NAVIGATE at a glance
Trek 1 - Monday 1 February - Sunday 7 February 2010: Live-in experience at The Tops and South Coast. Navigating - through the Bible, the Life of Christ & Focused Living
Trek 2 - Sunday 18 April - Saturday 24 April 2010: North Coast Exploring & Experiencing the history, culture, mission and ministry. Navigating the themes of the Bible and the lives of Spiritual Heroes - their influence on His-story.
Trek 3 - Sunday 27 June - Saturday 3 July 2010: Exploring - Australia's Capital and Snowy. Navigating contemporary issues - developing and discipling leaders.
Trek 4 - Saturday 18 September - Sunday 26 September 2010: Exploring the Outback to Broken Hill (beyond the Black Stump). Navigating through culture - gaining understanding and reading culture. Team building.
Trek 5 - Saturday 20 November - Saturday 4 December 2010: Extreme Trek - 2 weeks cross cultural experience - 16 hours culture & mission pre-learning.
Choose one ministry area to specialize in and develop a skill set:
There is a possibility of traineeships within the different agencies in Churches of Christ including Careworks, The Tops and Living Care.
Trek 2 - Sunday 18 April - Saturday 24 April 2010: North Coast Exploring & Experiencing the history, culture, mission and ministry. Navigating the themes of the Bible and the lives of Spiritual Heroes - their influence on His-story.
Trek 3 - Sunday 27 June - Saturday 3 July 2010: Exploring - Australia's Capital and Snowy. Navigating contemporary issues - developing and discipling leaders.
Trek 4 - Saturday 18 September - Sunday 26 September 2010: Exploring the Outback to Broken Hill (beyond the Black Stump). Navigating through culture - gaining understanding and reading culture. Team building.
Trek 5 - Saturday 20 November - Saturday 4 December 2010: Extreme Trek - 2 weeks cross cultural experience - 16 hours culture & mission pre-learning.
Choose one ministry area to specialize in and develop a skill set:
- Youth
- Children, community camping, team leadership
- Camping, hospitality and outdoor education, team leadership
- Welfare, Aged Care
There is a possibility of traineeships within the different agencies in Churches of Christ including Careworks, The Tops and Living Care.
NAVIGATE - the course
Satisfactory completion of the course fulfills the requirements of a Certificate IV in Christian Ministry & Theology. This qualification is recognised nationally under The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQTF). The Certificate IV in Christian Ministry and Theology consists of one year of full time study.
NAVIGATE learning areas
Walk through the Bible: the purpose of "Walk through the Bible" is to take students from Genesis through to Revelation and provide an overview of the grand Biblical narrative. It enables students to become aware of different types of Biblical genres, to follow a Biblical theological progression of God working through history, and to provide them with very practical tools with which to be able to interpret the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments.
Life of Christ: as the pre-eminent leader, Jesus trains leaders who will ensure that the mission of God is extended beyond the regional boundaries of His ministry and ultimately to the entire world. This course explores who Jesus is and how He impacts the world.
Focused Living: is designed to provide encouragement, and insight into an individual's own personal development. This retreat is a discovery based training event. It is not a 'talking head' seminar. It creates an opportunity to discover God's unique calling on your life in a deeper and more personal way:
Spiritual Heroes and Heroines: outlines and puts into context the lives and contributions of a sample of significant missional leaders in western Christianity against the backdrop of critical times in Christian history. This will enable students to develop and apply an understanding of critical lessons the church has learned throughout its history; how to apply these lessons to missional leadership today.
The Early Church: The early church as described in ACTS was a potent organisation that laid the foundation for the growth and development of the church over two millennium.
The early church is also the best example we have for making today's church the effective missional organisation it can and should be. Just like today, the early church had plenty of conflict and struggles but despite all the differences about the way things were done and what the rules were, they managed to transform an entire society and reshape the course of human history.
Becoming a Leader of Influence: is designed to be a practical tool for people who want to be more effective in their everyday lives. It outlines the keys to being an effective leader and enables the student to put into place a practical plan for the completion of their life and ministry goals.
Contemporary Issues: in this complex world that has rejected the values of the Christian community, we are confronted daily by issues that demand our attention. We need to engage with contemporary issues in a way that honours our faith and our commitment to God's Word, yet seeks to respect those with whom we disagree.
Understanding the voice of culture: Understanding the Voice of Culture offers students an opportunity to identify and explore some major themes that confront us today through the influence of movies, music, sport and media.
Building Quality Teams: is essential to any ministry endeavour. A leader is great because of his team and can accomplish great things because they are prepared to invest in their team. But team building is not an exact science. It requires a capacity to work with and develop people, it requires flexibility and an ability to inspire and encourage others, to cast vision and develop plans.
Life of Christ: as the pre-eminent leader, Jesus trains leaders who will ensure that the mission of God is extended beyond the regional boundaries of His ministry and ultimately to the entire world. This course explores who Jesus is and how He impacts the world.
Focused Living: is designed to provide encouragement, and insight into an individual's own personal development. This retreat is a discovery based training event. It is not a 'talking head' seminar. It creates an opportunity to discover God's unique calling on your life in a deeper and more personal way:
- Creating Your Time Line
- Capturing God's Vision for Your Future
- Implementing Your Calling: Living Intentionally
Spiritual Heroes and Heroines: outlines and puts into context the lives and contributions of a sample of significant missional leaders in western Christianity against the backdrop of critical times in Christian history. This will enable students to develop and apply an understanding of critical lessons the church has learned throughout its history; how to apply these lessons to missional leadership today.
The Early Church: The early church as described in ACTS was a potent organisation that laid the foundation for the growth and development of the church over two millennium.
The early church is also the best example we have for making today's church the effective missional organisation it can and should be. Just like today, the early church had plenty of conflict and struggles but despite all the differences about the way things were done and what the rules were, they managed to transform an entire society and reshape the course of human history.
Becoming a Leader of Influence: is designed to be a practical tool for people who want to be more effective in their everyday lives. It outlines the keys to being an effective leader and enables the student to put into place a practical plan for the completion of their life and ministry goals.
Contemporary Issues: in this complex world that has rejected the values of the Christian community, we are confronted daily by issues that demand our attention. We need to engage with contemporary issues in a way that honours our faith and our commitment to God's Word, yet seeks to respect those with whom we disagree.
Understanding the voice of culture: Understanding the Voice of Culture offers students an opportunity to identify and explore some major themes that confront us today through the influence of movies, music, sport and media.
Building Quality Teams: is essential to any ministry endeavour. A leader is great because of his team and can accomplish great things because they are prepared to invest in their team. But team building is not an exact science. It requires a capacity to work with and develop people, it requires flexibility and an ability to inspire and encourage others, to cast vision and develop plans.
NAVIGATE mentors
What is a Mentor: A person who believes in, and is committed to a student and wants to help them achieve their God-given potential as a Spiritual Leader.
What does a Mentor do? A Mentor meets with the student for 5 x 2 hour sessions. Students will be asked to do some reflecting between sessions - this may include reading and journaling.
What does a Mentor do? A Mentor meets with the student for 5 x 2 hour sessions. Students will be asked to do some reflecting between sessions - this may include reading and journaling.