Course for ministry practitioners continues
Feb 16, 2010
ministry practitioners at January session
AUSTIN, TEXAS -- Thirteen ministry practitioners gathered on the campus of Seminary of the Southwest for four days in January to study with ethics professor, Dr. Scott Bader-Saye, who led the week's sessions focused on "Money, Boredom and Fear: Moral Formation and Youth Culture".
The participants, who are youth ministers or Christian education leaders, came from churches in Colorado, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Texas. Seven of the students were returning and six were new to the program, which is directed by Dr. Jana Struková.
Beginning in May, Seminary of the Southwest will introduce the Diploma Program in Christian Education, which builds on the legacy of the Certificate Program for Youth Ministry and Christian education which was launched in 1998 at Southwest. The diploma program follows a new curriculum and a distinctive set of learning objectives.
Part of the seminary's Center for Christian Ministry and Vocation, the diploma program gives students the opportunity to enrich their experience of the field in ways that are focused, coherent, and solidly grounded in Bible, church history, systematic theology, ethics and practical theology.
"Forming Youth for Christian Vocation", the focus of the May 24-28, 2010 session, will be led by Dr. Struková. Registration deadline is May 16. Room and board on campus are included in the $1,200 registration fee.
Registration for the May 2010 session can be completed online or by contacting admissions@ssw.edu
