Tierra Nueva

04/11/2022

Preaching: Proclamation for liberation

We are excited for Vera Ezumah to teach our next webinar!
Check out the video below to hear from Vera Ezumah

Registration is now open!
https://www.peoplesseminary.org/product-page/gw13

Vera Ezumah, has a heart for worship; a precious means to seek God’s presence. Born in Nigeria, she was brought up in France where she was first academically trained in Paris in linguistics and civilization studies. While studying in her first year of a PhD program at Columbia University in New York City, Vera decided to engage more in music. (Among other things) Vera was a singer when she started to discern God’s call-- first to study the Word, and then for ministry. She was then trained to be a pastor and started a ministry in the French United Protestant Church. Circumstances then brought her to settle in England where she is now contemplating ministering within the Anglican Church. Throughout her journey she has developed a passion for the Word of God, which is for her a refreshening well, a mirror, a place to dig treasures to share; material to structure our perspectives and inform our knowledge of God, of ourselves and of the world. Vera loves to dive into the Word with others.

4 Sessions: Wednesday, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (PST) / 20:30-22:00 Paris time.

May 4, 11, 18, 25
Entry Fee:
$50 USD* -LIVE TEACHING WEBINAR
$35 USD* -SELF PACE WEBINAR
*Partial and full scholarships are available in the drop down menu below
https://youtu.be/GLR-xhGSsG8

01/25/2022

Last Sunday we had a breakthrough day as we started a new Spanish Worship service (3-4:15pm). Ten people showed up, all farmworkers who've worked the harvests here in the Skagit Valley for many years. We worshipped using the flat screen TV and Spanish Youtube worship songs, followed by a Bible study, prayer and communion.

We read and discussed together Luke 8:40-56, the story of Jesus healing a woman who'd bled for twelve years and raising from the dead the synagogue official Jairus' twelve-year-old daughter.

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01/25/2022

Bob Ekblad has launched a podcast called- Disciple: Word, Spirit, Justice, Witness.

New episodes will be released weekly. The podcast will be centered around reflections from Bob Ekblad and guests about identity as a child of God, becoming a disciple of Jesus, and multiplying socially engaged disciples informed by Scripture and empowered by the Spirit. Jesus modeled holistic prophecy that called people and communities into their destinies, exposed injustices, revealed God's Kingdom and sent disciples out to bear witness to the world.

You can click this link to go to the podcast, then click on Episode 1 "Called" And hit the follow/subscribe button. New episodes will come out weekly!

https://open.spotify.com/show/0izQqZHnd28fBwOvmhasux?si=a7d1feed03ac410b

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/disciple-word-spirit-justice-witness/id1606224382

If there’s another app you'd prefer to use, here’s the link to the RSS: https://www.peoplesseminary.org/podcast?format=rss

Listen to DISCIPLE: Word, Spirit, Justice, Witness on Spotify. Disciple: Word, Spirit, Justice, Witness. Reflections from Bob Ekblad and guests about identity as a child of God, becoming a disciple of Jesus, and multiplying socially engaged disciples informed by Scripture and empowered by the Spirit...

01/14/2022

We are 6 days away from our Racial Injustice and Freedom from System of Oppression- GW11 led by Josiane Ngongang

Join us as we journey together for ten weeks and go deeper in the Christian conversation, prayer and reflection about racism.

Register now over at: https://www.peoplesseminary.org/product-page/gw11

10 Sessions: Wednesday, 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM (PST) / 20:30-22:00 Paris time.

Partial or full scholarships are available

Course participants will explore the following questions and topics:
What exactly is systemic racism? What is privilege? Why is the race conversation vital for our churches today?
How does racism affect us as individuals, society and churches?
What about the Black Lives Matter movement?
What does Jesus have to say about privilege and power?
Racial stereotypes and their consequences.
Internalized racism and how to break free from it.
Envisioning a journey of healing from a negative “racial self esteem” (i.e feeling less worthy than the majority, having to please the “white-gaze”, being overwhelmed by our privilege) and restoration of God’s image in us.
Mental health care for black & other ethnic minorities.
Dealing with people who won’t engage in the conversation or feel guilt-tripped: Understanding the “change curve” as it applies to the conversation about racism.
How can we engage in mind renewal and the Holy Spirit’s work.
Powers and principalities at work in nationalism, racism and other isms.
Fighting/Resisting with God’s tools.
Praying for people and ourselves.
Engaging with those returning to African spiritualities as a means to be free from “oppressive white Christianity.”
Seminary and white Jesus: uncovering the white centeredness of our church seminaries and institutions, providing alternatives.
Where is the church majority today and how should that affect us as individuals and communities?
Discover how important Africa was in the birthing of the church, before it became Roman centered.
The concepts of : Black rage, White guilt, White shame
What does it look like to be reconciled with God, ourselves and those who have oppressed us or those we have exercised privilege over?
The cross: the starting point. What about forgiveness?
What can I/we do now with my community?
Participants will be encouraged to:
Take further steps in their spiritual lives, leading to fruitful action
Think more clearly and learn to express themselves more sensitively about racism in church contexts

The death of George Floyd created worldwide momentum about race issues. For the first time in a long time, some Christians and their churches decided to embark on the difficult journey of uncovering personal bias and hurts linked to systemic racism, learning ways to actively resist it in conversatio

12/31/2021

These past few weeks at Tierra Nueva have been deeply moving and encouraging. Here’s some breaking news and a final opportunity to partner with us through your gifts in 2021.

For 26 years Tierra Nueva’s jail ministry has provided Christmas gifts to children of inmates detained over the holidays. Last year we were unable to deliver gifts due to Covid. This Christmas we were able to provide gifts to 70 children!

Click on the link below to read the full article:

12/11/2021

GW 11: Racial Injustice and Freedom from Systems of Oppression

Here's a short video message from Josiane Ngongang who will be coordinating this course!

Wednesdays, January 19-March 16, 2022.
11:30am-1:00pm (PST), 20:30-22:00 Paris time.
The aim of the course is to journey together for ten weeks and go deeper in the Christian conversation, prayer and reflection about racism. We will cover various topics in order to give you elements to build a post colonial
theology, as an alternative to white dominant approaches.
Please visit our website below for more information and to register
Register here: https://www.peoplesseminary.org/product-page/gw11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2XHcAP-v7A&feature=youtu.be

11/27/2021

We are so excited to be launching a new class
Freedom from systems of oppression: racial injustice, with Josiane Ngongang
Wednesdays, January 12-March 16, 2022. 11:30am-1:00pm (PST), 20:30-22:00 Paris time.
The aim of the course is to journey together for ten weeks and go deeper in the Christian conversation, prayer and reflection about racism. We will cover various topics in order to give you elements to build a post colonial theology, as an alternative to white dominant approaches.
Please visit our website below for more information and to register
Register here: https://www.peoplesseminary.org/product-page/gw11 starting on January 19th, 2022
Freedom From Systems of Oppression: Racial Injustice (GW11)
https://www.peoplesseminary.org/product-page/gw11

The death of George Floyd created worldwide momentum about race issues. For the first time in a long time, some Christians and their churches decided to embark on the difficult journey of uncovering personal bias and hurts linked to systemic racism, learning ways to actively resist it in conversatio

11/11/2021

Click below to read the latest blog post from Bob Ekblad

I recently revisited a notorious trauma text—the destruction of S***m and Gomorrah according to Genesis 19. I was in search of good news in a dark and difficult Scripture, hoping it would help me f…

11/02/2021

Here's the word from Sunday worship yesterday!
Head over to our website / apple podcast / youtube channel to catch the Word

09/08/2021

September is HERE and are excited to announce a new series of People's Seminary courses. We plan to continue offering courses via Zoom throughout this 2021-2022 year (live and self-paced)

This past year 600+ people participated in our online TPS trainings from 18 countries- making this a unique opportunity to learn and engage with people from across the world. We invite you to check out our offerings below and register. Please know that partial or full scholarships are available directly on the registration pages.

new series GW8: LiberateSept 15Wednesdays 11:30-1:00pm GW8https://www.peoplesseminary.org/product-page/gw8 GW 10: Listening for Good News in Trauma Texts:  Join us  Sept 30, Thursdays 11:30-1:00pm GW10https://www.peoplesseminary.org/product-page/gw10 NEW CTMM 2021 Module 1Sept 28 Tuesdays 1...

09/04/2021

Joining Jesus as empowered guests, not hosts: Mark 6, part 2

Here's a new blog post by Bob Ekblad

Read the full post here:

At Tierra Nueva over the past three weeks, 10-12 of us have been meeting on Wednesday afternoons to first learn from the Gospels what it looks like to follow Jesus in mission. We then pray together…