Open AccessContinuing Education for Lay Ministry: Providers, Beliefs, Issues, and Programs
Author(s) -
Leona M. English
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of university continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0318-9090
DOI - 10.21225/d5130f
Subject(s) - christian ministry , scrutiny , continuing education , demographics , work (physics) , medical education , public relations , political science , sociology , continuing professional development , nursing , medicine , professional development , law , mechanical engineering , demography , engineering
Research into continuing professional education (CPE) has been a constant for many professionals, including those pastors and clergy who work in religious organizations. Continuing education for lay ministers (non-ordained) in churches, however, generally has not been given this close scrutiny or attention. This article reports on research conducted with 35 leaders of lay ministry education programs in Canada, to provide information on their (a) demographics as a group (b) attitudes toward church and church bodies, and the amount of support they received from the community, and (c) programs and their participants. This study contributes to an understanding of continuing education for lay ministry.