Youth and now Children’s Certificate programs!
A new exciting year in the Certificate in Youth and Family Ministry and now Children and Family Ministry
by Randall Curtis.
Forma is now in its fourth year of the Certificate Program for Youth and Family Ministry, and we are very excited this year to add a certificate for Children and Family Ministry. These two programs will run parallel to each other, combining classes and discussion periodically, while also separating at appropriate junctures for age-specific ministry training.
The program begins August 1st with online classes and ends Dec. 31st with a 1 week residential piece of occurring at the Claggett Center in Adamstown, MD October 1st-6th. These programs are targeted towards both the Christian formation person that is newer to the field and veterans of formation who want to redevelop and re-energize their ministry.
We are very excited about our faculty this year. Randall Curtis and Vicki Garvey will be returning for their fourth year with the program and Meredith Brooks, a former student, is returning for her 2nd year as a member of the faculty. This year Paula Barker will serve as our theology-focused faculty member, and Jamie Martin Currie, President of Forma and Missioner for Christian Formation for the Episcopal Diocese of Texas, will be leading our inaugural Children and Family Ministry Cohort. (To read more about the faculty, click here)
The total cost of the program is $1750 and includes all online materials as well as the lodging and food at the residential program. The cost also includes a one year membership to Forma and a $100 discount to the upcoming Forma Conference. Many students have found scholarships for the program through their parish, diocese, province and local diocesan ministries such as ECW and Daughters of the King’s groups. Forma also offers limited scholarships for students.
Get more information and apply at: www.forma.church/certificate-in-youth-and-family-ministry/
For questions email Randall Curtis at [email protected]