Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Activities:
Monthly inter-religious meeting
Seminars on health and Christian communication
Medical and eye camps
Charitable services in near by areas
Indigenous worship and retreats
Celebration of Gandhi Jeyanthi, Pongal, Christmas etc.

Planned Future activities:
  1. Providing Missiological education on the following subjects:

Dharma of Christ
Indian Christology
Introduction to Indian Theology
Liberation Theology
Theology of Poverty (Bullock cart Theology)
Theology of Suffering (Christian suffering in the mission of Christ)
Indian Christian Spirituality
Culture and Contextualization
Christian witness in Hindu context
Understanding Classical Hinduism
Village Hinduism
Contemporary Hindu sects and Movements
Contemporary Missiological Issues in India
Pioneers and Models of Contextualization in India
Rethinking Christian Mission in India
St. Thomas Christianity
Tamil Literature
Ethnographic Studies
Tent Maker Mission
Planting Indigenous Cell Groups
Gospel of Health
Christian Mission of Care in India
Healing and Power encounter in Indian Mission
Why Christ of all religions: Uniqueness of Christ

The above courses will be developed and taught by the experts.  New courses will be added to the list as needed.  Each course will be taught for two weeks, six hours a day for ten days.  Once the courses are accredited by a Theological Institution, students may apply the credits toward their religious education degree by the prior approval of their respected colleges.

     B. Tent Maker Training for three years with two years of study in Indian Technological Institute ( ITI ) and one year in the Ashram