Sunday, June 10, 3pm - Tuesday, June 12, 2012 1:30pm
Program Cost and Meals: $200
Housing for two nights: $170 single, $90 double occupancy
e-Formation Specialists:
The Rev. Edgar Giraldo
Dr. Lisa Kimball
Dr. Julie Lytle
The Rev. Daniel Velez Rivera
Mr. John Roberto

Dr. Roger Ferlo & Dr. Dan Heischman
Tuition: $200
Time; 8:00 AM to 11:50 AM
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This course will consider issues of leadership from a theological perspective. As the course will include students from both the Ministry Development and Educational Leadership tracks of the Doctor of Ministry program, the syllabus is designed to encourage cross-disciplinary and inter-professional discussion both within and between our two cohorts. The course will raise such questions as: What is pastoral leadership? How are patterns of decision-making, authority and governance in our respective institutions compatible with our pastoral instincts and training? What resources—scriptural and spiritual, intellectual, psychological, material—do we bring to bear as leaders when we encounter new situations or find our way through times of crisis? This course is a part of the doctor of ministry curriculum. The target audience is leaders in congregations and school ministry setting.

Dr. Lisa Kimball
Tuition: $200
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM (Class will not meet on July 4)
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This is both a Christian Education and a Liturgics course. This course will focus on the relationship between liturgy and formation that makes the catechumenate a vital tool for discipleship in today’s Church. Understood well, the catechumenate prepares people for baptism and baptismal living while providing an opportunity for the renewal of congregational mission. Particular attention will be given to liturgical dimensions that help shape a congregation’s identity and spiritual maturity, and to the adaptation of catechumenal forms in different social and cultural settings within and across generations. Class will include online technologies. The target audience for this course is congregational leaders, clergy and lay, with responsibility for faith formation or evangelism.

Dr. Ian Markham
Tuition: $200
Time: 8:00 AM to 11:50 AM (Class will meet on July 4)
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Jurgen Moltmann is one of the great theologians of the 20th century. From a Theology of Hope to the Crucified God, Moltmann has pioneered distinctive positions. This course is a conversation with Moltmann with particular application to the opportunities of using his theology in preaching, pastoral care, and adult education. From the Social Trinity to the immortality of animals, this is a course that opens up many important worlds. This course is a part of the doctor of ministry curriculum. The target audience is leaders in congregational ministry settings.

Dr. Kathleen Staudt
Tuition: $200
Time: 8:45 AM – 11:45 AM
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This class draws on writings about the mission and ministry of the Church as well as the experience of vocation, the sense of “call that comes to all, lay or ordained, as we grow in faith. Students will reflect together on the experience of call and the mission of the Church in the world, as they explore theologies and practices of discipleship that can ground their work as leaders. This course is primarily for committed Christians who are teachers or leaders in the church, in the workplace, and/ or at home -- anyone who is called to motivate or set an example for others in service of a common vision.

Ms. Dorothy Linthicum
Tuition: $200
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
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We will look at the changing dynamics of society as baby boomers approach retirement, and the impacts of improved health and longevity of older Americans. We will also explore psychological, emotional and physical changes that come with aging. Increasing numbers of older members in congregations make this topic especially important in church ministry today. Target audience is those who work with older people in churches or other institutions. Students are expected to complete certain assignments before the course begins.