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Adult Education
If you're hoping to learn more about the Bible, the Episcopal Church, us as a Church, or becoming a follower of Jesus, please consider attending our Adult Education programs. During the academic year, we host Adult Education at 9 AM on Sundays. Though these classes often include reading material, you do not need to read to attend classes. Discussions range from the miracles of Jesus to prayer to racism in America to theology. If you would like to know more or sign-up, please contact Father Brad. Or simply show up at 9 on Sundays in the Activities Wing.
Education for Ministry
Ministry
The Education for Ministry (EfM) program provides people with the education to carry out ministry. During the Service of Confirmation we ask God to “Renew in these your servants the covenant you made with them at Baptism. Send them forth in the power of the Spirit to perform the service you set before them.” EfM offers an opportunity to discover how to respond to the call to Christian service.
What is EFM?
Here is a video explaining.
History
Begun in 1975 as “Theological Education by Extension,” the program was intended to offer a resource to laity in some of the 28 owning dioceses of the School of Theology at Sewanee (of which the Diocese of Fort Worth is one). EfM has since expanded across the Episcopal church and internationally, as described the Beecken Center’s History of EfM.
Format
The seminar group is the nucleus of the Education for Ministry program. A group consists of six to twelve participants and a trained mentor who meet weekly over the course of a nine-month academic year. These meetings are usually from two and a half to three hours in length.
Through study, prayer, and reflection, EfM groups move toward a new understanding of the fullness of God’s kingdom. Participants are given weekly assignments to study with the help of resource guides. Through discussion and guided reflection, the seminars furnish an opportunity to deepen understanding of the reading materials.
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More important is the development of skills in theological reflection. The goal is to learn to think theologically. By examining their own beliefs and their relationship to our culture and the tradition of our Christian faith, participants can learn what it means to be effective ministers in the world. The seminar is supported by a life of prayer and regular worship. EfM groups are encouraged to develop a pattern of worship appropriate to their situations.
St. Luke's Quilters
The purpose of St. Luke's Quilters is service to the church and to the community. The group makes quilts for parishioners at times of both celebration and sadness. As an outreach project, they give quilts to organizations that attend children in need. Anyone interested in designing and making rag quilts (with lunch afterward!) is invited to join the fun and fellowship in the parish hall at 9:30 A.M. on the last Monday of each month. Donations of money and cotton fabric are always welcome. For more information, call Judy Blackburn (254-967-5083).
Pop-Up Pantry
Pop-Up Pantry is an ECM service project that we started in the spring of this year. We fed 100 students at Tarleton. We are working on preparing 50 bags filled with approximately 15 food items to feed students who will be on campus over the thanksgiving break. Not only are we trying to do our part to address food insecurity, we are also giving those who will not be at home items to prepare their own thanksgiving meal to enjoy.
