Unlike schools that offer simple techniques for ministerial training, the Consortium and its theological schools form faith-leaders who are committed to strengthen the unity of the whole Church, prepared to dialogue with those of other faiths, and equipped to work for God’s vision of justice and shalom for the whole earth. Our education model is life-changing-for our students and the communities they will serve.Our program in Criminal Justice and Reconciliation, for example, is especially relevant to this time as it prepares students and the incarcerated to be pastoral and prophetic as they analyze the systems of law-enforcement, prisons, and community re-entry and as they advocate for change.
#My kairos moment professional#
The Washington Theological Consortium has long been committed to shaping the intellectual, spiritual, moral, and professional formation of all of our students.
We share this Christian vision with our Jewish, Muslim, and other interfaith companions as we learn from one another and as we work together for the deep healing of society. At the Washington Theological Consortium, we educate pastors, priests, and other faith leaders who follow Jesus’ way of a just and lasting peace, which is grounded in the dignity of every human being, the understanding of our differences as gifts, and the pursuit of divine justice and reconciliation. Now, more than ever, we need faith-leaders who know the power of prayer, both in worshipand in action. That I may this coming day be able to do some work of peace for thee. Show me where love and hope and faith are needed,Īnd use me to bring them to those places.
Nor afraid to defend the poor because of the anger of the rich. Let me not be afraid to defend the weak because of the anger of the strong, Open my heart so that they need not be without succor Open my ears that I may hear their cries O Lord, open my eyes that I may see the needs of others One such prayer comes from the great South-African writer and anti-apartheid activist, Alan Paton, and it is a favorite of mine because it begins with each one of us: streets, I find myself turning more and more to prayers that imparts the humility of faith and the courage of working with others for deep justice and healing. In light of the global pandemic and the growing cries for racial justice filling U.S. We are at a tipping point in history that can become a kairos moment filled with divine purpose and change.
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