Education for Ministry – I needed a stock picture to illustrate an article. I couldn’t find one I liked, so I threw this together.
June 30, 2021
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.
June 7, 2015
EFM Graduation – Today saw the end of my four years of study. +12
September 15, 2013
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
May 18, 2013
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
December 15, 2011
Ginger dropped me off early at church tonight. I used the extra time to sit in the classroom and go over my coursework.
November 9, 2011
Studying (365:313) – I’m now well into year two of my EfM course.
September 15, 2011
Studying again (365:258) – The second year of my EFM course starts tonight. 2 pictures
September 12, 2011
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
May 17, 2011
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 7, 2011
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 6, 2011
Studying with cats (365:126) – This week I did my studying on a Friday. One-minute read, 3 pictures
April 7, 2011
My once a week ‘Studying’ picture (365:097) – Thursday keeps on coming around every week.
March 31, 2011
Parallel Guide (365:090)
February 24, 2011
Thursday (365:055) – My day might have been simpler if I’d studied the right lesson in the first place.
February 10, 2011
Thursday studies (365:041) – School run this morning. Yay! -7°F (-22°C) Brrrrr! Tank of gas $52 Grrrrrr! 2 pictures
January 5, 2011
Coursework (365:005) – I’ve two lots of coursework to do before tomorrow evening’s class.