PCS 201 - The Challenge of Jesus for the 21st Century


This course introduces the deep wisdom of recent biblical scholarship on the life and teachings of Jesus and the challenges it presents to believers today, and reimagines the Christian call to live as co-creators and empowered individuals within an egalitarian church community.

Dr. Bridget Mary Meehan

Instructor


Rev. Dr. Bridget Mary Meehan, MA, D.Min, ARCWP, a Sister for Christian Community, is one of the founding members of the People’s Catholic Seminary. She is a member of the pastoral team at Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community in Sarasota, Florida. Bridget Mary presides at liturgies, officiates at weddings and offers sacramental ministry. She is an author of twenty books including The Healing Power of Prayer: New and Expanded Edition and Praying with Women of the Bible. Her work in communications media include programs about women priests on Google and YouTube. She is dean of the D. Min. and M.Div programs for Global Ministries University. Bridget Mary was ordained a priest in the first USA ordination in Pittsburgh on July 31, 2006 and was ordained a bishop in Santa Barbara, California on April 19, 2009. Her blog is http://bridgetmarys.blogspot.com/

Course Format

This course is offered as an independent study or in a cohort model. Cohorts meet in Zoom to foster an interactive learning community.




Dr. Mary Theresa Streck

Instructor


Rev. Dr. Mary Theresa Streck, Ed.D., D.Min, ARCWP is one of the founding members of the People’s Catholic Seminary. She is a member of the pastoral team at the Upper Room Inclusive Catholic Community in Albany, NY. She presides at liturgies, officiates at weddings and offers sacramental ministry. She is currently the lead program coordinator of the ARCWP Program of Preparation team. Mary Theresa is an educator and artist who designs and creates sacred arts. She earned a Doctorate in Education Leadership from the Sage Colleges, a Doctorate in Ministry from Global Ministries University and certificate in spiritual direction from Holy Ground, a spiritual direction training program. She was ordained a priest on September 15, 2013 and is a commissioned member of the Federation of Christian Ministries.

Example Curriculum

  Welcome to PCS 201 - The Challenge of Jesus for the 21st Century
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  SESSION 1: THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
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  SESSION 2: THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS
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  SESSION 3: STORIES BY AND ABOUT JESUS
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  SESSION 4: THE LAST WEEK - Part 1
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  SESSION 5: THE LAST WEEK - Part 2
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  MPM Degree Students Only- Directions for Final Integrated Paper
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  MASTER OF PASTORAL MINISTRY - FINAL INTEGRATED PAPER
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PCS Pricing Plan and Access

Participants will have access to this course for 6 months after enrolling in the course.