School of Reconciliation

Healing Hearts, Changing Nations

30 January - 9 March 2012

Practicum: 12 - 30 March 2012 (optional)

In 1994 Rwanda experienced a horrific genocide; a dark event which has been woven into the identity of the nation. But out of the darkness there is also light and hope. Individuals have risen above the trauma to become peace practitioners in their communities. Their stories of pain and loss have becmoe testimonies of healing and hope; they have become voices of reconciliation; they have become mediators of truth and justice.

With over 19 years experience working in 12 different nations, Le Rucher Ministries is combining the healing and reconciliation workshop and community development course into a 6-week training and optional 3-week practicum. This course will offer concentrated teaching on principles for heart change, healing and reconciliation for situations of ethnic conflict, skills and models for holistic community transformation, and a deeper understanding of the dynamics and practice of conflict transformation. The location in Rwanda, regional and international trainers and participants will provide a rich and diverse learning experience.

Course Content

The school is divided into 2 inter-active lecture phases exploring principles of Reconciliation, Community Development Self-care and Leader Development; and an optional practical phase, giving the participant an opportunity to gain field exposure and experience teaching the material just learned. Most of the course wil equip people to work in a Christian setting, but it will also include teaching that would equally apply when working in a non-Christian setting.

Phase 1 (30 January - 17 February 2012)

Principles and design for teaching the Healing the Wounds of Ethnic Conflict Workshop
Cross-cultural and multi-cultural considerations and practices
Maintaining emotional health while ministering to others in great pain
Empowering healed people express their reconciliation in practical ways in their communities

Phase 2 (20 February - 9 March 2012)

Strategies for self-care and stress management
Principles of leadership development and spiritual formation for the peace practitioner
Dyanmics of conflict, theories of change and strategies of peacebuilding
Redemptive responses to conflict

Phase 3 (12 March - 30 April 2012) - Optional

Practical outreach - students will join current training opportunities in targeted communities in Africa's Great Lakes Region

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Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Cost:

Great Lakes Region Nationals: $500 USD
Others: $1,000 USD
Practicum: $800 USD

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