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Course Descriptions

Listed below are all Elders’ Institute courses. Several are offered each year, while others are available on a “by demand” basis. Let us know which course interests you and we’ll try to gather a class of participants. (Staff & Contacts)

Don't forget... to check out the list of Upcoming Courses.

Cost

The fee for Elders’ Institute courses is $100 per person. All required reading materials are usually included in the course fee. The Elders’ Institute offers a group discount – six people from the same congregation can register for the price of five. Bursaries are available.

To read a course description, click on the title of the course.

Elders' Institute courses ready to be offered
(pending minimum registration)

Leadership Training for Chinese Churches
(領袖培訓: 發揮神所賜予的潛能)

Serving as a Clerk of Session: Boning up on the Basics

Pastoral Visiting

Living Faith: A Closer Look

Exploring the Lord's Prayer

Reading the Hebrew Bible With New Eyes

Spiritual Mentoring for Ruling Elders

Practical Presbyterian Polity

Deepening Our Faith: Exploring the Apostles' Creed

Serving as a Ruling Elder

When the Pulpit is Vacant: Ministry in the Interim

Sunday's Coming: A Course for Lay People on Preaching

Sunday's Coming: A Course for Lay People on Leading Worship

Pastoral Care—Intermediate Level

Teach Us to Pray: The Practice of Prayer

Introduction to Lay Ministry, Parts 1 and 2

Table Manners: Presiding at Communion

Elders' Institute Course Archives

Helping Change Happen in your Church: A Practical Introduction to Leadership for Elders

Getting a Handle on our Faith: Understanding the Subordinate Standards of the PCC

The Congregation as Mission Outpost

Youth Ministry Matters: An Elder's Guide to envisioning and enabling Effective Youth Ministry

Hope and Hospitality: A Primer on Evangelism

Educating for Life: Developing a Comprehensive Programme in Christian Education

Christian Theology for Presbyterian Elders

The Wisdom of the Elders: A Guide to Provocative Polity

Updated on 10/08/30

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