Future Mustard Seed Village Aerial View
Well-known author Shane Claiborne calls CCSP Cascadia, “ a space where you can re-imagine the way we live.” Come join the inaugural CCSP Cascadia semester September 2013 and re-imagine new community based ways to live…new ways to become agents of sustainable change through organic gardening, social entrepreneurship & creation of resilient local communities.
CCSP Cascadia http://creationcsp.org/programs/cascadia/ is located half way between two urban centers of sustainability innovation, Seattle and Vancouver BC. Situated on 40 forested acres on Camano Island by the Salish Sea, the Cascadia program offers abundant opportunities for sea kayaking, backpacking in the Cascades, as well as discovering a clearer sense of the call of the Creator God on your life.
Cascadia http://creationcsp.org/programs/cascadia/ is CCSP’s first North American based program, and the first Christian off-campus study program exclusively focused on sustainability. Here are the course options.
Cascadia Core Courses include:
- God and Nature: Theology of Community and Creation Care http://creationcsp.org/programs/cascadia/god_and_nature2/
- Social Entrepreneurship and Environmental Justice http://creationcsp.org/programs/cascadia/pacific_northwest_ecosystems/
- Global Environmental Studies http://creationcsp.org/programs/cascadia/environmental_literature2/
Sustainability Electives:
- Native American Worldview: Conceptual Models of Stewardship and Sustainability
- Sustainability Internship/Field Study http://creationcsp.org/programs/cascadia/internship_elective_Cascadia/
This cutting edge program is a partnership between CCSP http://www.creationcsp.org/ and Mustard Seed Associates (MSA) http://msainfo.us/. Like all CCSP’s programs Cascadia’s mission is to be “agents of, and to participate in, God’s shalom, particularly through care of creation.” It is overseen by CCSP’s academic committee, and is run using CCSP’s educational philosophy and policies. Thus, CCSP Cascadia is a CCSP program through and through, only it is managed day-to-day by the visionary and dedicated MSA team.
This spring CCSP Cascadia was introduced to CCSP’s supporting schools for approval, and so far the reception has been positive. The first college coordinator responded “It Looks impressive! I am sure we will be able to get approval without too much difficulty.” We hope to hear word regarding approval from all CCSP’s supporting colleges by the end of April.
We are limiting this inaugural class at CCSP Cascadia on Camano Island http://msainfo.us/mustard-seed-village-2/ to 12 students for our January 2013 Semester. So, if you are interested or know of a student who might be, please contact us immediately. We will quickly send you a detailed description of CCSP Cascadia and answer any questions you may have ranging from field placement to recreational opportunities in the Northwest.
Contact team leader, Dr. Tom Sine, today with your questions and/or the names of other students who might also value receiving information about CCSP Cascadia Tom@msainfo.org 206-524-2111
Mustard Seed Associates… creating the future one mustard seed at a time www.msainfo.us
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I would have loved to be part of this. A few years ago I read ‘Cascadia: The Elusive Utopia’ by Douglas Todd for a seminar class at Regent College, BC which focused on the importance of place. And my eyes were opened to the culture and spiritual issues of the Pacific North west. Just a beautiful part of the world with unique challenges in terms of creation care and spirituality. So it is neat to hear of this kind of thing happening. Go well with it!