There are significant innovations in how people are effectively addressing the problems of cities. BGU Dallas city immersion course October 4-13 that takes place before and after the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA.org) annual event will showcase many of these innovations.This is an event for current students, as well as BGU graduates and friends who want to audit for on-going personal development. The online portion of the course starts in early September with reading, discussion and preparation. Students then arrive in … [Read more...]
Innovations in Christian Community Development: Dallas City Immersion Course October 4-13, 2019
BGU Manila Urban Immersion – June 20-30, 2019
BGU is holding an urban immersion in Manila, Philippines, June 20-30, 2019, in conjunction with Lausanne’s Global Workplace Forum, which will run from June 25-29, which will be part of the BGU course. BGU participants will experience an in-depth city immersion in a city where many BGU alumni live as well as experience the broadest gathering of leaders who are seeking to serve God and influence their cultures through their workplace.It is essential that anyone who wishes to participate in this immersion (either student, alumni or audit … [Read more...]
When Helping Hurts. When Money Helps.
Several hundred BGU students have taken courses and seminars on how to build resourcing relationships with local sources of donations or fees as an essential part of their ministry. Many BGU students have read the books When Helping Hurts (2009) and Toxic Charity (2011 - authored by BGU Regent Bob Lupton). These books describe how donations from western nations to certain parts of the world have created dependency that has hampered the Church from being strong, innovative, and impactful in their regions.BGU students tend to be advanced, … [Read more...]
What if we Looked at our Cities with a New Set of Eyes?
This is what the January 2019 course entitled Transformational Leadership will entice you to do. You may ask, what does this course on leadership have to do with cities?This course is one of BGU’s signature courses and will introduce participants to BGU’s core values and perspectives. It will present to participants the various aspects of global urban leadership through seasoned urban leaders sharing their experiences, readings, interaction with course mates. This may seem ‘normal,’ right?But, what about finding a community that we … [Read more...]
What’s on the Docket for BGU Students this October?
If you haven’t already become aware, Dr. Bryan McCabe, Director of the DTL degree, is organizing a new urban immersion in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! From what I’ve seen of his schedule so far, this class will be one of our best immersion courses. If you haven’t already taken an Overture (now being called an “Immersion”), or even if you have and want to use one as an elective, check it out! Master’s students can also take this as an urban immersion, so I encourage all of you to consider taking the class. It’s still only half full (we top these … [Read more...]
