About the Walk Humbly Initiative
Did you know that this learning community is just part of what The Walk Humbly Initiative does. The Walk Humbly Initiative exists to provide you with the tools and resources you need to to make sure that the way you choose to support others sees the transformative change you are hoping for. And, more importantly, that the beneficiaries of the projects you are supporting are empowered to make a change in their own lives and their own communities.
The Walk Humbly Initiative is based on Kaurna Country (the land now known as Adelaide) and does this by:
Facilitating the Learning Community
The Learning Community is this community of people who are seeking to reflect on our understanding of charity and justice and models of giving so that we are best equipped to support vulnerable communities in partnership. The learning community involves this newsletter but also our book club community.
Hosting Presentations
As our project lead, Stacie Ellinger is available to speak at churches, school assemblies, conferences and one-off training experiences about global citizenship, social justice, intercultural understanding, development, missions and the intersection between all these things and our understanding of faith. Stacie has particular interests in the movement away from orphanages towards family based care, and the effects of fast-fashion, from her time working within these two sectors in Cambodia.
Providing Training workshops
In partnership with our partner organizations, Stacie is excited to offer the following training opportunities.
Rok Kern courses are offered in partnership with Children in Families, the non-government organisation Stacie worked for in Cambodia. These courses come in an education stream, aligned with the year 11 and 12 Australian curriculum or a missions stream for church bible studies (for ages 16+). There are 15 different courses and topics available. They can be taken independently or as a connected advocacy pathway. These courses are designed as interactive group workshops and are perfect for one-day training or incursion opportunities, youth group/young adult or school camps, weekly bible studies or training for short-term mission teams.
The CHAT project is an eight-hour course designed by Scripture Union to help Australian children, young people and families from all backgrounds make the most of our vibrant diversity, by gaining the skills and confidence to listen, engage and live well with people who are different to them. Stacie has been trained by Scripture Union to both facilitate and to train others to lead the CHAT program within schools and is part of a team keen to pilot this program within church and adult settings. CHAT is a perfect program for multicultural and multi-faith groups to explore these topics in either a weekly or camp setting.
Consulting
Knowing how to look past the glossy brochures and determine the impact of charities or making sure that your partner organisations overseas are operating legally and ethically can be difficult. Stacie is available to help you with partnership due diligence and Australian NGO compliance requirements as well as policy reviews of your short-term missions policies.
Facilitation
Studies have repeatedly shown that mission projects and service volunteering projects achieve the best results when they are an integrated part of a person’s life, school or church community. Stacie is available to facilitate reviews for your church leadership team to ensure that your missions projects align with your aims, outcomes and are part of your church culture. Stacie is also available to work with schools to determine how social justice, intercultural competencies and service-learning can be integrated across learning areas.
Bespoke studies
Do you want to do some bible study or training in the area that this learning community discusses but the workshops available don’t appeal to you? Talk to Stacie about bespoke bible study, training materials and curriculum resources. As well as the Rok Kern courses mentioned previously, Stacie has also written material for the Certificate III in Christian Ministry at Uniting College Adelaide, the Anglican Board of Missions and Interserve Australia.
So what makes this possible?
The Walk Humbly Initiative is funded by a mixture of user-pay funding and monthly supporters who invest in this work. If you would like to become a monthly supporter, you can set up your giving here.
If you are interested in any of the other aspects of Stacie’s work and you would like to know more or find out about the costs involved, or make a booking for 2022, contact Stacie at stacie@walkhumblyinitiative.com
