PRACTICING COMPASSION
Most religions lift up compassion, yet few people actually teach how to practice it.
The Upper Room’s ecourse Practicing Compassion is based on Frank Rogers’ book by the same title, which offers an interfaith perspective on mercy, kindness, and caring for one another and trains participants to Pay attention, Understand empathetically, Love with connection, Sense sacredness, and Embody new life (PULSE) – beginning with ourselves.
The ecourse includes:
- all essential content form Frank Roger’s book, Practicing Compassion
- video introductions to each chapter with Frank Rogers
- audio recordings of guided medittions
- questions for personal reflection
- a place to exchange comments with others learning to practice compassion
Learn more and register here.
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CLIMATE JUSTICE & FAITH
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary’s certificate in Climate Justice and Faith offers a cohort-based, online curriculum that empowers participants to cultivate moral, spiritual, and practical leadership in the work of climate justice, both in communities of faith and in collaboration with others. Topics covered include theology; ethics and spirituality related to climate justice; climate change knowledge; and social change practices that connect ecological well-being with racial, economic and gender justice.
Lay and rostered leaders throughout the Lutheran World Federation and from other faith traditions are invited to apply.
The program is scheduled for September 2021 – May 2022.
Learn more here.
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PUBLIC CHAPLAINCY: CARE IN THE PUBLIC SQUARE
Public Chaplaincy: Care in the Public Square is the first of its kind in the US, providing CPE students opportunities to care for folks at food banks, court courses, public eateries, libraries, the light rail, as well as 3 spaces at Hennepin County Medical Centre.
Unit One: Sept. ’21-Jan. ’22
Unit Two: Feb. ’22 – June ’22
Rural Chaplaincy: Care in Towns and Agricultural Regions connects rural students with sites in their own town, including coffee shops, restaurants, the VFW, a processing plant, treatment programs or a rural hospital.
Unit Three: June ’22 – Sept. ’22
Applications are available now for all three units.
Email Rev. Karen Hutt (khutt@unitedseminary.edu) with questions and for further information.
We’re excited to share professional development through our partner, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and other excellent teachers and institutions.
