Course Dates:
August 22 – September 30, 2022
Pre-requisites for this class are IFDC1310 & IFDC1320
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Quick Info:
Number of weeks: 6
Price: $125
CEUs: 3.0
Required books?: No
Live video session?: Yes, required
Part of a certification or series of courses?: Yes (IFD Certification in Women’s Ministries)
In this course, we’ll explore six areas of practical interest for women’s ministries, with information and facilitation from women leaders in those areas. Topics will include spiritual gifts, gender, multi-generational friendships, leading studies, etc.
All materials for this course will be included so it will not be necessary to purchase any books for this course.
The instructor will offer a weekly Zoom meeting for discussion which will be recorded for those who cannot attend.
This course is eligible for 3.0 CEU.
Pre-requisites for this class are IFDC1310 & IFDC1320
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About the Instructor
Sue Tesar is a certified lay minister at Brunswick United Methodist Church in Brunswick, Maine. She completed the first Women’s Ministry certification course in December 2020, and has been a passionate advocate for women’s ministries ever since. Her ministries include worship planning, photography, and administrative roles. She is a retired nurse massage therapist.
About the Instructor
In addition to being having decades of experience as a woman in lay or clergy ministry, Rev. Beth Perry took her first college course on women in religion more than 30 years ago and taught her last college course on women in the Bible in 2019. She created this certificate program and leads the first two courses in it. Several of her courses are approved as advanced courses in Lay Servant Ministries and meet requirements towards lay speaker status.