Education for Ministry
 

Year One - 'The Old Testament'
Begins September 8: 8:45 am - 11:45 am & 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Leaders: Laura Boyer & Susan Stokes
Cost: $340 per academic year

Many people think that one must be ordained in order to be a 'minister', but our vows at baptism and confirmation support something different, because all baptized Christians are called to be ministers.  God calls all of us to be active participants in the whole ministry of the church.

What is that ministry?  The church is called to continue the ministry of Jesus, who reconciled the world to God.  We are called to incarnate that reconciliation in our own time and in our own place through worship, service to others and by proclamation of God's Word to all people.

The EfM program is designed to help Christian lay people prepare for that ministry.  It is that vocation for which we pray at the end of the communion service: "And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord."  EfM assists lay people in developing an understanding of their faith through the study of the Bible, church history and theology and by bringing that material into dialogue with the events of everyday life.  EfM encourages lay people to discover and to reflect on that call to ministry in the church and in the world.

EfM is offered through The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee

Course Materials: Year One: The Old Testament (binder & CD); Common Lessons & Supporting Materials (binder & CD).

In addition to the course materials, you will need a good study bible.  EfM references the New Revised Standard Version of the Oxford Bible.  This and other good study bibles are available for purchase in the Canterbury Bookstore.