Salem Lutheran Church Of Sycamore, Il issued the following announcement on Sept. 01.
Want to learn more about your Christian faith in the Lutheran tradition? Want to be more effective as a servant of Christ to others? If your answer to either of those questions is “Yes!”, the Northern Illinois Synod diakonia™ program may be for you.
diakonia™ is a two-year program of theological education for adults who want to grow in their faith and discover new directions for putting your faith into practice. A series of 12 courses, each five weeks in length, covers topics such as the Daily Life of a Christian, the Old and New Testaments, Communicating the Gospel, Lutheran Confessions, and Christian Ethics. The courses do not have to be taken consecutively, so if you want to try any of them out, you’re welcome to do so. Tuition and book costs are minimal, and financial aid is available for those who could not otherwise afford the program.
For 2020-2021, classes will begin online via Zoom platform. New students will have their choice of either Tuesday or Thursday evenings. If you are not familiar with Zoom we will provide help in managing it. Even when it is safe to resume in-person classes in some locations, we will continue to offer the program online.
Prospective students are invited to “test-drive” diakonia by “sitting in” on a class session or two this fall. Depending on the site, the first course will be an overview of either the Old Testament or the New Testament.
For more information and/or an application, contact the Northern Illinois Synod diakonia™ coordinator, Pastor Denise Rode, by calling 815/756-8321 (evenings are best), or by emailing drode1@niu.edu or pastor@immanuelearlville.org.
Consider Serious Study for Ministry
The DeKalb/Sycamore cluster commences its program with a five-week study of the New Testament taught by Pastor John Seraphine. For the time being, all sessions will be online, meeting on Zoom on Tuesdays, from 5 to 8 p.m., starting on September 8.
For more information or to sign up, please contact Pastor Seraphine at heatherhopefarm@gmail.com, or by phone at 815-895-9736.
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