December 2013
Welcome

 

Each month, we share news of CDSP's students, faculty, alumni and campus life. We welcome your news, ideas and suggestions via email to Alissa Fencsik. Thank you, as always, for your support of CDSP.
CDSP Offers New Degree Options
Low-residence Master of Divinity, online Master of Theological Studies in 2014
 
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CDSP will soon offer the master of divinity (MDiv) in a low-residence format and the master of theological studies (MTS) and certificate of theological studies (CTS) online. The new programs will begin in the fall of 2014.

 

Students in the low-residence MDiv program will study online during the fall and spring semesters and visit Berkeley each January and June for intensive academic work and Christian formation programs. The low-residence MDiv can be completed in as few as four years or as many as six years. CDSP will also continue to offer both degrees and the certificate in their existing on-campus format.

 

"Here at CDSP, we are committed to developing new ways to train ordained leaders for the 21st century church," said the Very Rev. Mark Richardson, president and dean of CDSP. "To stand the test of time, those new ways need to be grounded in sustaining spiritual practices and Christian community. Our new low-residence MDiv program strikes just the right balance."

 

Learn more.

Continuing Education and Formation Online
Registration for Winter 2014 courses now open

From January 27-March 17, 2014, CDSP's Center for Anglican Learning and Leadership (CALL) offers five online courses for continuing education and formation. Learn more and register online for:

 

Reading Scripture Canonically with Dr. Donn Morgan

How did those who collected and shaped the literature of ancient Israel and the early Church into the Bible intend for us to read it?  How did they expect us to use it as instructions for the living out of our faith?  How can we, like them, interpret the Bible as constantly pertinent?

 

Eucharist: Food For the Soul, Fuel for Action with the Rev. Kirsten Spalding

The sacrament of Eucharist engages our bodies, our minds and our emotions in a holy opening to God's grace. But what does the Eucharist mean for us the rest of the week? How does this sacrament change us and draw us into new action in the world?

 

Financial Management for Parishes with James Jordan, CPA  

This lively, informative and practical course helps clergy, staff, vestries, and volunteers acquire skills to ensure sound financial management of parishes and protection of church assets.

 

Remembering and Revisioning: Ministry Development in a Changing Church 

with the Rev. Dcn. Susanne Watson Epting

Thirty-five years after the Book of Common Prayer made Baptism a more central part of our identity and ministry, how has it changed our leadership, ministry and mission?

  

Practicing Theology with the Rev. Dr. Josephine Borgeson

How do we give an account of why we are engaged in mission and what we are learning from community ministry?  "Practicing Theology," which will be particularly valuable to deacons and those involved in hands-on ministry, will help students explore methods for theological reflection that makes connections between the church's traditions and current ministry.

  

Questions? Talk with Alissa Fencsik via email or at 510-204-0727. Learn more and register online.
Holiday schedule

The CDSP office will reopen on Monday, January 6, 2014.
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