Loving The Hell Out Of Our Neighborhood SPR2023

How do we truly love God and our neighbor as ourselves, when so many of us bear trauma?

This six week introduction to trauma-informed ministry helps participants understand the nature and some common consequences of trauma, so as to be able to offer an empathetic and compassionate ministry of presence with neighbors and neighborhoods experiencing trauma.

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Elaine Heath, a theologian, and Jeanine Heath-McGlinn, a therapist, survived a childhood punctuated by violence, neglect, and abandonment. Both have become more than survivors, and thrive as gifted healers. Through their individual and inextricably woven stories, these sisters share, both in their memoir and in this course how they pulled each other out of the hell of shame, fear, poverty caused by their parents and toxic religion.  Their lives lived out of an abundance of grace and gratitude embody inspiration, hope and healing.

This course is based on six themes in their memoir, Loving the Hell Out of Ourselves (and Others).

Topics include:

• Ditching the labels
• Opening ourselves to love
• From violence to vulnerability
• Seeing the divine image in everyone
• Asking a new set of questions
• Living a life of grace

COURSE DETAILS

> SPRING 2023

• ​Six Thursdays beginning April 27 - June 1, 2023.
• Virtual course via ZOOM
• 6:30 pm - 8 pm EST / 5:30 pm to 7 pm CST / 4:30 to 6 pm MST / 3:30 pm to 5 pm PST
• ZOOM link will be provided via email one week prior to the first class.

​CLASS SESSIONS

Six weekly sessions of 90-minutes include:

• Opening Scripture and Prayer
• A Presentation About the Focus Chapter for Each Session 
• Small Group Conversations on Focus Questions in Breakout Rooms 
• Large Group Gathering for Closing Reflection and Prayer

​COST & REGISTRATION

$150 per person | $50 minimum registration fee | 1.0 CEUs: $10

Registration for Spring course closes April 10, 2023, 5 pm.

Registration for Fall course closes September 7, 2023, 5 pm.

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Cancellations for Spring course must be made by April 10, 2023, 5 pm.

Cancellations for Fall course must be made by September 7, 2023, 5 pm.

Registration fee minus $25 cancellation fee will be refunded.

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Participants purchase a personal copy of Heath and Heath-McGlinn's book in their preferred format:

• Loving the Hell Out of Ourselves (a memoir), Jeanine Heath-McGlinn 2022, ISBN-13: 9781736845523 

CONTACT

Please add office.manager@neighborhoodseminary.org to your contact list to ensure that you receive future emails.​

*If you have any questions, please contact Pansy Crumpler, office.manager@neighborhoodseminary.org.