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Clergy Ethics
The Clergy Ethics Basic Course is available in two separate courses; one is in English, and the other is in Spanish.
Ethics for the Set-Apart Ministry: Basic Course
Basic Clergy Ethics is designed for licensed ministers and others new to the Church of the Brethren who need an introductory ethics course. Ministers who have questions regarding this requirement, please contact your district executive.
- Basic Clergy Ethics -Dates for 2025 to be determined
Ética para el Ministerio Apartado: Curso Básico
El curso de ética básica del clero está diseñado para ministros con licencia y otras personas nuevas en la Iglesia de los Hermanos que necesitan un curso introductorio de ética. Los ministros que tengan preguntas sobre este requisito, comuníquese con el ejecutivo de su distrito.
- Ética básica del clero: 26 de octubre de 2024.
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Advanced Clergy Ethics
Advanced Clergy Ethics is coordinated by the Church of the Brethren Office of Ministry. Ministers who have questions about this requirement, please contact your district executives.
Brethren Academy Programs
Most courses offered through the Academy are open to ministry students, pastors, and laypeople. Course formats include residential intensives at Bethany, intensives at a variety of locations around the United States, and online courses.
In English
Education for a Shared Ministry (EFSM) provides congregational-based ministry training in a variety of settings: small congregations, churches with ministry teams, as well as those with specialized ministries. EFSM is available in both English and Spanish. For more information, view or download the EFSM Brochure.
Training in Ministry (TRIM) is a flexible training program incorporating college and seminary classes, Academy-level courses, independent study units, and pastoral formation experiences. TRIM is particularly suited for individuals who have not completed an undergraduate college degree. For more information, view or download the TRIM Brochure.
En Español
Educación para un Ministerio Compartido (EPMC) provee capacitación ministerial congregacional en una variedad de escenarios: congregaciones pequeñas, iglesias con equipos ministeriales, así como aquellos con ministerios especializados. EPMC está disponible en inglés y español. Para obtener más información, consulte o descargue el folleto de EPMC (EFSM en inglés).
Seminario Biblico Anabautista Hispano-de la Iglesia de los Hermanos (SeBAH-CoB) un programa de certificacion basica en español para entrenamiento ministerial coordinado por el Instituto Teologico de la Iglesia de Los Hermanos (en ingles, The Brethren Academy) conjunto con los distritos y las Instituciones Menonitas de Educacion Superior – el folleto de SeBAH-CoB.
Translation: SeBAH-CoB is a Spanish-language ministry training program coordinated by the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership in partnership with the districts and the Hispanic Pastoral and Leadership Education Office of the Mennonite Education Agency. For more information, view or download the SeBAH-CoB brochure.
Staff for the Academy include Janet Ober Lambert, director; Audrey Hollenberg-Duffey, coordinator of English-language ministry training programs; Arlyn Morales, coordinator of Spanish-language ministry training programs; and Terri Moses, administrative assistant. They work in a collaborative style with the Ministry Team of the Church of the Brethren Mission and Ministry Board, the faculty of Bethany Theological Seminary, the Ministry Advisory Council, the Council of District Executives, and congregations and agencies of the Church of the Brethren.
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