformational Bible Study, Prophetic Mission & Peacemaking
1. Informed from above: Spiritual practices according to Psalm 1
2. Prophetic mission according to Isaiah 1-39
3. Mission to exiles in Isaiah 40-66
4. Discernment in a time of deception: learning to ID the Messiah with Simeon in Luke 1:21-35
5. John the Baptist as example of prophetic ministry: Luke 2:1-7
6. Preaching of the Word
7. Understanding the parable of the Sower (Luke 8: 1-18)
8. Biblical Hospitality according to Genesis 18-20
9. Healing of Rejection—Jephthah (Judges 11)
10. Confronting passivity: The rape of Tamar
11. Reading the Bible for discipleship
12. Jesus and the woman caught in adultery: John 8:1-11
13. Understanding the death of the firstborn in Exodus 12 & the New Testament
14. Exposing and resisting retaliatory violence: Luke 6
15. Jesus ministry of forgiveness and healing: Jesus Heals a paralytic (Mark 2:1-12)
16. Resisting racism in the light of Acts 10
17. Kingdom Identity—Freedom from nationalism & the powers
18. Praying the Psalms for spiritual warfare
19. The end of history: Discerning the times
20. Maintaining spiritual health and mission
Entry Fee: $200 USD -SELF PACE WEBINAR ($50.00 of which funds trainings in Africa and the Global South)
Partial and full scholarships are available in the drop down menu below.
At a time when the Body of Christ is increasingly divided along ideological lines, we delve deep in to Scripture to explore together our identity as children of God, what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, and how we can experience and proclaim the Kingdom of God—on earth as in heaven.
We seek to live out a Gospel informed by God's Word, the Spirit, and our Streets/world. This involves learning to read the Bible with Jesus as our Teacher, the Holy Spirit as our guide, and deliberately attuning ourselves to the realities and needs of our streets and world.
Contemplative reading of Scripture, prayer, worship and socially engaged and Spirit-empowered actions are best practiced together to dismantle systems that oppress the poor. Theological reflection, inspired by the Spirit and the lived reality of people on the margins, has the power to energize and awaken the Body of Christ (in all its varied forms) to its true calling and mission in this world.
The course weaves together five key themes related to ministry on the margins:
God’s identity and mission—and ours
Healing and holistic liberation—biblical foundations and principles
Social prophetic mission—justice, advocacy, and peacemaking
Word on the street—preparing and leadings transformational Bible studies
Practical reflection—how does this work in my life and ministry?
The Certificate in Holistic Liberation: Word, Spirit, Street is designed for those already serving (or feeling called to pioneer work) amongst poor and marginalized communities. In this training we seek to deliberately bring together Word, Spirit, and Street perspectives (see video), in order to encourage and further equip practitioners wanting to live and share a liberating and empowering gospel in poor, marginalized, and under-reached communities.
We have offered in-person Certificates in Holistic Liberation (CLU) courses in the USA, South Korea, the UK, France, Morocco, Kenya, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Switzerland, South Africa, Zambia, Burundi, and Malawi, with new ones starting this year in Lesotho, Botswana and Benin.
In-person CHL’s are taught either by Bob and Gracie Ekblad, with help from teachers and collaborators from around the world, or by a qualified team of People’s Seminary trainers. In person CLU’s involve two five full-day modules usually separated by 4-9 months. If you are interested in hosting a CHL, please contact Bob Ekblad at bob@tierra-nueva.org
Self-paced CLUs can be started at any time. Participants are welcomed to join a monthly 1 ½ hour Zoom conversation with others taking the trainings, which take place the last Monday of every month at 9:30-11:00am (PST). Contact Bob Ekblad if you are interested @ bob@tierra-nueva.org
43 Sessions in two modules (in person or self-paced)
Module 1: Identity, transformation and mission
1. Reading the Bible for Personal & Social Transformation
2. God’s Mission and Ours in Genesis 1-3
3. Departure and Re-entry into the Garden in Genesis 2-4
4. Identity and Authority as a Child of God
5. Open Doors to Spiritual Oppression & Holistic Liberation-Definitions
6. Deliverance and Holistic Liberation in the New Testament
7. Abraham’s Call & Ours in Genesis 12 (generation entrapment & soul ties)
8. Steps in interpreting a biblical text and reflecting theologically (Hagar’s call)
9. Exodus: Hearing God for Liberation & Mission
10. Jesus’ Baptism & Ours (identity & empowerment)
11. Jesus’ mission in the Gospels: Luke 5 (Jesus’ recruiting)
12. Healing of Father Wounds & Images of God as Father
13. Healing of Mother Wounds
14. The Power of Forgiveness
15. Resisting idolatry & animism: Male + female in mission (Genesis 1-2)
16. Kingdom Identity: resisting nationalism & the powers
17. Spiritual Warfare: Crossing over to the other side in Mark 4:35-41
18. Multi-layered, holistic liberation: Mark 5:1-20
19. Unhealthy beliefs: Identifying & replacing false images of God & self
20. Confession, repentance and receiving forgiveness.
21. Ministry protocol: Praying for healing and deliverance (separate out two. Be aware of this….)
22. Mission according to Acts of the Apostles
23. Mission according to Paul
Module 2: Word on the Street: Transformational Bible Study, Prophetic Mission & Peacemaking
1. Informed from above: Spiritual practices according to Psalm 1
2. Prophetic mission according to Isaiah 1-39
3. Mission to exiles in Isaiah 40-66
4. Discernment in a time of deception: learning to ID the Messiah with Simeon in Luke 1:21-35
5. John the Baptist as example of prophetic ministry: Luke 2:1-7
6. Preaching of the Word
7. Understanding the parable of the Sower (Luke 8: 1-18)
8. Biblical Hospitality according to Genesis 18-20
9. Healing of Rejection—Jephthah (Judges 11)
10. Confronting passivity: The rape of Tamar
11. Reading the Bible for discipleship
12. Jesus and the woman caught in adultery: John 8:1-11
13. Understanding the death of the firstborn in Exodus 12 & the New Testament
14. Exposing and resisting retaliatory violence: Luke 6
15. Jesus ministry of forgiveness and healing: Jesus Heals a paralytic (Mark 2:1-12)
16. Resisting racism in the light of Acts 10
17. Kingdom Identity—Freedom from nationalism & the powers
18. Praying the Psalms for spiritual warfare
19. The end of history: Discerning the times
20. Maintaining spiritual health and mission
Entry Fee: $200 USD -SELF PACE WEBINAR ($50.00 of which funds trainings in Africa and the Global South)
Partial and full scholarships are available in the drop down menu below.
At a time when the Body of Christ is increasingly divided along ideological lines, we delve deep in to Scripture to explore together our identity as children of God, what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, and how we can experience and proclaim the Kingdom of God—on earth as in heaven.
We seek to live out a Gospel informed by God's Word, the Spirit, and our Streets/world. This involves learning to read the Bible with Jesus as our Teacher, the Holy Spirit as our guide, and deliberately attuning ourselves to the realities and needs of our streets and world.
Contemplative reading of Scripture, prayer, worship and socially engaged and Spirit-empowered actions are best practiced together to dismantle systems that oppress the poor. Theological reflection, inspired by the Spirit and the lived reality of people on the margins, has the power to energize and awaken the Body of Christ (in all its varied forms) to its true calling and mission in this world.
The course weaves together five key themes related to ministry on the margins:
God’s identity and mission—and ours
Healing and holistic liberation—biblical foundations and principles
Social prophetic mission—justice, advocacy, and peacemaking
Word on the street—preparing and leadings transformational Bible studies
Practical reflection—how does this work in my life and ministry?
The Certificate in Holistic Liberation: Word, Spirit, Street is designed for those already serving (or feeling called to pioneer work) amongst poor and marginalized communities. In this training we seek to deliberately bring together Word, Spirit, and Street perspectives (see video), in order to encourage and further equip practitioners wanting to live and share a liberating and empowering gospel in poor, marginalized, and under-reached communities.
We have offered in-person Certificates in Holistic Liberation (CLU) courses in the USA, South Korea, the UK, France, Morocco, Kenya, Zimbabwe, New Zealand, Canada, Sweden, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Switzerland, South Africa, Zambia, Burundi, and Malawi, with new ones starting this year in Lesotho, Botswana and Benin.
In-person CHL’s are taught either by Bob and Gracie Ekblad, with help from teachers and collaborators from around the world, or by a qualified team of People’s Seminary trainers. In person CLU’s involve two five full-day modules usually separated by 4-9 months. If you are interested in hosting a CHL, please contact Bob Ekblad at bob@tierra-nueva.org
Self-paced CLUs can be started at any time. Participants are welcomed to join a monthly 1 ½ hour Zoom conversation with others taking the trainings, which take place the last Monday of every month at 9:30-11:00am (PST). Contact Bob Ekblad if you are interested @ bob@tierra-nueva.org
43 Sessions in two modules (in person or self-paced)
Module 1: Identity, transformation and mission
1. Reading the Bible for Personal & Social Transformation
2. God’s Mission and Ours in Genesis 1-3
3. Departure and Re-entry into the Garden in Genesis 2-4
4. Identity and Authority as a Child of God
5. Open Doors to Spiritual Oppression & Holistic Liberation-Definitions
6. Deliverance and Holistic Liberation in the New Testament
7. Abraham’s Call & Ours in Genesis 12 (generation entrapment & soul ties)
8. Steps in interpreting a biblical text and reflecting theologically (Hagar’s call)
9. Exodus: Hearing God for Liberation & Mission
10. Jesus’ Baptism & Ours (identity & empowerment)
11. Jesus’ mission in the Gospels: Luke 5 (Jesus’ recruiting)
12. Healing of Father Wounds & Images of God as Father
13. Healing of Mother Wounds
14. The Power of Forgiveness
15. Resisting idolatry & animism: Male + female in mission (Genesis 1-2)
16. Kingdom Identity: resisting nationalism & the powers
17. Spiritual Warfare: Crossing over to the other side in Mark 4:35-41
18. Multi-layered, holistic liberation: Mark 5:1-20
19. Unhealthy beliefs: Identifying & replacing false images of God & self
20. Confession, repentance and receiving forgiveness.
21. Ministry protocol: Praying for healing and deliverance (separate out two. Be aware of this….)
22. Mission according to Acts of the Apostles
23. Mission according to Paul
Module 2: Word on the Street: Transformational Bible Study, Prophetic Mission & Peacemaking
1. Informed from above: Spiritual practices according to Psalm 1
2. Prophetic mission according to Isaiah 1-39
3. Mission to exiles in Isaiah 40-66
4. Discernment in a time of deception: learning to ID the Messiah with Simeon in Luke 1:21-35
5. John the Baptist as example of prophetic ministry: Luke 2:1-7
6. Preaching of the Word
7. Understanding the parable of the Sower (Luke 8: 1-18)
8. Biblical Hospitality according to Genesis 18-20
9. Healing of Rejection—Jephthah (Judges 11)
10. Confronting passivity: The rape of Tamar
11. Reading the Bible for discipleship
12. Jesus and the woman caught in adultery: John 8:1-11
13. Understanding the death of the firstborn in Exodus 12 & the New Testament
14. Exposing and resisting retaliatory violence: Luke 6
15. Jesus ministry of forgiveness and healing: Jesus Heals a paralytic (Mark 2:1-12)
16. Resisting racism in the light of Acts 10
17. Kingdom Identity—Freedom from nationalism & the powers
18. Praying the Psalms for spiritual warfare
19. The end of history: Discerning the times
20. Maintaining spiritual health and mission
Entry Fee: $200 USD -SELF PACE WEBINAR ($50.00 of which funds trainings in Africa and the Global South)
Partial and full scholarships are available in the drop down menu below.
At a time when the Body of Christ is increasingly divided along ideological lines, we delve deep in to Scripture to explore together our identity as children of God, what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, and how we can experience and proclaim the Kingdom of God—on earth as in heaven.
We seek to live out a Gospel informed by God's Word, the Spirit, and our Streets/world. This involves learning to read the Bible with Jesus as our Teacher, the Holy Spirit as our guide, and deliberately attuning ourselves to the realities and needs of our streets and world.
Contemplative reading of Scripture, prayer, worship and socially engaged and Spirit-empowered actions are best practiced together to dismantle systems that oppress the poor. Theological reflection, inspired by the Spirit and the lived reality of people on the margins, has the power to energize and awaken the Body of Christ (in all its varied forms) to its true calling and mission in this world.
The course weaves together five key themes related to ministry on the margins:
God’s identity and mission—and ours
Healing and holistic liberation—biblical foundations and principles
Social prophetic mission—justice, advocacy, and peacemaking
Word on the street—preparing and leadings transformational Bible studies
Practical reflection—how does this work in my life and ministry?