MISSION, THEOLOGY & MINISTRY FOR THE MARGINS ONLINE
Lighthouse School of Missional Theology is pleased to offer the MTMM course, equipping Christians to serve thoughtfully among marginalised communities.
Drawing on our experience in theology, mission, and ministry with adults facing poverty, mental health challenges, homelessness, trauma, and addiction, we facilitate a dynamic learning community for both those already working on the margins or feeling called to pioneer in this area.
Participants will explore biblical and theological frameworks, practical ministry skills, and reflect on vocation, all within a supportive community of peers and experienced practitioners.
Course Overview
The course, will include passionate teaching which fuses together Biblical studies, theological reflection, interviews with people with lived experience, cultural analysis, historical case studies and cutting edge research on addiction and trauma to inspire and equip the church to engage with those on the margins in a way that looks and loves like Jesus.
Topics Include
Visions and Values of Healthy Theology
Missiology for the Margins
The Image of God
Leading Accessible Worship
Learning to Lament
Why the Hell do Bad Things Happen?
Addiction and Recovery
Helping without Hurting
Trauma: Hope for Healing
Course Delivery
We are excited to be able to offer this online course to people worldwide. The course will be delivered live-streamed via Zoom, all you need is a device and an internet connection. Each month the online content will consist of a mixture of live-lecturers, pre-recorded video resources, reading material and conversations between tutors and other practitioners working with those on the margins, with session recordings sent out to students afterwards.
Cost
Full Course Fee = £250
Discounted Course Fee = £150 (for those in receipt of income support, benefits, etc)
Course Tutors
Rev’d Jon Swales MBE
Jon is an Anglican Priest, pioneer, prophetic theologian and poet who heads up Lighthouse West Yorkshire, a church for those who are battered and bruised by the storms of life. He oversees ‘Lighthouse School of Missional Theology’ and has taught at the Niagara School of Missional Leadership, the Leeds School of Theology, St Hild Theological College, and Westminster Theological Centre. Jon studied Theology at the University of Leeds and Biblical Studies at both Sheffield University (M.A) and Trinity College, Bristol (MLitt, ADMT). Jon is passionate for the church to engage more fully its missional calling to reach out to the most vulnerable in society
Liz Harden
Liz is Senior Pastor at Lighthouse and brings a wealth of experience from both Christian and secular settings as a pastor and teacher. She is part of the senior leadership team for Dreaming The Impossible and tutors for the Youth Elective Program at Vineyard College. Liz and her husband are passionate foster carers, opening their home to support and care for young people in need. She brings this same heart for nurture, inclusion, and transformation into all areas of her teaching and leadership