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2016-2017 Course Schedule by Track and Year in Program

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Courses listed with a (P) beside them are required courses for students on the priest track. Courses listed with a (D) beside them are required courses for students on the deacon track. Courses with no designation beside them are courses in which students on both tracks enroll.

Lay students and current clergy are welcome to take any course they wish.

If you would like to see a list of courses offered by month,  click here.

Year One:

August:          Christian Spirituality
September:  Introduction to Scripture
October:        Old Testament I
November:   Contemporary Mission
December:   Foundations of Ethics (P) or                        Diakonia I (D)
January: Christian History I   (P) or     Christian Ethics (D)
February: Forms of Christian Ethics  (P) or Christian Theology I (D)
March: Sacramental Theology
April:  Tasks of Theology (P) or Christian History  (D)
May: Anglican Identity


 Year Two:
August:          Pentateuch & Histories (P) or                         Christian Theology II (D}
September:  Prophets & Writings (P) or                         Diakonia II (D)
October:        Anglican History (P) or Social Witness of the New Testament (D)
November:   History of the Episcopal Church
December:   Pastoral Care
January: Polity and Canons
February: Christian History II (P) or Social Ministry I (D)
March: Gospels (P) or Social Ministry II (D)
April: Preaching I
May: Diversity and Inclusion

Year Three:
August:          Catholic Tradition
September:   Modernity and After
October:        Christian Formation and Catechesis
November:   Theology of Christian Education
December:   Pastoral Care
January: Doctrine of God
February: Ecclesiology
March: Sacramental Theology
April: Soteriology
May:  Parish Administration


Lay Catechist Certificate:
August:          none
September:   Introduction to Scripture
October:        Adult Catechesis and Formation
November:   Theology of Christian Education
December:   none
January: none
February: none
March: Modern Catechumenate
April: Christian History
May:  Anglican Identity

Lay Preacher Certificate:
August:          Homiletics for Lay Preaching
September:   Introduction to Scripture
October:        Old Testament I
November:   none
December:   none
January:  none
February: none
March: Sacramental Theology
April: Christian History
May:  New Testament
The Bishop Kemper School for Ministry is a collaborative venture of the Episcopal Dioceses of Kansas, West Missouri, Nebraska and Western Kansas.
It offers classes and programs to educate people for church leadership in both lay and ordained vocations.

Mailing Address:
Bishop Kemper School for Ministry
c/o ELCA Central States Synod
136 Main Street, Suite 101
Kansas City, MO 64105

The Very Rev. Dr. Don Compier, Dean: bksmdean2@gmail.com
Phone: (816) 217-4053

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