Curriculum Development Grants
Survey and Study About Church Growth (2006)
Laurel Johnston, MDiv
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
To conduct a survey and study titled, I Call You Friends, to document fears and
inhibitions about inviting friends to church.
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Report: Survey and Study About Church Growth (2006)
Curriculum for use in the Middle East (2006)
Laura Fabrycky, MTS
Virginia Theological Seminary
To write and produce a curriculum for church and seminary use at Christian
communities in Amman, Jordan, and the broader Arab Middle East
Journal for women in leadership in the church (2004)
Holly A. R. Zaher
Staff Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
To produce a one-time print journal that would help women in leadership in the
church to encourage and give tools to women who are following Jesus in the
context of the church.
Evangelism to the homeless and addicted (1999)
Donald White, MDiv '00
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry
A curriculum and program of discipleship to equip lay leaders to evangelize the
homeless and addicted community of Pittsburgh to implement spiritual
disciplines, develop a Rule of Life and receive the healing ministrations of
Christ, with the goal of turning others in the community of the marginalized
into disciples.
Course on Native American Spirituality (2003)
Deborah Royals, MDiv '05
Church Divinity School of the Pacific
Design and offer an intersession course at CDSP on Native American Spirituality
to be used as a model at other seminaries and at congregations with Native
American members.
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Lay ministry with a Latino mission in Albertville, AL (1998)
David H. Peeples, MDiv '00
School of Theology, University of the South (Sewanee)
Service as a lay missioner in all aspects of ministry to a Hispanic mission and
to create a resource manual for parishes anticipating Hispanic ministry.
Congregational study guide for reducing global poverty (2004)
Lallie B. Lloyd, MATS '05
Episcopal Divinity School
To develop a congregational study guide that supports Episcopalians in taking
symbolic action and building coalitions for the reduction of extreme global
poverty.
A training program and manual for lay ministry to the elderly (1997)
The Rev. Peter A. Lane, MDiv '98
Virginia Theological Seminary
A manual, "Reaching Out - A Guide to Pastoral Care with the Elderly" to foster
skilled lay pastoral visitation in nursing homes and long-term care facilities
leading those who feel a call to this ministry, through a four-part examination
rooted in both Scripture and the Prayer Book.
Study of Christian discernment in leadership positions (2002)
Dr. Elisabeth Koenig, Faculty
General Theological Seminary
Research and a training manual on Christian discernment for those in leadership
positions, particularly women, focused not only on contemporary models, but also
on women in the ancient and medieval periods who were regarded as particularly
gifted in these areas.
A Creative approach to Bible Study (2004)
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia B. Kittredge and Delda Skinner, Faculty Episcopal
Theological Seminary of the Southwest
To produce an adult education course organized around the most significant and
least understood events in the biblical knowledge, integrating theology,
history, art and hands-on creative and imaginative exercises.
Handbook for ministries with young adults in the Episcopal church (1997)
David T. Gortner, MDiv '97
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
A manual for ministry with young adults in the Episcopal Church, including
background and research on the challenges and opportunities in early adulthood,
and offering training designs for developing young adult ministries.
Relating prison inmates and local churches
Valerie W. Dixon, MDiv '02
Episcopal Divinity School
To establish an Episcopal presence at York Correctional Institution in CT, to
develop a "bridge ministry" linking those inside the prison with members of a
local parish, and to develop a model of parish outreach that can be used by
other Southeastern CT churches.
Writing a Seminary Course (2003)
Jeffrey R. Adams, MDiv '04
Virginia Theological Seminary
Write and produce a curriculum for Uganda Christian University in applied
Christian political thought using sources from the global North and global
South.
Effective leadership for mission and evangelism (2001)
The Rev. Charles J. Cook, Faculty
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
A study of three parishes which serve as concrete expressions of a contrast
approach to mission and evangelization in contemporary culture, with the goal of
publishing a resource guide that will address the issues of changing leadership
and effective mission.
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