Symposium 2009 Indigenous Church: Expressions of Community

Location: Trinity Western University, Langley, BC Canada
Dates: June 4 – 6, 2009

TOPICS DISCUSSED
- Traditional Native North American ideas and practices of community and their relationship to the Church in both positive and negative ways

- Indigenous Leadership: movements toward autonomy

- Communal healing from historical trauma interjected by the church

- Examples of positive wider community involvement in contemporary contexts

- Spiritual and Theological understandings of the church and its roles in Native life

- Decolonizing ecclesiology – making the church truly indigenous

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NAIITS An Indigenous Learning Community (formerly the North American Institute for Indigenous Theological Studies) is one of two members of Indigenous Pathways (IP), a nonsectarian, non-profit organization dedicated to working together with the Indigenous community.

NAIITS’ focus within IP is the development and articulation of Indigenous perspectives in theology and practice. We encourage Indigenous learning styles and world views in our instruction as we facilitate the development of a body of work addressing biblical, theological, and ethical issues from Indigenous perspectives.

NAIITS offers graduate and post-graduate degrees and awards.