Christian Formation for Adults
Christian Formation is the intentional and life-long process of faith development, of growing in our knowledge and love of God, and of equipping individuals and congregations to carry on Christ’s work of reconciliation in the world.
Christian Formation involves education for children, youth, and adults, and it includes experience, prayer, spiritual disciplines, and liturgy in deepening our understanding of what it means to be a Christian in the contemporary world. It is as much about transformation as it is about information.
Christian Formation involves education for children, youth, and adults, and it includes experience, prayer, spiritual disciplines, and liturgy in deepening our understanding of what it means to be a Christian in the contemporary world. It is as much about transformation as it is about information.
Education for Ministry
All members of the Christian faith are called to serve as ministers in the world. Education for Ministry (EfM) is a tool that educates laity, teaching them to think theologically about the world around them. Diocesan EfM Coordinator Robert Bennett called EfM “the best program in the Episcopal Church for adult lay ministry education.”
EfM is a distance-learning program from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., which is usually held within congregations. It is a four-year course consisting of weekly seminars, although many students take fewer than the full four years. The seminars meet nine months of the year. Each seminar group is made up of 6 to 12 people and a group mentor who facilitates and participates fully in all discussions.
EFM Groups in the Diocese of Ohio - Fall 2010
- Gambier, OH, Harcourt Parish (#5261)
Meets Tuesday evenings, beginning September 7, 2010, 6 to 8:30
Mentors: Robert Bennett: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Shawn Svoboda-Barber: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Painesville, OH, St. James Episcopal Church
Meets Monday evenings
Mentor: Mark Clark: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Cleveland, OH, Trinity Cathedral (5525)
Meets Thursday evenings beginning late September. (Additional sessions could be offered Tuesday evenings or weekday daytime if need demands)
Mentors: Jim Bolce: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and John Carlson: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Cleveland Heights, OH, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (5645)
Meets Wednesday mornings (one of two groups at this location)
Mentors: Kate Gilooly: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and John Scott: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Cleveland Heights, OH, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (1150)
Meets Tuesday evenings 6:30-9:30 (dinner together first half hour) September through May no openings for the fall.
Mentors: Jacquie Talbott: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Bruce Jones: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Shaker Heights, OH, Christ Church (5731)
Meets Wednesday evening mid-September to June
Mentors: Greg King: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Hilary King: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Hudson, OH, Christ Church (5727)
Meets Monday evenings, 7-9:30 pm, September through May.
Mentor: Janet Daniels: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Elyria, OH, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church
Meets Wednesday evenings beginning in the fall.
Mentors: Jimmy Wright: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Dianne Tobey Covault: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Akron, OH, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (5106)
Meets Monday evenings
Mentor: Christopher Myers: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Canton, OH, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (5264)
Meets 6-9 Wednesdays, registration is August 1.
Mentors: Irene Broderick-Turner: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Michele Wogaman This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Bath, OH, Bath United Church of Christ (5576)
Meets either Wednesday evening or Sunday afternoon, group will decide
Mentor: Carolyn Chapman: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
