You are invited to participate in a Class on COMMUNITY-BASED MISSION
Sandhya Rani Jha M. Div., MPH, University of Chicago
Sandhya Jha serves as Founder and Connections Consultant for the Oakland Peace Center, a collective of 40 organizations working to create equity, access and dignity as the means of creating peace in Oakland and the Bay Area. An ordained pastor with a masters in public policy, Sandhya is comfortable in the pulpit, on the picket line or hanging out with friends and friends-to-be over a good cup of tea and a good story.
When: Thursday and Friday, May 13 and 14 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Saturday, May 15 – 9:00 to 11:30 am; 1:00 to 3:30 pm
Where: Zoom Class – Register on the links below:
- Thursday ZOOM Register
- Friday ZOOM Register
- Saturday ZOOM register
Cost: $100 for credit for Commissioned Ruling Elder Candidates
$40 to audit and open to all
Class Description: This course on Community-Based Mission will be grounded in three main components:
- Talking with the community
- Diagnosing the issue to address
- Asset mapping your community
Required Reading: Jha, Sandhya. Transforming Communities: How People Like You are Healing Their Neighborhoods, Chalice Press, 2017
Questions, please contact CRE/CLP Coordinator , 510-828-5596
For a full course description, please download the following PDF.