Presence Based Church
Presence Based Church

Block Courses

 

Our Foundations and Leadership block courses are delivered in-person, on-site in Ōtautahi Christchurch over a week. Courses blend theological study with an experience of the local intentional communities and people that make up South West Baptist Church.

For those seeking a truly immersive experience, we work with the local Presence Based Church intentional communities to provide accomodation throughout the week for as many people as possible.

We are currently working on ways to share the theology and experiences from our Block Courses with more people. Unfortunately, we don’t have any block courses planned while we work away behind the scenes.

 
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Presence Based Church Foundations

Would you like to learn about what it means to be part of a transformative community, committed to Jesus, focussed on renewing people and places? Or have you felt frustrated by the lack of meaningful connections in your life and a seeming disconnect between church and everything else that goes on in your life?

Learn about Redemptive Community

The course is an opportunity to learn about redemptive community in theological and practical ways, providing foundational, theological cornerstones of Presence Based Church. We visit at least six different community settings, and sit with wider church leadership to discuss how to supporting these expressions of intentional community life. You’ll be part of a group of people from around the country, from different walks of life, who sense a call to revisit the basis of church as local, relational, and redemptive communities. 

Learning Objectives

  1. Introduce and explore the theology and practice of Presence Based Church 

  2. Provide immersive, reflective experiences which challenge models of church and community 

  3. Compare and contrast different models of church in mission 

Register your interest in future learning opportunities.

The Presence Based Leader

Are you called to lead a movement towards Presence Based Church in your community, to create belonging and transformation with a group of people committed to journeying together in a shared place? Or are you wrestling with the challenges of moving a church towards solidarity with the poor in the place that you live in?

Learn about place-based christian Leadership

The course builds on the theological foundations laid out in the first block course, extending into a theology of incarnational, Jesus-modelled leadership. With opportunities to interview a range of past and present community leaders you’ll get up close and personal to the realities of leadership. Through reflective practice and learning about leading change, you’ll begin to map your way forward as a leader in your community.

Learning Objectives

  1. Extend the theology and practice of Presence Based Church and apply it in individual contexts

  2. Provide personal and reflective experiences to develop a personal approach to leadership in intentionalcommunity

  3. Explore a range of tools and mental models for leading change

Register your interest in future leadership development opportunities.

“Christian leaders cannot simply be persons who have well-informed opinions about the burning issues of our time.”
— Henri Nouwen