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last updated 11/23/2004 George & Sharon Sparks, Co-Directors 24074 Willow Creek Rd. Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (909) 860-0051 SisterSharon@earthlink.net Return to Main District Page

A CBS Ministry Training Opportunity "Christian Beliefs & Practices" Saturdays: September 18, October 2 & 23, 2004 8:30am to 4:30pm Two locations / Two Instructors / Similar Content Bulletin Insert
Glendora Church of the Brethren – MapQuest 151 S. Glendora Ave, Glendora CA 91741 Christian Beliefs & Practices (former title Christian Faith & Ethics) will examine a range of contemporary Christian beliefs and practices (Anabaptist, Reformed, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, etc). We will explore how faith is expressed in practices, including worship and ministry, in these traditions. Students will be encouraged to reflect on the connections between their own beliefs and practices. Short written papers related to our readings will be assigned for each class meeting. Instructor – Pamela Brubaker – A Christian social ethicist and Church of the Brethren member, Dr. Brubaker researches and publishes on topics of economic ethics and feminist studies in religion. She teaches courses in Christian ethics and gender and religion at California Lutheran University. Dr. Brubaker taught at institutions of higher education in Ohio before coming to CLU. She is a member of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Christian Ethics. Required Text – Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life, ed. by Dorothy Bass and Miroslav Volf, from Eerdmans. Students are to obtain their own textbooks.	Circle of Peace Church of the Brethren – MapQuest 8430 W. Deer Valley Rd, Peoria AZ 85382 Christian Beliefs & Practices (former title Christian Faith & Ethics) will examine a range of contemporary Christian beliefs and practices (Anabaptist, Reformed, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, etc). We will explore how faith is expressed in practices, including worship and ministry, in these traditions. Students will be encouraged to reflect on the connections between their own beliefs and practices. Short written papers related to our readings will be assigned for each class meeting. Instructor – Ronald Faus is the present pastor of Circle of Peace and has also pastored the Charlottesville (VA) Church of the Brethren. He holds a master of divinity from Bethany Theological Seminary and a bachelor of arts degree from Elizabethtown College. Required Text – Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology (original 1991 ed.) by Daniel L. Migliore. Students are to obtain their own textbooks. Church of the Brethren source readings will be supplied by instructor.
Fee $50 payable to Pacific Southwest District Church of the Brethren Registration Deadline Extended to 9/10/2004 Name Church Address City/State/Zip Phone Email Taking Class for: TRIM Credit, CEU, Other Mail to: George Sparks, 24074 Willow Creek Rd., Diamond Bar, CA 91765-1430 (909) 860-0051 or glspvta@aol.com
George & Sharon Sparks, Co-Directors 24074 Willow Creek Rd. Diamond Bar, CA 91765 (909) 860-0051 SisterSharon@earthlink.net Return to Main District Page
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