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IBTS

Creation Care and the Gospel Course

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Creation care and the Gospel explores how these two themes, often presented as unrelated and even antagonistic, are actually part of one story: the Biblical story of creation, corruption, redemption and the renewal of all things.

Wherever you live and whatever your role, this course will help you to make the connections between Scripture, your Christian faith and the world’s complex environmental challenges.

You’ll be encouraged to lament and find hope alongside the Biblical writers, and to discover other practical ways to respond, acknowledging both our common creatureliness and our unique role as image bearers of God, being transformed into the likeness of Christ.

We believe that caring for creation is integral to a Christian life centred on Christ, the Saviour and Creator of the world.

As part of the IBTS Learning Network, this course seeks to serve the churches, organisations, and the people of the European Baptist Federation, BMS World Mission and Canadian Baptist Ministries

The aims of the course are to:

Encounter and articulate within Scripture a renewed vision of the overarching Biblical story, weaving together creation, redemption and renewal.

Learn to bear witness to the Good News for all creation, even in a time of multiple environmental challenges, strengthening the church’s shared witness.

Deepen our understanding of our shared human vocation as creatures appointed by God to be stewards of His creation.

Cultivate lifestyles of faithful practice – through lament, humility, simplicity, fellowship and hope – that reflect the life of Christ with his call to repentance and sharing the Gospel.

Key Details

The course opens on 23 September, with an online induction week and introductory Zoom session on Wednesday 30th September.

The weekly Zoom sessions will take place on Wednesdays, once a week, on the dates of 7 October, 14 October, 21 October, 28 October.

The course is designed to require 3–5 hours of work per week, including the online sessions and reflection activities.

The primary language of instruction will be English.

The course is recognised by IBTS and EBF and is at pre-degree level.

Facilitators

Laura Lee Lovering

Laura-Lee moved to Perú from the UK as a BMS Mission Worker in 2012. Initially serving in the Peruvian Amazon, she moved to the arid north coast in 2021 to take on the additional role of Creation Stewardship Co-Ordinator. Forests have fascinated Laura-Lee since adolescence, developing into an interest in how human societies can interact more harmoniously with the rest of creation for everyone’s mutual benefit. She was a contaminated land specialist in the UK before joining BMS as an environmental specialist promoting integral mission theology and practice in rural Peru. Laura-Lee has been involved in the Creation Care and the Gospel theme since 2022.

Aline Nussbaumer

Aline has a BSc in Ecology and the Environment and experience in the field of microplastic pollution. She has been involved with A Rocha France since 2015, including 7 years living in les Courmettes, an environmental training center in the south of France. She is now studying theology at the University of Strasbourg. Aline is married to David and they have three children.

IBTS Pathways: Pricing & Scholarships

Please see below for our pricing structure for this course. We offer group discounts and reduced rates for EBF Union Members, with additional scholarships available. Please outline in your application which discount you would like to apply for. Note: Multiple discounts cannot be used together.

Standard (Non-EBF members)

EBF Union Members

Course price

€300

Group Pricing Discounts (per person)

We offer group discounts for this course. If you have more than 10 people, please contact us for the best rates.

2 people

€255

15% Off

3 people

€240

20% Off

4 people

€225

25% Off

5 people

€210

30% Off

6-10 people

€180

40% Off

Over 10 people

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Course

€225

Additional scholarship

Additional EBF scholarship is available for some participants. More information available upon application.

€135

Group Pricing Discounts (per person)

We offer group discounts for this course. If you have more than 10 people, please contact us for the best rates.

2 people

€191

15% Off

3 people

€180

20% Off

4 people

€170

25% Off

5 people

€157.50

30% Off

6-10 people

€135

40% Off

Over 10 People people

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Creation Care and the Gospel Course

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