Online Courses
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
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