Class or certificate option for a cohort on agrarian ministry.
About this Event

The Agrarian Ministry Class and Certificate will prepare church leaders to teach, lead and inspire their faith communities to steward land in a way that is faithful to our call as disciples of Jesus. Key to this task is the integration of Church Land Stewardship, Creation Care, Food Justice, and Wellness.

Participants will explore agrarian ministry practice and leadership in a contextual story-sharing process with a variety of agrarian ministry content experts and theologians from the Episcopal Church and beyond. We will explore opportunities and options that include church and community gardens, farms, orchards, prairie land, apiaries, wildlife habitat, regenerative landscaping and our watersheds. We will use an Asset Based Community Development lens to discover where and how we are called.

Class: This online class will take place over five months, with eight synchronous Zoom meetings, asynchronous work, and discussion posts. The eight Zoom meetings will be held for 90 minutes on Mondays (6:30-8:00pm ET) from January to April. Subject-area experts will guide discussion and share insight.

Certificate: If the certificate option is chosen, it will include the same eight classes, a final capstone project development, and 3-night retreat at The Procter Center.

<h4>Draft Schedule:</h4>

January 13: Theological underpinnings

January 27: History & Tradition

February 10: Contemporary Challenges

February 24: Churchland Stewardship

March 10: Food Justice

March 24: Health & Wellness

April 7: Evangelism & Discipleship

April 28: Advocacy

Monday, May 12-May 15: Certificate Retreat, 3-nights @ Procter Center

Your Facilitators:

Brian Sellers Peterson (he/him) of The Faithful Agrarian and Jerusalem Greer (she/her) of the Procter Center, co-founders of the Good News Garden movement.

The costs associated with this workshop help to offset the costs of the SSFM mission. Limited financial assistance is available to those interested in the class or certificate option. We will work with you to find funding based on your geographic location and other factors. Email [email protected] to start a conversation.