Affordable, accessible nondegree classes
Our ecumenical nondegree classes are ideal for lay ministers, pastoral leaders, individuals in discernment, and laity serving Christian denominations and independent churches.
UPCOMING CLASSES
FINANCIAL BASICS CLASS SCHEDULE
July 12–Aug. 16: Personal Finances for Ministers
Oct. 11–Nov. 15: Church Finances
MINISTERIAL INSTITUTE CLASS SCHEDULE
Aug. 23–Sept. 27: Ministerial Ethics & Professional Development
Learn more about our classes
Register for classes by making an online payment on the Business Office webpage, www.lancasterseminary.edu/about/business-office, and selecting "Other – PAM class" and make sure to include the name of the class for which you are registering.
Personal Finances for Ministers
July 12 – August 16, 2022
- Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm ET on Zoom
- A total of six weeks of convenient online instruction
- $125 when taken as a stand-alone class
- Earn 2.5 CEU credits
- Instructor: Lovett Weems, Jr.
- REGISTER by making a payment: Go to the Business Office page, Pay Online, and select “Other – including PAM Class” and type in the name of this class.
Learn about the class from Instructor Lovett Weems Jr. in this video.
In this class, you will learn skills for creating a budget; understanding credit and debt as strategic tools; clergy tax considerations; savvy consumerism; and planning for retirement and health expenses.
Ministerial Ethics & Professional Development: Ministerial Institute
August 23 – September 27
- Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm ET on Zoom
- $325 for six weeks of online instruction
- Earn 2.5 CEU credits
- Instructor: Dr. Jessica Young Brown
- REGISTER by making a payment: Go to the Business Office page, Pay Online, and select “Other – including PAM Class” and type in the name of this class.
This is a Ministerial Institute class focused on confidentiality, fiduciary duty, healthy boundaries, and self-care in ministry. $325.
Church Finances
October 11 – November 15, 2022
- Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm ET on Zoom
- A total of six weeks of convenient online instruction
- $125 when taken as a stand-alone class
- Earn 2.5 CEU credits
- Instructor: Lovett Weems, Jr.
- REGISTER by making a payment: Go to the Business Office page, Pay Online, and select “Other – including PAM Class”
Watch this one-minute video from Instructor Lovett Weems Jr. who provides highlights of this class.
In this class, you will learn practical skills for creating and presenting budgets grounded in the church’s mission, expanding means of giving and sources of income, presenting accurate tracking and reporting of giving, proper financial administration of funds, and exploring new options for funding ministry, examining all from both a theological perspective and from best practices of financial transparency and accountability.
The Pennsylvania Academy of Ministry at Lancaster Theological Seminary
Affordable & Accessible
Nondegree classes are ideal for:
- Lay Ministers already pastoring churches
- Pastoral Leaders in part-time or bi-vocational ministries
- Individuals in discernment
- Laity serving Christian denominations and independent churches
Benefits
In addition to outstanding, relevant classes, you will receive 2.5 Continuing Education Units and a Certificate of Completion for each completed class.
Details
- Convenient online instruction
- Each class provides six weeks of instruction
- $325 per class as part of the Ministerial Institute
Admission Requirements for the Ministerial Institute
- High school diploma or GED
- Personal statement
Apply to the Ministerial Institute
To apply, complete this form and email it to admissions@lancasterseminary.edu or mail it to:
Lancaster Theological Seminary
Admissions Office
555 West James Street
Lancaster, PA 17603
Ministerial Institute Class Offerings Include:
- Christian Theology
- Biblical Interpretation
- Church History
- Pastoral Care
- Preaching & Worship
- Denominational Polity
- Religious Education
- Spiritual & Personal Development
- Church Administration
- Adaptive Leadership
- Innovation & New Models
- Navigating Congregational Conflict & Crisis
- Financial & Strategic Health
