Sunday, September 17, 2006

NEWS: Urban Missions, Uganda & You!

We are really excited here as we are promoting our upcoming Discipleship Training School (DTS) that we offer here in Winnipeg each year. This is an excellent missional opportunity that has demonstrated its ability to impact lives again and again. Check out the information below and pass the word around. (Also check out last years post on this topic)
Discipleship Training School
January 8th – May 25th 2007
(also see exciting DTS & College opportunity)

Social Justice

Our Discipleship Training School (DTS) is a five month intensive in spiritual and missional formation. The first three months concentrates on engaging students in a holitistic discipleship experience that challenges the mind, heart and body in a praxis oriented program. Offered in the heart of Winnipeg’s West End, students will integrate in one of the city’s most culturally diverse, inner city neighbourhoods. Our emphasis on urban missions means that as part of the community, students will engage the realities of poverty, injustice, racism and much more, all the while have the opportunity to respond in exciting new ways.

Missional Community

The next two months are spent on an international, cross-cultural missions service outreach, where students will begin to explore the implication of what they have learned beyond simple application. Again with an urban emphasis, students will participate in “preaching” the Gospel with their whole selves- in word and deed. Our last school served in restoring the tsunami devastated community of the famous Phi Phi Island in southern Thailand, while this school is planning on working with IDP camps and other opportunities of northern Uganda.

Spiritual Formation

The cost of the Lecture Phase for a single person in $3500 Canadian Dollars, plus a $50, non-refundable registration fee. The cost of the Outreach Phase will be an additional $2500 – $4000 Canadian Dollars, depending on location. This will cover airfare, applicable taxes, cancellation insurance, ground transporation, living expenses, etc. Personal expenses (i.e. laundry, visa costs, etc.) are the applicants responsibility. We encourage applicants to work with their church community in fundraising prior and during DTS, believing that God will provide for you to meet these financial requirements.

Lecture Phase = $3500 CDN
Outreach Phase = $2500-$4000 CDN
TOTAL COST = $6000-$7500 CDN
*Please note the $50 CDN registration fee is not listed

Please feel free to contact us for more information.

Posted by Jamie Arpin-Ricci in 17:33:47
Comments

2 Responses to “NEWS: Urban Missions, Uganda & You!”

  1. Existential Punk says:
    September 17, 2006 at 11:34 pm

    Sounds like a great and worth-while DTS!! All the best in planning, implementation, growth for those attending! Pax,
    Adele

  2. Jamie Arpin-Ricci says:
    September 18, 2006 at 8:39 am

    Adele,

    Thanks. If you know anyone interested, please pass on the word. We are really need to see a few more students.

    Peace,
    Jamie