LaSalle University: Certificate in Pastoral Ministry Program
LaSalle University offers a program of education and formation for the laity at the campus of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish. Courses include:
- The Bible
- Foundations of Christian Faith
- Christology
- Church and Ministry
- Liturgy and Sacraments
- Principles of Moral Theology
In service to the Roman Catholic Church, LaSalle University seeks to provide for the laity a quality educational and formation program in Ministry which includes a substantial overview of Roman Catholic foundational theology and competency skills for service in parish-based lay ministries. Completion of this program has been accepted by the Diocese of Trenton in the catechist certification process. For more information, please contact Dr. Linda Dix in the Office of Religious Education, 856-235-7136 or Father Frank Berna, OFM, Ph.D, Chairperson, Graduate Religion Department at 215-951-1335 or Berna@lasalle.edu.
La Salle University Certificate in Pastoral Ministry Program
A new cycle of classes is forming for the Certificate in Pastoral Ministry Program, which will meet on Wednesday evenings, 6:30 to 9:00 PM at Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown, beginning in September, 2011. The certificate program seeks: to foster a greater knowledge and deeper appreciation of the Catholic Church, its theological traditions, admits mission in the contemporary world. In addition, the program provides a practical and supervised training in a wide variety of ministerial skills for service in lay ministries of catechetics, marriage preparation, visiting the sick and homebound, liturgical planning, parish leadership, and similar ministries. The program also seeks to foster the development of leader in parish based ministries for the enrichment of the Church. Participants must have the endorsement of their pastor and submit a letter of intent describing their educational and ministerial goals.