Eco-Ministry/Eco-Leadership Program Pilot for Wednesday, 25 January 2017 from The ProgressiveChristianity.org in Gig Harbor, Washington, United States "The ChI Seminary is responding to the deep desire and soul-longing for many to take action, bear witness, and heal our connection with Earth."
Eco-Ministry Intensive - Pilot ProgramThis is a two-part, ecology-focused intensive that will look at the important intersection of ecology, spirituality, and social systems. Together, we will bravely consider the “inconvenient;” we will explore ways to re-member ourselves to the New and the Ancient; we will share ideas and resources about the tools that already exist, as well as the new practices inviting our participation as a species. With the understanding that these themes live inter-dependently within us, and within our cultures, what might we learn about personal and social transformation?
This intensive will equip individuals for the furthering of innovative, life-sustaining and healing practices for Earth and the lifestyle systems humans use.
Part ONE (February 15-19, 2017) - will be the Earth-based Traditions themed module that is already offered each February as part of the Interfaith Studies Certificate Program at ChI. This 5-day course is both an introductory and experiential overview of existing connections between earth, religion and spirituality. The module includes earth-based teachings from Paganism, the African Diasporic Traditions, and Native American perspectives, as well as drumming in community, participating in a sweat lodge ceremony, and the Cosmic Walk (a ritual that celebrates our 13.7 billion year Universe story).
Part TWO (April 25-29, 2017) - is brand new. Each day will focus on a particular theme in the morning (left-brain input), with a deeper exploration of this theme in the afternoon (right-brain output/integration) through art, group work and/or field excursions. In our days together, we will share time in nature and at an urban farm. We will practice other ways of knowing, by looking to the teachings of plants, animals and all forms of life. Practices and presentations will be with subject-area experts living in the Bay Area. During the week, we will look at lifestyle choices, systems change and social transformation. We will also grieve, ritualizing and make space for the Earth liturgy that wants to be born in us and shared.
You are Participating in a PilotThis two-part intensive is a pilot. It is has been scheduled to happen in early 2017 specifically so that participants will form community, exchange ideas, and continue a lively, co-creative process with one another and for Earth. In the future, the current image is that the ChI Eco-Ministry Program may expand to be several modules (3-6?). Parts of these modules would happen online (low-residency), other parts would happen together as a cohort in Berkeley (high-residency), and other parts might happen regionally/locally, encouraging participants to engage with the resources already alive in their communities, or to create projects that are ripe to begin (grassroots/practicum).
VERY IMPORTANT: This is merely a starting place and these are only ideas. Your participation in this pilot matters!!! Thank you for sharing your time, your love of earth and your passion to invite wakefulness and engagement from humans at this very important time.
Program Dates/Schedule:A 5 day and a 4 day module – February and April, 2017
Part One: Earth-Based Traditions Module (in the Interfaith Studies Certificate Program),
February 15-19, 2017 (9am Wednesday – 4:30pm Sunday)
Part Two: Eco-Ministry for Life on Earth, April 25-29, 2017 (mid-day Tuesday - 2pm Saturday)
Daily Schedule typically – 9am -12:00pm and 2-5pm
Application/Registration - APPLICATION TIMELINE IS QUICK!
This course begins on February 15, 2017. To take both Parts One and Two, the application form and fee are due by no later than January 31st, 2017. To take only April (Part Two), the application form and fee are due by February 28th.
Please NOTE: The application process includes a 20-30 minute phone interview with ChI Dean, Rev. Lauren Van Ham, MA. Applications are accepted on a first come, first served basis. Because of the pilot nature of this intensive classroom capacity is limited to 25. We strongly recommend getting your application in as soon as possible during the month of January. Pending acceptance, course payment is due by February 5th and April 1st, respectively.
- DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION HERE
- CEU’s may be available. Please inquire at – chioffice@chaplaincyinstitute.org
Students are responsible for their own travel arrangements and costs, including airfare and ground transportation. Suggested travel times and details will be sent to students in advance to assist in travel preparation. Overnight accommodations and meals are not provided, though arrangements can be made to stay overnight at nearby seminaries that rent rooms. There are also several hotels in the area near public transportation. See Addendum A for more information.
ATTENTION: CURRENT INTERFAITH STUDIES CERTIFICATE PROGRAM STUDENTS OR ALUMNI If you have already taken the February Earth Based Traditions module at ChI within the last 5 years, you can retake it again as a part of this 2 module intensive OR you can take Part II of the Eco Ministry intensive in April as a stand alone module.
To learn more or to apply, email: mary@chaplaincyinstitute.org
....“When you look at what is happening to our planet – and it is hard to look at
.....what’s happening to our water, our air, our trees, our fellow species – it
.....becomes clear that unless you have some roots in a spiritual practice that
.....holds life sacred and encourages joyful communion with all your fellow
.....beings, facing the enormous challenges ahead becomes nearly impossible.”
.....-Joanna Macy, environmental activist, author, scholar of Buddhism,
.......general systems theory, and deep ecology
Program Leadership
Dean and Core FacultyRev. Lauren Van Ham, M.A., Dean of the ChI’s Interfaith Studies Certificate Program, Lauren was ordained with the very first cohort of ChI ordinands in 1999, and completed the Interfaith Spiritual Direction Certificate Program in 2006. Before joining the ChI staff in 2010, Lauren served for 8 years as a staff chaplain at St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco. From there she moved to a corporate environment, where she custom-designed employee programs for multi-national companies committed to sustainability and culture change. As part of her evolving call and commitment to "eco-chaplaincy”, Lauren served as Executive Director for Green Sangha (a non-profit dedicated to spiritually-engaged environmental activism) from 2004-2006 and has chaired Fair Trade Berkeley, a group whose dedication helped make Berkeley the 19th Fair Trade Town in the U.S. Lauren holds degrees from Carnegie Mellon University and Naropa University. 
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