Continuing Education for Lay Ministry: Providers, Beliefs, Issues, and Programs

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  • Leona M. English Saint Francis Xavier University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21225/D5130F

Abstract

Research into continuing professional education (CPE) has been a constant for many professionals, including those pastors and clergy who work in religious organizations. Continuing education for lay ministers (non-ordained) in churches, however, generally has not been given this close scrutiny or attention. This article reports on research conducted with 35 leaders of lay ministry education programs in Canada, to provide information on their (a) demographics as a group (b) attitudes toward church and church bodies, and the amount of support they received from the community, and (c) programs and their participants. This study contributes to an understanding of continuing education for lay ministry.

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Published

2002-01-01

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