Online Courses
There are only a couple of spots left in this fall's popular elder basics course, Serving as a Ruling Elder, being offered for the third time this year. Register today to be sure not to miss out on this opportunity. This online course will be taught by Leslie Walker from October 5 to November 13. It is intended for new elders looking for some orientation to their ministry, potential elders considering a call to eldership and experienced elders wanting a refresher course. Some computer experience is recommended to take Elders' Institute online courses.

This fall's new course Serving as a Clerk of Session: Boning up on the Basics, starts next week (Sept. 21). Interestingly, instructor Ted Siverns will be teaching remotely from Taiwan, where he's Scholar in Residence at Tainan Theological College and Seminary (TTCS). That's one of the beauties of online learning; you can be anywhere there's a computer with Internet access. Since this course is full, with many others wanting to take this course, the Elders' Institute has enlisted Ted to teach this course again in the fall of 2010. Even next year's class is close to being full, so consider registering soon to avoid disappointment.

For more information about online courses or to register, visit our website: www.eldersintitute.ca.

Elders Institute Workshops
Does your congregation or presbytery have new elders or those interested in eldership who are not computer literate? Let the Elders' Institute come to you with the workshop Elder Basics: The Call and Role of the Ruling Elder. This workshop can be done in combination with another workshop on a topic of particular interest to your congregation or presbytery. For descriptions of workshops available, visit our website at www.eldersinstitute.ca. To book a workshop for 2010 or for more information about workshops, email Kathleen or phone our toll-free line, 1-866-794-8888.

Facebook Update
The Elders' Institute, St. Andrew's Hall, Facebook group now has 84 members. If you haven't already done so, join our Facebook group for an easy way to keep in touch with other elders from across Canada and to keep informed of Elders' Institute initiatives. To join this group, click on this link: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=62646771576 (or copy and past it into your browser). Let's see if we can get 100 on Facebook before the end of this year! If you're already a member of our Facebook group, write on our wall, start a discussion or respond to comments from others. This group is for you—computer literate elders of the Presbyterian Church in Canada.