Certificate of Justice Poverty and Development

What’s included in the Certificate of Justice Poverty and Development

• 3 specially designed socially aware courses
• Certification
• 20 hours on-demand video
• 59 Bible-based lessons
• Full lifetime access
• Personalised Certified Certificate of Completion
• Access on computer, mobile devices and TV
• All learning resources, handouts and E-library at no extra cost

Who’s the Certificate of Justice Poverty and Development for

• How justice is also essential to our knowledge of God and our understanding of what it means to be fully human.
• It is a great how-to qualification for those seeking to make a difference in local Church ministry.
• This certificate is a foundational qualification and is designed for those who want to learn how to be an effective ministry in the social justice and community development spaces.
• It is ideal for those who are seeking or preparing for a gap year within the social justice, volunteer or community development groups.

At Axx you’ll learn

• Social & Environmental Justice
  • This course describes the skills and knowledge necessary to develop an appropriate response to contemporary justice issues inherent to Christian ministry.
• Poverty, Aid & Development
  • Learn biblical solutions to an ancient and current problem. Learn how to facilitate poverty alleviating measures on a local and global scale. Learn what is poverty and what are its causes and what are its results?
• NGO Practice
  • Learn how to equip believers with the skills and knowledge required to evaluate efforts to deal with poverty, participate in aid and development and advocate for the aid and development cause from biblical and experiential perspectives.

Axx Requirements

• This qualification only requires a desire to serve in the global biblical justice movement.
• A heart to make a real difference in peoples lives.
• Learners are welcome to commence this qualification at any time.
• A computer, tablet or smartphone is required.
• No additional software is required.
• Internet connection is required.
• Lessons are presented in English.

Certificate of Justice Poverty and Development Training Courses

Social & Environmental Justice: Certified

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This course describes the skills and knowledge necessary to develop an appropriate response to contemporary justice issues inherent to Christian ministry.

Curriculum Covered

1. Introduction to Course 
2. Jesus, the Bible & Justice 
3. What is Social Justice? 
4. Why Justice? 
5. A Crippling Theology 
6. Politics & the Church 
7. Consumerism: Christian’s Relationship with Desire 
8. History of Pentecostalism & Justice 
9. The Biblical Narrative 
10. God’s Love & Us (Human Trafficking) 
11. Misogyny & the Church 
12. Social & Environmental Justice in History 
13. Xenophobia & Philoxenia: “Who is my Neighbour?” 
14. Environmental Stewardship 
15. Environmental Stewardship: Nature of the Problem (1) 
16. Environmental Stewardship: Nature of the Problem (2) 
17. Environmental Stewardship: Nature of the Problem (3) 
18. Theology of Creation Care (1): Earth 
19. Theology of Creation Care (2): Creation Care in Scripture 
20. Theology of Creation Care (3): Place & Purpose of Humanity 
21. Theology of Creation Care (4): Place & Purpose of Humanity 
22. Practical & Personal Response (1) 
23. Practical & Personal Response (2)
24. Practical & Personal Response (3)
25. Practical & Personal Response (4) 
26. The Heart of the Problem 
27. Responding to the Problem 
28. Interview with Geoff Atkinson
29. Jarrod McKenna: Testimony 

About the instructor

Pastor Tim Healy

Riverview Church

Tim has a particular interest in the environmental challenges of the twenty-first century and how Christian faith informs a response to these. His specific area of passion is African wildlife conservation but my concern extends to the entire planet and all the delicate ecosystems on which we depend for our existence. Tim currently leads Riverview Church (Western Australia).

Poverty, Aid & Development: Certified

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This course is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to evaluate efforts to deal with poverty, participate in aid and development and advocate for the aid and development cause from biblical and experiential perspectives. 

Curriculum covered

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2. What is Poverty? 
3. Structural Causes of Poverty (Rebecca Nhep - ACCI) 
4. Welfare in the Old Testament 
5. The Prophets & Poverty 
6. Jesus Continues the Plan of Shalom 
7. Interview with Ps Danny Major (1) 
8. Interview with Ps Danny Major (2) 
9. Contemporary Contributions to Poverty: Education (Nathan Flannery)  
10. Asset-based Community Development ABCD (Rebecca Nhep – ACCI)  
11. Methodology for Preventing Child Trafficking (David Cross – ZOE) 
12. Working Against Extreme Poverty (Tim Johnson – TEAR) 
13. Working with Local Poverty (Rachel Jones – Restore)   
14. Due Diligence (Rebecca Nhep – ACCI) 
15. Justice & Christians (1) Tim Johnson – TEAR 
16. Justice & Christians (Part 2) Tim Johnson – TEAR 
17. How to Advocate the Aid & Development Cause in Secular Contexts (Nathan Flannery) 
18. How ZOE Works in AID & Development in a Secular Context (David Cross) 
19. AID & Development in Church History 
20. Spiritual Causes of Poverty 
21. Contemporary Contribution to Poverty: Family & Socio-cultural 
22. How the Church should engage in development (Rebecca N) 
23. Global Governance in the 21^st Century (Tim J) 
24. Fair Trade – Does fair-trade coffee help? 
25. How do we get involved? Christian NFP & NGOs 
26. Getting involved in AID & Development (Tim J) 
27. Short-term pathways to engage in prevention & rescue from Human Trafficking (Nathan Flannery) 
28. Short-term ways to engage in the prevention of Human Trafficking (David Cross ZOE) 
29. Relationship Between Health Care & Poverty 
30. War & Poverty

About the instructor

Matthew Jarlett

Following the completion of his Bachelor of Arts (Biblical Studies), Matthew assumed Vocational Education Course Supervisor role with Harvest Bible College.

NGO Practice: Certified

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This course is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to analyse and engage Christian justice networks in order to appropriately align with them and with a community’s needs. 

Curriculum covered

1. Course Description

1. Introduction to NGOs
2. Introduction to Charities & Foundations
3. Introduction to Networking
4. Philosophy & Values
5. Is the NGO operating legally?
6. Management & Promotion
7. Choosing an NGO
8. Employment of Christians
9. Christian Charities in a Secular Society
10. Fundraising
11. Christian Identity
12. Sustaining Christian Mission
13. Christian or Christ-like?
14. The difference that faith makes
15. Technical & organisational capacity
16. Technical Capacity
17. Marketing & Communications
18. World Vision leader – Case Study #1
19. Risk Management & Reputation (1)
20. Risk Management & Reputation (2)
21. Case Study #2
22. Comparisons
23. Networking
24. Overview of Comparisons & Networking
25. Course Review (1)

About the instructor

Nils von Kalm

Nils is a freelance writer from Melbourne, Australia. He has a conviction that Jesus is relevant to all of life: our politics, economics, personal lives, everything. In his little spare time he loves reading, theology, politics, sports, and spending time with friends.