Track Courses
Camping & Retreat Ministry
* Theology for Christian Education & Camping/Retreat
Course Number: LM-CR20
Dates: October 10 & 11, November 7 & 8
Times: Fridays 1:00 - 7:00 pm, Saturdays 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Location: Shenandoah University
Instructor: Gary Heaton and Barry LeNoir
Syllabus
Christian Education
* Administration & Leadership in Christian Education -- ONLINE COURSE
Course Number: LM-CE10
Dates: September 20
Times: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Jessicah Duckworth, Faculty WTS
Introduction to Godly Play
Course Number: LM-CE50
Dates: September 27, October 25, November 15, December 6
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Rev. Gina Gilland Campbell, Adjunct Faculty WTS
Syllabus
Congregational Development
Church Planning: From Organization to Movement
Course Number: LM-CD20
Dates: September 6 & 13, October 4 & 11
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Rev. Laura Swett, Pastor, Fairfax Christian Church
Hispanic/Latino Ministry
Making Disciples in a Hispanic Context
Course Number: LM-HL50
Dates: October 11 & 25, November 1 & 8
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Rev. Yolanda Pupo-Ortiz, Bethesda Hispanic Mission
Parish & Faith Community Nursing
Students in this track should take the three core courses from WTS.
Track courses should be taken from Shenandoah University in Winchester,Virginia.
They are offered each Spring in a two-week program, beginning Spring 2009.
For more information, contact Martha Erbach at merbach@su.edu (540.665.5505).
Youth Ministry
* Ministry with Youth
Course Number: LM-YM10
Dates: September 19 & 20, October 17 & 18
Times: Fridays 1:00-9:00 pm, Saturdays 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Stephen Gallaher, Faculty Messiah College
Older Adult Ministry
* How to Plan a Comprehensive Ministry with Older Adults
Course Number: LM-AG20
Dates: November 11-14
Times: Tuesday 1:00 - 9:00 pm, Wednesday &Thursday 8:30 am - 4:00 pm,
Friday 8:30 - 11:30 am
Location: Room A, Kern Bldg, General Board of Discipleship
1001 19th Ave. South, Nashville, Tennessee
Instructor: Dr. Richard Gentzler, Director, Center on Aging and Older Adult Ministries
Syllabus
Small Group Bible Study Leadership
Leading Small Groups
Course Number: LM-BG40
Dates: September 6 & 27, October 18, November 1
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Rev. Dr. Mary Swierenga, Adjunct Faculty WTS
Spiritual Formation
* Spiritual Disciplines & Prayer in Christian Ministry
Course Number: LM-SF10
Dates: October 4 & 18, November 8
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary & Washington National Cathedral
Instructor: Dr. Greg Finch, Center for Prayer & Pilgrimage, WNC
*OPTIONAL: Tuesday October 28
Labyrinth and Crossroads Gathering
at the Washington National Cathedral (WNC)
Evening Event 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Syllabus
Suicide Awareness Ministry
Social Understandings of Suicide & Prevention
Course Number: LM-SA30
Dates: September 27, October 11 & 25, November 8
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Dr. James Clemons, Faculty WTS & invited guests
Worship & Liturgical Arts
Tools for Drama in Ministry
Course Number: LM-WL30
Dates: September 13 & 27, October 11, November 1
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Deryl Davis, Faculty WTS
Syllabus
Core Courses
Biblical Foundations for Ministry
* Biblical Foundations for Ministry
Course Number: LM-CR10
Dates: September 20, October 4 & 25, November 8
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Rev. Dr. Mary Swierenga, Adjunct Faculty WTS
United Methodist Studies
*Historical Foundations of Lay Ministry
Course Number: LM-CR60
Dates: October 4 & 25, November 8 & 22
Times: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Wesley Theological Seminary
Instructor: Paul Perez, Ph.D. candidate
Syllabus
Spiritual Formation in the Christian Tradition
Spiritual Formation -- ONLINE COURSE
Course Number: LM-CR30
Dates: begins October 1
Instructor: Rev. Kenneth Harrington, Faculty WTU
Syllabus
Theology for the Practice of Ministry
* Theology for the Practice of Ministry
Course Number: LM-CR20
Dates: October 10 & 11, November 7 & 8
Times: Fridays 1:00 - 7:00 pm, Saturdays 9:00am - 4:00 pm
Location: Shenandoah University
Instructor: Gary Heaton and Barry LeNoir
Syllabus
* Fulfills a requirement for General Board of Higher Education United Methodist Certification
