Bishop’s Native Collaborative
The Bishops’ Native Collaborative is a consortium begun in response to the overwhelming need for Native clergy, Native leaders and culturally appropriate for them. It was established by the Bishops of Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota and the Navajoland Area Mission. The goal of the Bishops’ Native Collaborative is to provide training for lay and ordained leaders by sharing resources for theological education based on, but not limited to, the seven subject areas listed in Canon III.5(g) of The Episcopal Church. Our work is a sharing of resources and based in a cooperative education model and encompasses the Niobrara School for Ministry, Hooghan Learning Circle, North Dakota School for Ministry, David Salmon School for Ministry, Father Paul Mather School for Ministry of the four dioceses. The education and preparation we provide will be available to the wider church, will be adaptable for local needs and cultures, and will be offered in a variety of formats as well being made available through advance technologies and platforms.
The four bishops have invited Bishop Carol Gallagher, PhD, Cherokee, to design a culturally appropriate, theologically strong curriculum as a three year ministry training program. Bishop Gallagher will serve as Bishop Missioner providing oversight, curriculum development, leadership training, class scheduling and coordination, supplying qualified instructors, as well as delivering instruction. The Bishops’ Native Collaborative will deliver education in poor social economic areas and where needed to meet local demands. The consortium will encompass an innovative sustainable training program within the varied cultural settings of Episcopal Native peoples for both clergy and lay leadership. They believe that this ministry is desperately needed for the church’s often underserved native peoples, as well as being an essential and unique instructional tool for the whole church.
The training developed by the Bishops’ Native Collaborative will be available to dioceses and can be adapted to your local needs as your ever widening diverse population grows. The Collaborative will be looking for seminary and other partners as well as seeking funding across the Episcopal Church.
The Bishops’ Native Collaborative is a consortium begun in response to the overwhelming need for Native clergy, Native leaders and culturally appropriate for them. It was established by the Bishops of Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota and the Navajoland Area Mission. The goal of the Bishops’ Native Collaborative is to provide training for lay and ordained leaders by sharing resources for theological education based on, but not limited to, the seven subject areas listed in Canon III.5(g) of The Episcopal Church. Our work is a sharing of resources and based in a cooperative education model and encompasses the Niobrara School for Ministry, Hooghan Learning Circle, North Dakota School for Ministry, David Salmon School for Ministry, Father Paul Mather School for Ministry of the four dioceses. The education and preparation we provide will be available to the wider church, will be adaptable for local needs and cultures, and will be offered in a variety of formats as well being made available through advance technologies and platforms.
The four bishops have invited Bishop Carol Gallagher, PhD, Cherokee, to design a culturally appropriate, theologically strong curriculum as a three year ministry training program. Bishop Gallagher will serve as Bishop Missioner providing oversight, curriculum development, leadership training, class scheduling and coordination, supplying qualified instructors, as well as delivering instruction. The Bishops’ Native Collaborative will deliver education in poor social economic areas and where needed to meet local demands. The consortium will encompass an innovative sustainable training program within the varied cultural settings of Episcopal Native peoples for both clergy and lay leadership. They believe that this ministry is desperately needed for the church’s often underserved native peoples, as well as being an essential and unique instructional tool for the whole church.
The training developed by the Bishops’ Native Collaborative will be available to dioceses and can be adapted to your local needs as your ever widening diverse population grows. The Collaborative will be looking for seminary and other partners as well as seeking funding across the Episcopal Church.
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