Upon completion of this unit, the participant will have crafted a worship service that:
- emerges from his/her experience with the spiritual practice of lectio divina
- draws people into engaging and glorifying the Triune God and sends them out as participants in God’s mission in the world
- engages at least one of the biblical stories from the lectionary for the Advent/Christmas seasons
- creatively stewards the gifts of all participants in the worship service
- reflects the United Church of Canada’s Style Guide for Inclusive Language and for intercultural sensitivity
- have gained an understanding (historical and theological) of the purpose and structure of worship
- become familiar with theological themes related to the Advent/Christmas season such as incarnation, lament and hope, hospitality
- become aware of pastoral and cultural dimensions of worship
- begun to develop a list of resources for crafting vital worship
Orientation Webinar
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Eastern Time Monday September 16, 2024
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Each Unit begins with an Orientation Session to help students become familiar with the technology we're using for the course. This is mandatory for new students and optional for everyone else.
Christine Jerrett and Stephen Fetter (of United-in-Learning) will introduce you to:
- how the online LLWL training program works
- Our online meeting platform
- How to post assignments and comment on each other's work
Introductory Webinar
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Eastern Time, Thursday September 19, 2024
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This webinar is for everyone in the course, regardless of which Learning Group you are assigned to. It will introduce the themes and topics for the whole Unit, and provide an opportunity to interact with a leading thinker in the denomination. Each Learning Group will be reflecting together on the issues that are raised in this webinar.
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 David-Roger Gagnon is an experienced liturgist, published composer and author, and educator. A commissioned Lay Pastor, he has served in numerous congregational settings, hospital chaplaincy, university chaplain, as school board chaplain, as well as elementary and secondary school chaplain. He has served the United Church as Development Officer for the former Unité des Ministères en français, and currently serves as Minister Supporting Networks and Clusters for the Conseil régional Nakonha:ka Regional Council.
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Six Small Group Meetings
Small groups meet every two weeks over a 12 week span
Every two weeks students are assigned 3-6 readings, videos or podcasts. Students will be asked to read/view these during the first week of each 2-week section, and write a short reflection on each of these which will be posted in a threaded discussion forum. During the second week of each 2-week section students are asked to comment on the posts of at least 2 other people in their small group.
Each 2-week section culminates with a "live" meeting on Zoom of your small group.
Mondays (Sept. 30, Oct. 14
(or alternate date chosen by the group), Oct. 28, Nov. 11, Nov. 25, Dec.
9)
- 2:00 - 3:30pm ET -- Christine Smaller
Section
- 6:30 - 8:00 pm ET — Teresa
Burnett-Cole Section
Tuesdays
(Oct. 1, 15, 29, Nov. 12, 26, Dec. 10)
- 4:00 - 5:30 pm ET — Christine Smaller
Section
- 7:00 - 8:30 pm ET -- Aaron Miller Section
Wednesdays (Oct.
2, 16, 30, Nov. 13, 27, Dec. 11)
- 7:30 - 9:00 pm ET -- Joy Bott Section
Thursdays (Oct.
3, 17, 31, Nov. 14, 28, Dec. 12)
- 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. ET --
Michael Brooks Section
