Survey will help Education for Shared Ministry evaluate its work.

Since 1977, Education for a Shared Ministry (EFSM) has been equipping congregations and training pastors in the Church of the Brethren. The program is part of the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, a ministry training partnership of the Church of the Brethren General Board and Bethany Theological Seminary.

"As the training and leadership needs of our pastors and congregations continue to change, it is important to evaluate our current work and adapt for the future," reported Brethren Academy director Jonathan Shively. "To that end the Brethren Academy is conducting an evaluation of the EFSM program."

All current and past EFSM students, LIT group members, supervisors, district executive ministers, current and past denominational EFSM staff, and others who have had direct connections with EFSM are invited to participate in a brief online survey to evaluate the structure and overall effectiveness of the ministry training program. The online survey will be available April 3-21 at http://scs.earlham.edu/survey/index.php?sid=4.

Responses will be collected by an independent party and forwarded to the Brethren Academy for use in the evaluation process. Selected individuals may be contacted for further conversation.

"If you have experience at any level with EFSM, your input and responses will be greatly appreciated," said Shively. Direct questions to the Brethren Academy at efsm@bethanyseminary.edu or 765-983-1824.–Jonathan Shively

Source: 3/29/2006 Newsline
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