Education for Ministry offers opportunities this fall

Congratulations to five Grace Church Cathedral members who were awarded certificates of completion from the  Education for Ministry program on May 20: Kathee Dowis, Jackie Bracewell, Lark Rawlings, Mac Magee and Dorothy Amis.
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(This article has been updated to provide additional information about EfM groups in our diocese.)

Spring marks the end of the academic year for adults in our diocese who are part of the Education for Ministry (EfM) program, a study and group reflection process for the formation of Christian ministry. If you have had an interest in EfM, now is a good time to explore opportunities to join EfM in September.

Learn more at our Education for Ministry page.

All Saints Episcopal Church on Hilton Head Island has an active EfM group, and two of its participants graduated this spring: Pam Cooper and Babs Knapp, both parishioners at All Saints. The group meets on Wednesdays at 11 am during the academic year.  The new year will begin in September and All Saints will have participants in all four years of EfM. New members are welcome.

Grace Church Cathedral in Charleston has five openings in an EfM group that will resume weekly meetings in September, according to EfM Mentor Dorothy Carter. Holy Cross Faith Memorial in Pawleys Island also has a thriving EfM program and is signing up participants for September, according to Mentor Michael Cureton.

EfM is a program of theological education-by-extension offered by the School of Theology at the University of the South at Sewanee. Seminar groups of 6-12 members meet weekly for 36 weeks during the academic year. It takes four years to complete the EfM course; participants commit to only one year at a time. Over the four years, the course encompasses the Hebrew scriptures (Old Testament), the New Testament, Christian history, theology, ethics, and interfaith encounter.

EfM is not only a program of study, but an opportunity to learn, grow, and experience the Christian faith and faith traditions. If you are interested, please contact one of the following people for information.

All Saints, Hilton Head Island: Marilyn Roper, 843-363-6696 or  [email protected].
Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston: Canon Jean Bender, 843-723-4575
Holy Cross Faith Memorial, Pawleys Island: Michael Cureton, 843-236-2525. 

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