Two-part program prepares participants for licensure
We have heard consistent interest in training for licensed lay preachers, especially with so many of our congregations in transition and so many exercising vibrant ministry without a full-time parish priest. To that end, we will again offer our formation program for licensed lay preachers in 2023-24. The courses take place alongside the classes for the Academy for Vocational Leadership, sometimes online via Zoom and sometimes in-person at the St. Francis Center in Dewitt.
To complete the training and receive a preaching license, participants must complete two classes: Bible (ten months) and Homiletics (seven months). These can be completed by participating in both courses over one year, or by taking Bible the first year and Homeletics the second. Participants will join Academy students for worship in addition to meals and breaks.
If you feel a call to be a preacher, please speak to your priest or senior warden and, with their approval, complete the application and submit it before June 15.
Questions about this offering? Please contact the Rev. Canon Tracie Little, Canon for the Southern Collaborative and Coach for Formation, at 810-300-9177 or tlittle@eastmich.org.
SCHEDULE & LOCATIONS
September 8-10
St. Francis Retreat Center
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
Homiletics Course from 7-9pm
October 13-15
Zoom
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
Homiletics Course from 7-9pm
November 17-19
Zoom
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
Homiletics Course from 7-9pm
December 8-10
St. Francis Retreat Center
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
Homiletics Course from 7-9pm
January 5-7
St. Francis Retreat Center
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
Homiletics Course from 7-9pm
February 9-11
St. Francis Retreat Center
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
Homiletics Course from 7-9pm
March 8-10
Zoom
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
Homiletics Course from 7-9pm
April 5-7
St. Francis Retreat Center
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
May 3-5
St. Francis Retreat Center
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
June 7-9
St. Francis Retreat Center
Morning Prayer at 9:15am
Bible Course from 9:30-3:30pm
LOCATION FOR IN-PERSON SESSIONS
St. Francis Retreat Center
703 E. Main Street
Dewitt, MI 48820
www.stfrancis.ws
PAYMENT & APPLICATION
The course fees are as follows and includes in-person session meals:
$1,000 for both classes
$720 for Bible Class only
The application deadline is June 15th.
