Wednesday evenings, 6:00 pm (beginning with Mass) to 8:00 pm

 

Every baptized person is called to continue the ministry of Jesus in the world through worship, service to others, and by proclamation of his Word to all people. Education for Ministry, known as EfM, is a program designed to enable us better to identify and carry out this personal ministry in the world.

 

EfM is a program of theological education-at-a-distance of the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee (a seminary of the Episcopal Church). Students sign up one year at a time for this four-year program. In the first year, we study the Hebrew scriptures, in the second, the New Testament, in the third, church history, and in the fourth, liturgy and theology. The method of education is by a seminar group consisting of six to twelve students who meet with one or two trained mentors weekly for 36 two and one/half hour sessions over a nine-month academic year. The mentor is not a teacher, but a facilitator, as the teacher’s role is built into the program material. For more information, visit the EfM website.

 

Formal enrollment is required and there is an annual tuition fee of $340. Scholarships may be available for those with need. The course outline and study materials are provided by the University. There are no examinations or papers. The program grants a certificate at the completion of the four years and 18 Continuing Education Units for each year’s work. In 2008-2009 we will be in the third year of study. For more information, or to express an interest in joining this year, please contact Philip Merrill at 703-812-9555 or plmerrill@merrillarts.net.