Lay Certificate in Theology

Can I Take A Course Without Getting the Certificate?
What is the Lay Certificate?
Upcoming Courses
Cost and How to Register
Our Facilitators

Take one course, or plan to complete the Certificate

Take the following non-university, short-term courses singly, for your own interest, or toward the Lay Certificate in Theology. There are no prerequisites; we are happy to offer lay people this opportunity to take special interest courses in a wide variety of topics. All courses meet at Huron University College.

The Lay Certificate in Theology

If you choose to take the following courses toward the Lay Certificate, you will complete a project successfully at the end of each course to earn a course credit. This year, we are offering both full courses and half-credit courses.

Accumulate 10 full credits, and you will receive the Lay Certificate.

Cost and How to Register

Cost as stated in description.

Click here for Registration Form(pdf file) or contact us for a form. Please register at least 10 days before beginning of course.

Lay Certificate Courses for Winter 2013

* appropriate for lay people
+ appropriate for clergy/professionals

ABC of Youth Ministries* +

Wondering how to launch a youth group, to bring youth into your parish, or to stay connected with youth? The Diocesan Youth Committee is offering an ABC of youth ministry in connection with the national church youth initiatives. Join us for this exciting Con Ed opportunity as we continue to renew Youth Ministry.
This workshop is open to Clergy/Professionals and to Lay Certificate Students.

Cost: $20, lunch will be provided
Date/Time: Saturday, April 13, 2013, 9:30-3:30 pm, Huron room Room V210 (note the change from W6)
Registration Form

Faithful Baptismal Witness in a Multi-faith Culture* +

“There is something real and good in my faith—a call to love God and neighbors—that I can’t abandon without feeling a pang of betrayal. There is also something wrong in my faith—a vague hostility toward the cherished religions of my non-Christian neighbors—that I can’t tacitly support without feeling an equal and opposite pang of betrayal.” – Brian McLaren

In most Canadian cities today, our neighbour is almost as likely to be a Muslim as he or she is to be an Anglican or a Christian. We work, play and engage daily with people from many faiths and indeed with those with no faith. We are reminded by news media regularly that we live in a world where local religious statements or actions can have dramatic global implications. It is in this climate that the Christian journeys and tries to bear witness to Jesus. With that in mind, we come together for a one-day, dynamic conversation about what "seeking and serving Christ in all persons and loving neighbour as self" looks like in a pluralistic culture.
This workshop is open to Clergy and Laity from all denominations.
Instructor: Dr. Kevin George, $49
Date/Time: Saturday, February 9, 2013, 10-3 pm, Huron room W17.
Registration Form

Religions and Communities: Exploring & Observing *+

Religion is everywhere, it appears, again becoming a very important factor in all of society. This reappearance is marked by both radical difference and the reclaiming/maintaining of tradition. Join this primer in how we think, explore and observe the new religious situations in our communities and how those observations have global connections.
Instructor: Dr. William Acres; $49
Dates/Times: POSTPONED TO March 2, (from November 10), 10 am-3 pm
Registration Form

Our Facilitators

Dr. William Acres

Bill Acres is a popular and enlightening professor of religious studies, comparative religions, and history at Huron University College.

The Very Rev. Kevin Dixon

Kevin Dixon is Dean of the Diocese of Huron and Rector of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London. He has 25 years’ experience providing effective and inspired leadership at the parish and community level in southern Ontario and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Dr. Kevin George

The Rev. Canon Dr. Kevin George is rector of St. Aidan’s Church in London, Ontario. A proud alumnus of Huron, Kevin also holds a Doctorate in Ministry in Parish Revitalization. His thesis was Conversation not Conversion: Deepening Christian Faith and Commitment through Interfaith Dialogue.

Dr. Gary E. Milley

Dr. Garry E. Milley, after a long career as a Bible College and Seminary professor, has returned to parish life. He is the Lead Pastor at Church in the Oaks, London. He is the author of Prophetic Voices in an Age of Upheaval and An Inconvenient Cross: Proclaiming Christ Crucified both published by Clements Publishing in Toronto.

Pastor Domenic (Dom) Ruso

is the Lead Pastor, Temple Baptist, Sarnia. Raised in Montreal, Dom grew up in an eclectic cultural setting and this, along with his passion for music and scripture, has helped prepare him to be a uniquely gifted teacher. Presently working on his Ph.D. (from Wycliffe College), Dom is also an adjunct lecturer in Church History at Huron University College.

CONTACT US

Faculty of Theology
Huron University College
1349 Western Road
London, Ontario N6G 1H3
Phone: 519-438-7224 ext. 289
Fax: 519-438-3938
Email: srice@uwo.ca