CENTRE FOR CONTEXTUAL MINISTRY
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY (UP)
In this Centre it is our passion to train leaders who will help others to make a
difference where they are: to be, to do and to carry good news within their
contexts.
In purpose of your own ministry development you are kindly invited to our upcoming
courses. For full details you can go to the website: www.ccm.up.ac.za (academic
offering).
All these courses are fully accredited certificate courses. Succesful candidates
receive a certifcate from UP. Persons with the necessary qualifications (like a B
degree in Theology) can offer the Advanced long Courses as academic credits
towards post-graduate studies (an Honours and/or Master’s degree at UP) if they
would prefer to continue with academic studies.
Full professional credits are awarded for pastors who need this in their own
professional environment.
MAY
CREATIVE AGEING
P001832
(Bilingual Offering)
Purpose of the course
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To provide course participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to
understand the older person as a member of the community better.
To illustrate the contribution made by and the functioning of the
multidisciplinary team.
To bring together the church, older people in the community, their families
and other volunteers in a team in which relevant service delivery models can
be considered.
Course Leader: Dr Elsona Malan. Other Lecturers: Several other scholars
Place and Date:
Pretoria: 08 – 10 May 2012
YOUTH AT RISK
P002079
Purpose of the course:
A skills development course with the emphasis on how to assist the youth that are at
risk due to their circumstances and choices. As these influences could have a major
effect on physical, mental, social and spiritual development of the youth, both
proactive and reactive skills are being taught during the three days.
Course Leader: Dr Willem Semmelink
Place and Date:
Pretoria: 08 – 10 May 2012
RADIO MINISTRY
P001599
(Bilingual Offering)
Purpose of the Course:
This course focuses on enabling ministers and theological students to make use of
radio transmission in a communicative and innovative way through knowledge and
appropriate preparation. During this course, participants will be exposed to
alternative ways to spread the gospel over the radio.
Course Leader: Dr Flip Loots
Place and Date:
Pretoria: 14 – 16 May 2012
CHURCH-BASED COUNSELLING MANAGEMENT
P001833
Purpose of course:
To equip participants with skills, knowledge and practical experiences which will
enable them to develop and manage a structured, self-sustainable and
multidisciplinary church-based Counselling Ministry within their local church.
The course is specifically and strategically designed to assist the local church in
utilising the skills, expertise and resources of professionals, lay people, community
service providers, institutions of higher learning and businesses in order to develop a
self-sustainable, easily accessible, professional, volunteer-driven, partner-intensive
and integrated local churched based Counselling Ministry within the local community.
Course Leaders: Dr Leon Klein
Place and Date:
Bryanston: 15 – 17 May 2012
Contact: Kim Colvin kimc@bmc.org.za
JUNE
THE WITNESS OF WORSHIP AND PREACHING IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT
P000042
(Bilingual offering)
Purpose of the course
This is a brand new product. The previous course focused explicitly on preaching.
Preaching is indeed one of the most important but also most challenging ministries in
the Church. This new course will focus on more. Preaching takes place in worship
services. The purpose of this new course is to train and motivate pastors to
appreciate and understand worship, lead worship and to communicate more
effectively when preaching the Gospel in the Southern African context.
Course Leaders: Dr Nelius Steyn and Prof Cas Wepener. Other Lecturers: Old and
New Testament scholars.
Place: Pretoria
Dates of Contact Weeks:
Week 1: 18 – 21 June 2012
Week 2: 17 – 20 Sept 2012
Week 3: 26 – 29 Nov 2012
Week 4: 11 – 14 March 2013
Week 5: 10 – 13 June 2013
SEXUALITY
P000309
(Bilingual offering)
Purpose of the seminar:
We live in a society where so many people are hurt and injured, emotionally,
physically and mentally through sexual abuse (molesting, rape, incest, etc.). The
purpose of this seminar is to equip pastors and counsellors to be able to understand
and support and guide people who have been through sexual abuse, abortion
(miscarriage/stillbirth) or who are addicted to sex or pornography (including cybersex
addiction).
Course Leader: Dr Ilse Gravett
Place and Date:
Pretoria: 18 June 2012
Lifelong learning sets us free for effective ministry!
Hope to see you at one of our courses, and may you experience God=s grace in your
ministry.
Web: www.ccm.up.ac.za
Email: suki.vanjaarsveld@up.ac.za
Prof Malan Nel
Director: Centre for Contextual Ministry