{"id":620,"date":"2015-05-07T10:56:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T14:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.slechurch.org\/?p=620"},"modified":"2016-11-04T15:42:46","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T19:42:46","slug":"education-for-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/?p=620","title":{"rendered":"Education for Ministry &#8211; Fridays at 7:30 p.m."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every baptized person is called to ministry. The Education for Ministry (EfM) program helps to equip lay people to discern and carry out their ministries. The EfM program is a four-year curriculum, with weekly meetings over a nine-month cycle roughly tracking the school year. <strong>St. Luke\u2019s Education for Ministry is accepting new members<\/strong>, mentored by Susan Singer and Gordon Frey. There is a fee of $350 per year for study materials and other expenses, although some financial aid is available. If you are interested in participating in this group, please contact Gordon at <a href=\"mailto:frey@slechurch.org\">frey@slechurch.org<\/a>. You can find more information on the Diocese of Newark&#8217;s website by <a href=\"http:\/\/efm.dioceseofnewark.org\/index.html\">clicking here<\/a>. This is a rigorous, college level course, which members have found fulfilling and thought provoking. We hope you try it out!<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7822 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/slechurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/efm-1024x495.jpg\" alt=\"efm\" width=\"593\" height=\"287\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every baptized person is called to ministry. The Education for Ministry (EfM) program helps to equip lay people to discern and carry out their ministries. The EfM program is a four-year curriculum, with weekly meetings over a nine-month cycle roughly tracking the school year. 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