Education for Ministry – I needed a stock picture to illustrate an article. I couldn’t find one I liked, so I threw this together.
EfM
EfM – Education for Ministry. Not to be mixed up with Seminary, I have not been studying to become a deacon or a priest (Though I did try to convince my Buddhist uncle that that might be the case). It’s a fairly intensive part-time course. 3 hours a week in class and 2-4 hours a week studying. The course lasts four years, and runs for nine months each year. The course is intended to prepare one for working in the various ministries of the Church. It was an excellent experience, and now it is over I miss it.
EFM Graduation – Today saw the end of my four years of study. +12
June 7, 2015 20:52
John and Kris Graduate from EfM – Today I got to see my friends John and Kris receive their EfM certificates. Four years, all done. 2 pictures
September 15, 2013 20:58
EFM Retreat – I’ve now finished my third year of EfM – Education for Ministry. Ministry in this context refers to service, not as many of my UK friends and family thought, ordination. Two-minute read, 2 pictures
May 18, 2013 19:13
Ginger dropped me off early at church tonight. I used the extra time to sit in the classroom and go over my coursework.
December 15, 2011 22:22
Studying (365:313) – I’m now well into year two of my EfM course.
November 9, 2011 20:22
Studying again (365:258) – The second year of my EFM course starts tonight. 2 pictures
September 15, 2011 21:16
Staring into space (365:255) – I do a lot of mental staring into space, not so much actually gazing into the distance though. I’m having a bit of a mope at the moment. No real reason, just a minor self-pity fest. I’ll shake it off quite quickly. One-minute read
September 12, 2011 10:05
Studying in the back yard (365:137) – The yard needs to be mowed, we’ll have to get a kid on to it. I had a quiet day studying. It’s my final class for this academic year on Thursday. Lots of reading has been done, just the course notes to read and exercise to get out of the way and I’m finished.
May 17, 2011 19:19
EFM Retreat (365:127) – This week’s EFM class was held on a Saturday,so we got out of the classroom and spent the day in a cabin by the river. It was very nice to sit in the screened porch going through the lessons and exercises; a day of good company, conversation, discussions, food, and coffee. One-minute read
May 7, 2011 15:29
Studying with cats (365:126) – This week I did my studying on a Friday. One-minute read, 3 pictures
May 6, 2011 15:09
My once a week ‘Studying’ picture (365:097) – Thursday keeps on coming around every week.
April 7, 2011 15:58
Parallel Guide (365:090)
March 31, 2011 12:52
Thursday (365:055) – My day might have been simpler if I’d studied the right lesson in the first place.
February 24, 2011 23:38
Thursday studies (365:041) – School run this morning. Yay! -7°F (-22°C) Brrrrr! Tank of gas $52 Grrrrrr! 2 pictures
February 10, 2011 10:49
Coursework (365:005) – I’ve two lots of coursework to do before tomorrow evening’s class.