This unit focuses on renewal and revitalisation to enable congregations to enter into the mission of God more fully in local contexts. Attention will be given to how elements in the fabric of ordinary church life such as preaching, prayer, pastoral care, worship, day-to-day operations, governance, and strategic planning and visioning can help effect this. Renewal and revitalisation, it is recognised, is located in personal as well as corporate faith and life. Examples from contemporary initiatives in Australia and beyond, as well as theological and biblical principles, will be explored to resource student engagement with real contexts, including their own.
Unit code: DP9745Z
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Elective
Unit discipline: Pastoral Theology and Ministry Studies
Delivery Mode: Blended
Proposing College: Uniting College for Leadership and Theology
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Critically review resources attending to biblical, theological and contemporary priorities in renewal and revitalisation |
| 2. | Critically assess the impact of personal and of corporate faith and life on initiatives for renewal and revitalisation |
| 3. | Articulate a considered personal theology of church renewal and revitalisation |
| 4. | Defend a proposal for an initiative in an element of church life for effecting renewal and revitalisation |
| 5. | Employ knowledge and skills developed in the unit to critique and develop resources suitable for selected ministry context(s) |
A unit available for postgraduate elective study
UCLT uses primary and secondary sources considered through different lenses to identify and explore the challenges of the unit material for the contemporary world. Students are engaged in a range of comparative, analytical and reflective practices to identify the original meanings of the text in their contexts and to interpret them hermeneutically.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Answer Responses - Responses to set readings | 1600 | 25.0 | |
| Oral Presentation - An initiative for renewal | Propose an initiative regarding an element of church life for renewal to a named group within the congregation. |
1500 | 20.0 |
| Essay - Distill theologies of renewal and revitalisation to articulate a personal position | 2500 | 35.0 | |
| Learning Resource | Critically review a contemporary resource for training congregational leaders/members in an area of renewal and revitalisation, and propose an improved version by drawing from insights gained from this unit |
1400 | 20.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 4 Aug, 2023
Unit record last updated: 2023-08-04 15:13:13 +1000