The
Training Program
Course-Based Training
Pittsburgh
Seminary, and a group of participating presbyteries from the
western part of the Synod of the Trinity, sponsor a cooperative
training program for the classroom-based portion of ALP/CLP
training. Currently, there are 3 locations for trainings:
Westminster College in New Wilmington, PA; Waynesburg College;
and, beginning in the Fall of 2001, Pittsburgh Theological
Seminary.
Each
venue features a different approach to the timing of ALP/CLP
training. Westminster offers a 3 year
course, with the
first 2 years giving basic training
for Authorized Lay Preachers, and a third year of advanced training
for Commissioned Lay Pastors. The Pittsburgh Seminary Program will be an
accelerated program, offering all 18 courses in 2 years, rather
than 3.
Each
learning year consists of 3 trimesters.
Trimester 1: September, October, and November
Trimester 2: December, January, and February
Trimester 3: March, April, and May
3
courses are offered each Trimester.
The classes meet one weekend (Friday evening/all day Saturday) per
month. The Westminster Program holds classes the First and Third Trimesters,
with the content and structure of Trimester 2 up to individual presbyteries.
At home study is assigned as part of these courses
Individual presbyteries may assign mentors and any additional requirements during the training period.
Click here for the Mentor Program in the
Presbytery of Kiskiminetas
The all-inclusive cost per Trimester
is
around $450. This figure varies depending upon the number of students enrolled. It is up to presbyteries to set any fees for Trimester 2.
10 people are needed at each site in order for the program at that site to be viable
Participating presbyteries
have included Kiskiminetas, Redstone, Shenango, Washington, Lake Erie,
Beaver-Butler, West Virginia, Pittsburgh
3
YEAR COURSE SCHEDULE AT WESTMINSTER
