Curriculum of the ETSS Certificate Programs

Worship plays an integral part in each of the Certificate sessions. Each day Lectio Divina, Anglican Rosary, Centering Prayer, or a Liturgical Dance or a Labyrinth Walk is offered.

BASIC CERTIFICATE COURSES

Session One -- June -- Basic
Offered - June 10-16 in 2007 - June 8-14 in 2008 -- and in successive years (mid-June)
Bible Themes & Contexts
Culture & Society
Multicultural Awareness
Faith Development
Church Polity
Theological Reflection

Session Two -- January -- Basic
Offered -- January 21-27 in 2007 -- January 20-26 in 2008 --and in successive years (late-January)
Christian Ethics I
Christian Theology I
Issues in Teaching and Learning
Family Systems
Theological Reflection
Basic Certificate awarded upon completion of Sessions One and Two

"I learned more the first day than I had in my months of ministry."

ASSOCIATE CERTIFICATE COURSES

Session Three -- June -- Associate
Offered - June 10-16 in 2007 - June 8-14 in 2008 -- and in successive years (mid-June)
Introduction to Prayer and Spirituality
Spiritual Types and Disciplines
Servant Leadership
Church History
Theological Reflection

Session Four -- January -- Associate
Offered -- January 21-27 in 2007 -- January 20-26 in 2008 -- and in successive years (late-January)
Ethics II
Theology II
Liturgy and Sacraments
Theological Reflection
Associate Certificate awarded upon completion of Sessions Three and Four

"This is an answer to prayer for me -- to learn how Anglicans think, interpret the Bible and apply that knowledge in ministry. What a blessing!"

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE COURSES

Session Five -- June -- Advanced
Offered - June 10-16 in 2007 - June 8-14 in 2008 -- and in successive years (mid-June)
Biblical Interpretation
Technology for Ministry
Images of God
Scripture Study
Missiology
Theological Reflection

Session Six -- January -- Advanced
Offered -- January 21-27 in 2007 -- January 20-26 in 2008 -- and in successive years (late-January)
Book of Common Prayer
Scripture Study
Ethics III
Theology III
Theological Reflection

Advanced Certificate awarded upon completion of Sessions Five and Six

"To come together as a true community of faith is an uplifting experience. The fellowship and support of new friendships in a peer group will help sustain the rigors of life in the church."