EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

   • Registration is available for the remaining dates in the Ventures in Christian Discipleship 2024-2025 Zoom webinar series. CEUs are available. Note that the March 11 webinar has recently changed. Upcoming courses include:

   • March 11: “Acknowledging Grief, Claiming Hope: Reflections from around the Church of the Brethren,” presented by Annual Conference moderator Dava Hensley, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Central (Dava is also leading some other grief workshops for the denomination through the spring)
   • April 5: “A Place for Everybody: Creating Communities of Belonging,” presented by Jeanne Davies (York Center), executive director of Anabaptist Disabilities Network, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Central
    Suggested donation is $25 per course; CEU credit is available for $10. Learn more and register online at www.mcpherson.edu/ventures. 

• Upcoming courses from the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership include “Effective Leadership for Times Such As These,” Zoom intensive, April 4-5 and May 2-3, led by Randy Yoder (registration deadline March 4). Register and pay online at Brethren Academy Course Registration/Biannual TRIM Payment | Bethany Theological Seminary (bethanyseminary.edu).

 

• Upcoming Susquehanna Valley Ministry Center (SVMC) continuing education courses include “Supporting Congregational Members Following Divorce,” led by Julie Guistwite, June 3, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Central, via Zoom, cost $35. Course prices are $10 less without CEU’s. Register by visiting the SVMC course page or by contacting Karen Hodges at karenhodges@svmccob.org.

• Lombard Mennonite Peace Center offers a variety of training sessions. Upcoming options include “Peaceful, Productive Pastor-Parish Partnerships,” March 15 in person in La Grange, Ill., or June 4 via Zoom; “Strengthening the Body of Christ,” March 25 in Middleton, Wisc., or May 8 via Zoom; and “Conflict Transformation Skills,” July 23 via Zoom. For details and registration information, go to https://www.lmpeacecenter.org/trainings.

• 2025 New Community Project Learning Tours: Go. Meet. Learn. Grow. Change yourself—and your world. These trips will take participants of all ages to: Borneo in mid-May; the Ecuadorian Amazon in early June; Lybrook, N.M. in late June; and Denali/Kenai Fjords National Parks in early August. For more information visit www.newcommunityproject.info/learning-tours or contact dradcliffncp@yahoo.com or 540-855-1199.

• Designed particularly for ministers new to the Church of the Brethren denomination, Bethany Theological Seminary’s new certificate of achievement in ministry studies (CAMS) includes six courses that focus on Brethren history and theology, practical experience with the ordinances and preaching of the church, biblical interpretation, and peace studies. The certificate can be completed in two years or even one year, depending on course offerings. Five of the six courses can be completed at a distance. For more information go to https://bethanyseminary.edu.