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Lifelong
Learning @ Oates.Org
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February
9,
2007
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An
eNewsletter published by the WAYNE E. OATES INSTITUTE
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In this edition:
March
Online Seminar Registration Available:
Registration is
now open for the following online seminars that will be
offered March 5-23. These seminars are approved for continuing
education with the National Board of Certified Counselors
(NBCC) and for Continuing Chaplaincy Education (CCE) with
the Association of Professional Chaplains (APC).
Baseball,
Ghosts, and Fields of Dreams:
A Journey Toward Wholeness
Presenter:
Jim Mahanes / 12.0 contact hours (CCEs,
NBCC, WEOI)
Carl
Jung coined the term synchronicity to refer to
a “meaningful coincidence”. Such can
be said of the recent film, Field of
Dreams, which was adapted from the
book, Shoeless Joe, by J.D.Kinsella. Neither
the writer nor the screen producer intended it,
but the film provides a powerful dramatization
of Jung’s theory of the mid-life transition
and the process of “individuation,” which
is the process of coming into “wholeness.” This
mid-life journey is the integration of our outer
driven “ego” with the center of our
existence, the “self” or soul. This
film provides a vivid portrayal of this inner journey
of the self through the use of mandala symbolism
and active imagination. Seminar participants will
explore the development of these themes and clarify
such fundamental Jungian categories as self, anima,
shadow, collective unconscious and the process
of individuation.
For
more information about this seminar, click
here. 
Nurturing
Silence and Sabbath
Facilitator: Martha
Rogers, M.Div. / 12.0
contact hours (CCEs, NBCC, WEOI)
In
the
process
of
giving
care
to
others,
care
givers
often
overlook
their
own
practice
of
self-care.
Through
peer
dialogue
around
three
presentations,
this
seminar
provides
participants
an
opportunity
to
reflect
on
their
own
care
regarding
rest
and
personal
renewal
while
learning
to
observe
the
sacrament
of
the
present
moment
and
affirm
the
gift
and
necessity
of
rest.
For
more information about this seminar, click
here.
Substance
Abuse and the Family:
Defining the Role of the Faith Community
Facilitator:
TBA ./ 12.0 contact hours (CCEs*,
NBCC, WEOI)
Recognizing
that clergy and other congregational leaders have multiple
opportunities to help those experiencing problems with
alcohol and drug dependence, an expert panel was convened
by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
and the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.
This panel recommended the development of a set of
core competencies to address the basic knowledge and
skills that ministers need to help addicted individuals
and their family members.
For
more information about this seminar, click
here.
Unus
Mundus: An Archetypal Journey
Facilitator: Alan
Filippi, M.Div., BCC /
12.0 contact hours (CCEs*,
NBCC, WEOI)
Dreams,
journey, dream work all seem to be fairly innocent
terms but what do they have to do with life?
Plenty! We live in a day when many in health
care are willing to talk about holistic medicine,
that is, when we are beginning to value the integration
of the mind, body, and spirit. Dreams, journey,
dream work, and archetypes speak volumes to this
holistic perspective. In Jungian terms it is
the perspective of unus mundus or one
world.
2007
Oates Award Nominations:
We are now accepting nominations
for the 2007 Wayne E. Oates Award Recipient. The Wayne
Oates Award was established in 1989 by the Long Run Baptist
Association in Louisville, Kentucky and has continued
as an annual recognition since its beginning. In 2003
the Oates Institute became a joint sponsor of this award
and is committed to help continue this tradition and
promote it nationally. The Wayne Oates Award is given
to a person that has demonstrated exceptional qualities
in the following three areas of Pastoral Care: Ministry,
Leadership, and Personal Service. Previous recipients
include Larry VandeCreek, Daniel Bagby, Roy Woodruff,
Ron Oliver, Vicki Hollon, Teresa Snorton, Ted Hodge,
Wade Rowatt, Powell and Hélène Royster,
Jan Cox-Gedmark, Walter Jackson, James Hyde, Wayne Willis,
Sarah Ewing, Andy and Judy Lester, Sue Webb Cardwell,
William Rogers, and Clarence Barton.
For
more information or to submit a nomination, click
here.
Applications
Are Now Being Accepted for Fall Certificate Programs
Pastoral Care Specialist
Certificate
The Pastoral Care Specialist Certificate
is for clergy or laity who are responsible for giving
congregational care. It is a seven month, 72 contact
hour, course of study designed to develop and strengthen
pastoral care skills through training in brief and
supportive pastoral care and counseling.This certificate
program may be pursued completely online from anywhere
in the world using the highly interactive Connected
Learning” process. The course of study includes
four core seminars, each 3 weeks long, and a 6 week
practicum. The faculty for the seminars and practicum
are Diplomates or Fellows with the American Association
of Professional Counselors.
Health Ministries Certificate
Now entering its third year, the Oates
Institute’s Health Ministries Certificate Program
meets the needs of both congregational leaders and
professional caregivers who are called to care for
others through the context of a faith ommunity.
This program utilizes a dynamic “Connected
Learning” process that connects participants,
facilitators, and resources. The program combines
a three day retreat with the convenience and reflective
opportunities of online course work and a 15 week practicum
done in one’s own ministry setting.
For
information about applying for these certificate programs, click
here.
Subscriber
Bonus --
Care
of Troublesome People by Wayne Oates
During
the coming months learn how to approach troubled and
troublesome people in ways that are not dismissive
but are caring, affirming, and grounded in God's grace.
In The Care of Troublesome People Dr. Wayne
Oates combines family systems theory, insightful analysis
of five types of behavior that often create conflict
in churches, and biblically based approaches for dealing
with such behavior. This is a practical guide
for pastoral care givers. This month's installment
is the Introduction and the first chapter of his book, "Let's
Look to Ourselves."
We invite Lifelong Learning
@ Oates.Org subscribers to view this video by clicking
on the link below. If
you are not a member of the Oates Institute,we
invite you to read the full text of this article by subscribing
to Lifelong Learning @ Oates.Org.
Click
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The Care of Troublesome People by Wayne Oates
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