Testimonials:

“The time I spent in class learning to examine family systems and face my own emotional and spiritual issues made me a wiser, more compassionate pastoral caregiver when I was doing my rounds. I learned that I wasn’t there to cheer patients up, solve their theological problems, or pray for them; I was there to hear their anguish, make a safe space to ask the questions they were afraid to ask, and pray with them. CPE taught me both confidence and humility in the pastoral role.”

“My favorite thing about teaching TEEM students is watching them create strong learning communities. In a short amount of time, they start to share deep insights, ask hard questions, and encourage each other as fellow leaders and learners.”

“It was very easy to say yes to serving in public ministry. I felt that it was my calling for a large majority of my life. It was just a mat­ter of time and I knew what God had planned for me.”

“My favorite thing about teaching TEEM is that students are highly-invested learners. Since they are most often already “on the job” in ministry settings, they know firsthand the value of what we discuss in the classroom. They know this isn’t merely theory — it’s real-life ministry.”

“My soul feels most at home in a rural environment, and when I learned there was a need for pastors in rural settings it just seemed like the right time. My whole life people had been telling me I should be a pastor. I guess it just took a long time for me to be prepared to accept that call.”

”Ask questions, ask questions, ask questions. Find people who are leading ministries in a way that draw you in. Call anyone on our team. Listen to God through the voices of others. There are no stupid questions in discernment and there are rarely definitive answers. Discernment is listening to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, trusting just enough to take the next step.”

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“If I had to describe discernment, I would use lines from this song. This song is an invitation to find beauty and courage in the midst of uncertainty and learn to “sing the kind of song you like singing”, which I take to mean express your unique life, your unique vocation and passion, in a way that is authentic to who God has made and called you to be.”

“Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer (a short but compelling read wherein passion, purpose, courage & vulnerability meet.
Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day” (for meditation and pondering, concluding with a question to be lived rather than “answered.”)

“The Hammer of God, by Bo Giertz was a required textbook in seminary when I was a student and I have since used it in presentations in continuing education events for pastors, deacons, lay leaders in various settings in the U.S.A., as well as in Guyana and Iceland. These novellas provide realistic, promising glimpses into ministry in Jesus’ Name, and prompt the reader to consider her/his own call to bear witness to Jesus Christ.”