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The Pentateuch: The Five Books You Can't Do Without
Mon, Sep 24, 2012 to Mon, Nov 12, 2012
Dr. Sandra Collins
Registration Deadline: Thu, Sep 20, 2012
CEUs: 2

The course introduces the vibrant history and literature as presented in the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.  Along the way, we will discover the rich emphasis on family dynamics, genealogy, the different blocks of “law” and, where appropriate, the sources we find behind these books.  Ultimately, we will consider each book as a narrative with a plot, characters, and themes as well as their enduring significance in Christian faith, life, and ministry.

Sandra (Sandee) Collins holds a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh with a concentration in Jewish Studies as well as master’s degrees in church history and library science. She is currently Academic Dean and faculty in Biblical Studies at the Byzantine Catholic Seminary in Pittsburgh, PA.  Sandee has taught biblical courses and general religion classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her dissertation, "Weapons Upon Her Body: The Female Heroic in the Hebrew Bible" will be published by Cambridge Scholars Press in 2012.

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Financial Management for Parishes
Mon, Sep 24, 2012 to Mon, Nov 12, 2012
James Jordan
Registration Deadline: Thu, Sep 20, 2012
CEUs: 2

Unless people in parishes have business backgrounds where CEO-like leadership was required most are not prepared with the knowledge or acumen necessary to ensure sensitivity, awareness and accountability for the processes surrounding sound financial management and protection of church assets. Leadership is the key to successful implementaion, and it is often a learned attribute. This learning series uses real-life examples and exericses to illustrate the awareness and leadership necessary.

James is a CPA who has performed over 200 audits on churches. Prior to his retirement from IBM, he was the founder of the Learning Center of Excellence, a global think tank on adult learning, and was the founder and worldwide practice leader of the IBM Leadership and Management Development consulting practice for IBM Global Services. He is certified in structured curriculum and course design through Vanderbilt University and has an Executive MBA from Emory University in Atlanta. James is currently writing a book, "Financial Management for Parishes", to be released in the fall by Morehouse Publishing, Inc.

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The Diaconate
Mon, Sep 24, 2012 to Mon, Nov 12, 2012
Dr. Rod Dugliss
Registration Deadline: Thu, Sep 20, 2012
CEUs: 2

What is the diaconate and how is it relevant tot he Church's minsitry? Beginning with the diaconate as presented in the New Testament, this course will look at how the office has changed over the years. We will focus on how the diaconatefits into the life of the Episcopal Church today, and on the many different ways in which people recongize and fulfill their calling to be deacons.

Rod is Dean of the School for Deacons in the Diocese of California.  He has served as a missionary in Japan and for many years had a career in the business world.  Rod holds a PhD in political science from Duke University.

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Introduction to Spiritual Guidance Practices
Mon, Sep 24, 2012 to Mon, Nov 12, 2012
The Rev. Dan Prechtel, DMin.
Registration Deadline: Thu, Sep 20, 2012
CEUs: 2

We live in a time when many people are seeking spiritual guidance from a wide range of sources.  This course will provide a forum for exploring major historical developments in Christian practices of spiritual guidance and their contemporary expressions, and assist participants in recognizing how they receive and share in spiritual guidance in their own lives.

Through discussion of weekly readings from Sacred Companions: The Gift of Spiritual Friendship & Direction by David G. Benner, and other materials, key elements and forms of contemporary spiritual guidance and direction will be examined.  Participants are invited to practice spiritual companionship attributes with other people in their own setting and regularly journal about those experiences--as background for discussions, and most importantly as a foundation for developing skills in spiritual guidance.  A reflection paper will help integrate the learning.

Dan served as core faculty and program director for the Institute of Spiritual Companionship; adjunct faculty and chaplain at Seabury-Western Theological Seminary teaching courses in spiritual direction, advanced spiritual group leadership, and spiritual formation in small groups. He founded Lamb & Lion Spiritual Guidance Ministries in 1993 and has over twenty years of experience as a spiritual director for individuals, groups and organizations. He is author of the book Where Two or Three are Gathered: Spiritual Direction for Small Groups.

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The Prophetic Voice of the Deacon
Mon, Sep 24, 2012 to Mon, Nov 12, 2012
The Rev. Dcn. Susanne Watson Epting
Registration Deadline: Thu, Sep 20, 2012
CEUs: 2

Deacons are charged by the church to "interpret the needs, hopes and concerns of the world to the church." Some believe this charge is not unlike that of the Prophets called to articulate God's vision. What are helpful ways of grounding ourselves? How do we, with God's help, find, sustenance when being true to our baptismal and ordination vows becomes extra challenging?

Susanne Watson Epting (M.A. in American Studies, University of iowa) is the Director of the Association for Episcopal Deacons (AED) and serves on the Primates' Task Force on Theological Education in the Anglican Communion and the Episcopal Church task force on Proclaiming Education for all.

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Early Church History and Theology
Mon, Sep 24, 2012 to Mon, Nov 12, 2012
The Very Rev. Dr. Tom Ferguson
Registration Deadline: Thu, Sep 20, 2012
CEUs: 2

The focus this course is the early development of the Church in the East and West until about 800 CE. Participants will discuss the early theological debates that lead to the first ecumenical councils and creeds. Readings will include both primary texts and historical analyses of the period, with an eye toward how Anglicans have understood the life and work of the early Christians.

Thom is Dean of Bexley Hall, one of the 11 seminaries of the Episcopal Church.  Prior to that he served as legislative liaison to the Standing Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations and Joint Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations, for more General Conventions than he cares to remember.  He received his PhD from GTU/CDSP in 2002 in the History of Christian Life and Thought

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Essential Anglican Study Series

We Will With God's Help: Ministry in the Anglican Tradition
Mon, Sep 24, 2012 to Mon, Nov 12, 2012
The Rev. Dr. John Kater
Registration Deadline: Thu, Sep 20, 2012
CEUs: 2
Essential Anglican Study Series

In this course, participants will explore the biblical roots of Christian ministry, examine some of the ways in which ministry developed in the Anglican tradition, observe how Anglicans around the Communion understand the ministry of laypeople, deacons, priests and bishops, and finally reflect on some of the contemporary ministry issues.

John studied at Columbia University, the General Theological Seminary and McGill University in Montreal.  He has served as a parish priest in the US as well as the Education Officer in Panama.  In 1990 he joined the faculty of CDSP as Professor of Ministry Development and was the director of CALL for its first ten years.  Officially retired, John continues to teach full time at CDSP in the fall semester as Professor Emeritus, as well as teaching for The School for Deacons in the Diocese of California.  He also teaches overseas each spring, spending significant amounts of time in Korea, and Brazil and returning each year to Ming Hua Theological College in Hong Kong.

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