Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Course offerings are announced by Brethren Academy.

The Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, a ministry training partnership of the Church of the Brethren General Board and Bethany Theological Seminary, has listed upcoming courses. All academy courses are open to Training in Ministry (TRIM) and Education for Shared Ministry (EFSM) students, as well as pastors and lay people.

Upcoming courses include:
  • "Teaching and Learning in the Church," an online course offered Sept. 4-Oct. 26, 2007, with instructor Rhonda Pittman Gingrich;

  • "Introduction to the Old Testament," online Sept. 10-Nov. 2, with instructor Craig Gandy;

  • "Distinctive Marks of the Brethren," at the Northern Indiana District Office in Nappanee, Ind., on Nov. 1-4, 2007, with instructor Kate Eisenbise;

  • "Introduction to Preaching," at Stone Church of the Brethren in Huntingdon, Pa., on Nov. 15-18, 2007, with instructor Ken Gibble (register through the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center);

  • "First and Second Thessalonians," online Sept. 24-Nov. 3, 2007, with instructor Susan Jeffers (register through the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center);

  • "January Intensive 2008" at Bethany Theological Seminary in Richmond, Ind., with instructor Stephen Breck Reid;

  • "Jeremiah," online Feb. 4-March 15, 2008, with instructor Susan Jeffers (register through the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center);

  • "Sermon on the Mount," at St. Petersburg (Fla.) Church of the Brethren on Feb. 7-10, 2008, with instructor Richard Gardner;

  • "Church Vitality and Evangelism," at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pa., on April 17-20, 2008, with instructor Randy Yoder (register through the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center); and

  • "Church Leadership and Administration," at Juniata College on Nov. 13-18, 2008, with instructor Randy Yoder (register through the Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center).
Registration brochures are available through the Brethren Academy at www.bethanyseminary.edu/academy or call 800-287-8822 ext. 1824. To register for Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center courses, contact 717-361-1450 or svmc@etown.edu.

Source: 8/1/2007 Newsline

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