Learning Objectives
- Apply strategies from social innovation and faith-based organizing for community impact.
- Equip faith communities for partnerships that foster social change.
- Demonstrate leadership, management, and entrepreneurial skills for ministry and nonprofit settings.
Course Components
Introduction
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Introduction
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Igniting Vibrant Ventures
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What Drives Your Purpose?
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Can Innovation and Tradition Coexist?
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Are You Reading the Signs of the Times?
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How Do We Disrupt for Good?
12 MinutesAssignmentLesson Locked
Features and Benefits
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How This Equips Faith Leaders
This section is dedicated to explaining how the course equips faith leaders with necessary tools and insights.
Igniting Vibrant Ventures (TEL)
Taught by Rev. Dr. Heesung Hwang
This introductory course in *Igniting Vibrant Ventures* offers hands-on, experiential learning for emerging and established leaders in congregational ministry and organizational leadership. Through the lens of social entrepreneurship, students will explore church administration, nonprofit management, and startup principles, gaining practical tools to design and implement mission-driven, adaptive business models.
Meet Your Instructor,
Rev. Dr. Heesung Hwang
Rev. Dr. Heesung Hwang is an Associate Professor of United Methodist Studies, Religious Education, and Leadership at the Pacific School of Religion.
Rev. Dr. Heesung Hwang (she/her) is a Christian religious educator and ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church. Her scholarship focuses on anti-racism, Korean American spirituality, and the intersection of theology, pedagogy, and social justice. She holds a PhD in Christian Education and Congregational Studies from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and has taught at theological institutions across the U.S. and abroad.
Dr. Hwang’s book, Reframing Christian Education for a Global Generation, explores Wesleyan theology through the lens of immigrant faith communities. Her ministry has included pastoring, consulting, and curriculum development with Korean American congregations, and she leads mentoring cohorts and projects that uplift the voices of Asian American women scholars and clergy.
Also, as a committed advocate for inclusive, multicultural ministry, Dr. Hwang serves on the board and steering committee of the Religious Education Association.