Announcing the 2022-2023

Connectional Clinical Pastoral Education (CCPE) program

 

Connectional Clinical Pastoral Education Program, an educational experience for ministers and laypersons of all denominations to enhance their professional pastoral skills and personal development but are unable to be in a traditional CPE program due to time or other restrictions. It also enables probationary ministers in the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (CME) to meet the requirement of one unit of CPE for full connection clergy membership. This unique program brings ministers from across the country together and in small groups for interactive, reflective learning using their own community and place of ministry as the context.

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2022-2023 Program Dates We will be offering two separate groups during the upcoming year.   FALL 2022 Deadline for Applications          July 31, 2022 Orientation (Virtual)        Thursday, Friday, Saturday, August 25, 26, 27, 2022 Monthly meetings via Zoom – TWO TIMES PER MONTH ON FRIDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 9 and 23, OCTOBER 7 and 21, NOVEMBER 4 and 18, DECEMBER 2 and 16, 2022 Final Evaluations & Graduation (Pastor’s Conference, Atlanta)…….Mon-Tues, January 9-10, 2023   SPRING 2023 Deadline for Applications          November 1, 2022 Orientation (VIRTUAL)         Thursday, Friday, Saturday, January 19, 20, 21, 2023 Monthly meetings via Zoom – TWO TIMES PER MONTH ON FRIDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 3 and 17, MARCH 3 and17, APRIL 14 and 28, MAY 5 and 19, 2023 Final Evaluations & Graduation, Jacksonville, FL at the site of the Missionary Quadrennial in June   The student is responsible for all of his/her travel, lodging and food costs at the in-person educational sessions.     The student is responsible for all of his/her travel, lodging and food costs at the in-person educational sessions.

 

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The focus of this CPE program is on ministry in the congregation. Participants must have an approved place of ministry in order to complete the required hours in ministry each month of the program. The recommendation of a presiding bishop or supervising pastor is required as well. In addition to the ministry hours, attendance at all sessions is required.

 

There will be written assignments, readings and some internet-based assignments. The program operates under the auspices of the Academy for Public Theology of the Fifth Episcopal District of the CME Church. The faculty is comprised of certified CPE Supervisors and certified professional chaplains.

 

TUITION is $500, which includes $50 non-refundable application fee, a $100 deposit once accepted into the program and a balance of $350 payable before the program begins. The tuition includes the required books. There is currently no scholarship program, however a payment plan can be arranged.