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Introduction to PAX Story Arc
This course is part of a series of courses based on issues of the multi-sensory, multimedia publication StoryArc1. Each course focuses on a key topic that young Christians of color want to know about yet are challenged to find relevant, thoughtful, biblically based resources that answer their questions. We have curated a diverse collection of Jesus centered art, scholarship, and storytelling, primarily created by people of color, that provides teaching, guidance, and opportunities for reflection. Many of the contributors are experts in their field, while others are everyday Christians on their own journey of discovery. Each has a valuable perspective to share on what it means to be a peacemaker and follower of Jesus in today’s world.
1. All StoryArc issues can be found online at madeforpax.org.

How Our Cultural Identities Reflect the Image of God

Partner PAX
Learning Pillar Theological Imagination
Rigor Level Medium

This course takes you on a deep exploration of how our cultural identities beautifully reflect the image of God. You will begin with the formal definition of Cultural Identity, prompting your own cultural definition and awareness of emotional attachments. You will follow guiding statements, release negative associations and emerge through the guidance of Jesus as the person God made you to be. You will be accompanied on this journey by expressions of art, both word and canvas, and offered opportunities to reflect and express. As you enter this course, we encourage you to release any heaviness that you are carrying around your own cultural identity in order to make way for goodness that it represents.

Learning Objectives

 Upon completion of this course, you will:
  1. Gain a biblical perspective of how our cultural identity reflects the image of God
  2. Understand the risks and harms of failing to appreciate the diversity of humanity
  3. Learn how to live fully into our cultural identities and to appreciate the unique cultural identities of others

Course Components

Opening

  • Opening | Introduction

    CI_Intro
    7 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

  • Opening | Pulse Check

    CI_Opening
    3 Minutes
    Assignment
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  • Opening | Poem

    CI_Opening
    4 Minutes
    Assignment
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  • Opening | Path Point Statements

    CI_Opening
    7 Minutes
    Assignment
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  • Opening | Application Activity

    CI_Opening
    10 Minutes
    Assignment
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  • Opening | Benediction

    CI_Opening
    3 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

Manifesto

  • Manifesto | Introduction

    CI_Cultural Identity Manifesto
    7 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

  • Manifesto | Reflection

    CI_Manifesto
    5 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Manifesto | Essay Excerpt

    CI_Manifesto
    10 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Manifesto | Application Activity

    CI_Manifesto
    20 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Manifesto | Benediction

    CI_Manifesto
    3 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

Myth

  • Myth | Introduction

    CI_Myth
    8 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

  • Myth | Reflection

    CI_Myth
    5 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Myth | Personal Story Excerpt

    CI_Myth
    10 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Myth | Artwork

    CI_Myth
    5 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Myth | Application Activity

    CI_Myth
    27 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Myth | Benediction

    CI_Myth
    3 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

Material

  • Material | Introduction

    CI_Material
    7 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

  • Material | Reflection

    CI_Material
    5 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Material | Essay Excerpt

    CI_Material
    10 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Material | Artwork

    CI_Material
    7 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Material | Application Activity

    CI_Material
    5 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Material | Benediction

    CI_Material
    3 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

Motion

  • Motion | Introduction

    CI_Motion
    7 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

  • Motion | Reflection

    CI_Motion
    5 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Motion | Personal Story Excerpt

    CI_Motion
    10 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Motion | Artwork

    CI_Motion
    5 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Motion | Application Activity

    CI_Motion
    5 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Motion | Benediction

    CI_Motion
    3 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

Closing

  • Closing | Introduction

    CI_Conclusion
    5 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

  • Closing | Path Point Statements Revisited

    CI_Conclusion
    3 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Closing | Practices of Cultural Celebrations

    CI_Conclusion
    5 Minutes
    Assignment
    Lesson Locked

  • Closing | Benediction

    CI_Closing
    5 Minutes
    Lesson Locked

Features and Benefits

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How This Equips Faith Leaders

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How Our Cultural Identities Reflect the Image of God

Taught by Tiffany Bluhm

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Meet Your Instructor,
Tiffany Bluhm

Tiffany Bluhm is the Executive Director of PAX. She is the author of Prey Tell and Never Alone. She speaks at conferences, companies, and churches, and her work has been featured in Publisher’s Weekly, Sojourners, Red Letter Christians, the YouVersion Bible app, Jenny McCarthy Show, and more. She serves at the intersection of faith and culture, humor, and women’s issues. She lives in the PNW with her husband and two sons.

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