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FOUNDATIONAL DIPLOMA IN VAISHNAVA LEADERSHIP & MISSION. COURSE CHARACTERISTICS. LAUNCHED IN 2015-2016 6 MONTHS IN TWO TERMS (FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER & FROM MARCH TO MAY) FOR TRAINING LEADERS AND MISSIONARIES
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COURSE CHARACTERISTICS • LAUNCHED IN 2015-2016 • 6 MONTHS IN TWO TERMS (FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER & FROM MARCH TO MAY) • FOR TRAINING LEADERS AND MISSIONARIES • ONLY QUALIFIED STUDENTS ACCEPTED (Professionals or experienced, with Bhakti-shastri Diploma or seriously involved in ISKCON) • MINIMUM 8 STUDENTS, MAXIMUM 20
COURSE CONTENT FIVE SECTIONS • PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL PRACTICE & INTROSPECTION • THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY & SCRIPTURAL STUDY • RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL & SOCIAL AWARENESS • PASTORAL & LEADERSHIP SKILLS • ISKCON & MISSION
COURSE CONTENT (2) PERSONAL DEVOTIONAL PRACTICE & INTROSPECT. • Personal Devotional Practice (Ongoing Sadhana) • Personal & Spiritual Introspection for Leaders THEOLOGY, PHILOSOPHY & SCRIPTURAL STUDY • History of Vaishnava Thought • Yoga and Vedanta in the Contemporary World • Vaishnava Scriptural Study and Hermeneutics
COURSE CONTENT (3) RELIGIOUS, CULTURAL & SOCIAL AWARENESS • Facing other Commitments: Interfaith Dialogue in a Vaishnava Way • Contemporary Socio-Ethical Issues and Krsna Cons. • Religious Organizations in the Modern World PASTORAL & LEADERSHIP SKILLS • Communications Skills • Leadership & Management • Pastoral Care / Devotee Care • Mediation & Conflict Resolution • Core Skills for Teachers
COURSE CONTENT (4) ISKCON & MISSION • In Every Town & Village: Reality or Metaphor? • Congregational & Community Development • Book Distribution in the Contemporary Context • Outreach Strategies & Practice
FACULTY PROGRAMME LEADERS: Yadunandana Swami & Mahendra Prabhu OTHER TUTORS: Krsna Ksetra Swami Kripamoya Prabhu Anuttama Prabhu (tbc) Lilasuka Prabhu Anuradha Devi Dasi Braja Bihari Prabhu (tbc) & others…
COSTS PER STUDENT • SPECIAL FACILITY FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAMME: 2000 Euro package price, including 6 months prasada & accommodation • POSSIBILITY OF SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ABLE TO PAY, in agreement with the RADHADESH MANAGEMENT