Overview
Explores Christian Ministry and theology in relation to te ao Māori (the Māori World), taking into consideration Māori expressions, understanding and practice of ministry within a historical and contemporary context.
This paper explores ministry in te ao Māori that focusses on current issues in the contemporary context from tribalism, urbanisation, models of leadership and social media.
About this paper
| Paper title | Christian ministry in te ao Māori (the Māori World) |
|---|---|
| Subject | Pastoral Studies |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2025 (Distance learning) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,040.70 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- One 100-level PAST or CHTH paper
- Restriction
- MINS 415
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Theology
- Eligibility
Any student can study Theology, whether they are of the Christian faith, another faith or of no religious faith at all. Theology is an examination of the scriptures, history, content and relevance of the Christian faith, but it presupposes or requires no Christian commitment from students. All it requires is an inquiring mind and an interest in those skills that can be gained through the study of any subject in the Humanities.
- Contact
Professor Murray Rae - murray.rae@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
View more information on the Theology Programme’s website
- Teaching staff
- Rev Dr Wayne Te Kaawa
- Paper Structure
The residential intensive for this paper will be held from Jan 12-15 at the Te Kakano o Te Aroha Presbyterian Church-Marae in Lower Hutt. It will be preceded by two 2hr videoconferences on Jan 7 and 9 from 6.00-8.00pm. The course begins with attendance at the church service at the marae on the Sunday morning and concludes on Wednesday afternoon.
Video conferencing:
Module 1: Introduction to Christian ministry in te ao Māori.
Module 2: Mātauranga Māori in Christian ministry.
Intensive residential:
Module 3: A Māori hermeneutic
Module 4: The changing Māori context of Christian ministry
Module 5: Ministry and ecumenism
Module 6: Ministry in the public square
Module 7: Io and Ihowa
Journal 30%
Group project 20%
Essay 50%
- Teaching Arrangements
This Distance Learning paper is a combination of remote and in-person teaching.
Two 2-hour videoconference sessions using Zoom.
4-day residential intensive at Te Kakano o Te Aroha Church-Marae, Corner of Randwick Rd and York St, Moera, Lower Hutt. (12 - 15 January 2025)
- Textbooks
There is no compulsory textbook for this paper. Readings will be supplied on Blackboard.
- Course outline
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
1: Discuss key developments in the history of Christian ministry in te ao Māori.
2: Analyse and contrast contemporary trends in ministry in te ao Māori and their implications for Christian ministry.
3: Critically identify and analyse distinctive aspects of models of pastoral care and their intersection with mātauranga Māori.
4: Demonstrate familiarity with important theories and theorists concerning Christian ministry in te ao Māori and te Haahi Māori
5: Engage in a critical exegesis of selected texts using the Paipera Tapu.- Assessment details
Journal 30%
Group project 20%
Essay 50%