About Our Training

What’s in our Course?

The following topics are covered in the Urbanrevs course.

Introduction to Urbanrevs
- The Community Chaplaincy Experience
- The emergence of the urban chaplain / shepherd (Inside, Outward, Outside)
Biblical foundations of Urbanrevs
- Our perspective – Who’s your flock?
- Our response – Who takes responsibility?
- Our motivation – Heart ready?
- Our model – Ministry and mission of presence (Luke 10)
Urbanrevs and the 5 “P” roles
- The role & skill of Presence – The foundation (Listen to…)
- The role & skill of Pastor – Jesus model and call (Care for…)
- The role & skill of Priest – Shoulder to shoulder (Pray with/for…)
- The role & skill of Prophet – God’s spokesperson (Speak to…)
- The role & skill of Prince – Identity & Influence (Live with…)
Pathways & Considerations for Followers of Jesus

Training Format & Style

Online
VARK Multi-Modal training aware
Practical ‘Roles-Based’ skill emphasis
Head-Heart-Hands training emphasis
I.D.E.A. skill development methodology (classroom only)

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The Urbanrevs FREE Trial Course includes an Introduction to Urbanrevs and Biblical principles for intentional mission for followers of Jesus (FOJ). See Course Comparison for more detail.

Urbanrevs Lead Trainer

Cameron Butler

Cameron is the founding director of Urbanrevs and former CEO of Sports Chaplaincy Australia. He has also served as a local church pastor and as the chaplain to the Melbourne Football Club (AFL).

His passion is multiplying the grace influence of God’s people across the globe by mobilising them intentionally and authentically. Read more about Cam.

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Skills We Teach

Listening

How good are you at listening? Can you listen with your posture? With your face? Do you seek understanding? You will become a better listener.

Praying ‘With’ People

How often do you pray “with” people in your community? You’ll learn what “not” to do and how to help people discover God is “with” them.

Words of Affirmation

Most words speak to the mind of a person. We will show you how to use words of grace to speak to the heart of a person.

Inviting Response

Inviting response is a special art. We will grow your confidence to easily invite a friend to trust in Jesus.

Urbanrevs focuses on being Jesus centric – biblically-based – local church orientated – kingdom orientated & suitable for both formal community chaplains and informal lifestyle mission.

What You Get

New Skills & ‘How-to’ Wisdom

Urbanrevs provides you with 5 core skill sets – Listening – Words of Affirmation – Praying With & For – Responding to Jesus & the practical wisdom of our Guiding Principles. You get relevant and in-demand skills for kingdom living and community chaplaincy.

Advanced Module Courses

Successfully completing Urbanrevs grants you access to follow-up courses to further increase your expertise and ministry effectiveness, or, Required Partner Certificate Courses such as Lifebridge Chaplaincy Addendum.

Ministry Opportunities

Every moment becomes an opportunity for you to see Jesus Kingdom come to your workplace, school or community. Many of our trainees are also partnering with mission agencies and churches to train others in urban mission.

Certification

Most followers of Jesus will be thrilled just to complete the course. But for some of our partner agencies ensuring recognised training is essential. After passing the final test, you’ll get a certificate of training proving your skills and knowledge.

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