Fall 2013
Classes start Tuesday, August 27, 2013. Additional courses are available at the EMS Lancaster site. For information on those courses, contact Mark Wenger at 717-397-5190. To apply for admission to EMS, contact Seminary Admission at 540-432-4257.
| Course Number | Course Title | Date and Time | Credits | Instructor/s |
| Mondays | ||||
| SMFE 601 | Clinical Pastoral Education | Mondays 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | 3 | Penny Driediger and Kenton Derstine |
| CM 692 | United Methodist Polity | Mondays- Aug. 26*, Sept 16, Sept 30, Oct 14, Nov 18, Dec 2, Dec 9, 1-5 p.m. *Aug 26 class starts at 2 p.m. | 2 | Steve Rettenmayer |
| SMCL 751 | Marriage and Family Counseling | Mondays 6:30-9:10 p.m. | 3 | Luanne Bender Long |
| Mondays and Wednesdays | ||||
| BVOT | Hebrew Exegesis: Deuteronomy | Mondays and Wednesdays 10:45 a.m.-12 p.m. | 3 | Anil Solanki |
| Tuesdays | ||||
| SMCL 671 | Leadership and Administration | Tuesdays 1-3:40 p.m. | 3 | Lonnie Yoder |
| FS 521 | Introduction to Spiritual Guidance | Tuesdays 6:30-9:10 p.m. | 2 | Kevin Clark |
| SMCL 521 | Education for the Whole Body of Christ | Tuesdays 6:30- 9:10 p.m. | 3 | Joni Sancken |
| Tuesday/Wednesday | ||||
| CTH 501 | Christian Tradition I | Tuesdays 1-3:40 p.m., Wednesday 10:45 a.m.-12p.m. | 4 | Mark Thiessen Nation, David Evans |
| Tuesday/Thursday | ||||
| CTH 501 | Anabaptism Today: Learning from Yoder and Hauerwas | Tuesday/Thursday 8-9:15 a.m. | 3 | Mark Thiessen Nation |
| BVOT 532 | Elementary Hebrew | Tuesday/Thursday 9:25-10:40 a.m. | 3 | Andrea Dalton Saner |
| BVNT 531 | Elementary Greek | Tuesday/Thursday 9:25-10:40 a.m. | 3 | Dorothy Jean Weaver |
| BVNT 651 | Gospel of John | Tuesday/Thursday 3:50-5:05 | 3 | Dorothy Jean Weaver |
| BVG 621 | Interpreting the Biblical Text | Tuesday/Thursday 3:50-5:05 p.m. | 3 | George R Brunk III |
| Wednesday | ||||
| FS 601 | Formation in Ministry I | Wednesdays 8-10:40 a.m. | 3 | Kenton Derstine |
| FS 701 | Formation in Missional Leadership I | Wednesdays 8-10:40 a.m. | 3 | Joni Sancken |
| FS 501 | Formation in God’s Story I | Wednesdays 1:30-4 p.m. | 2 | Kevin A Clark and Mary Thiessen Nation |
| CTT 711 | Bonhoeffer | Wednesdays 1:30-4:10p.m. | 3 | Mark Thiessen Nation |
| Thursdays | ||||
| BVOT 511 | Old Testament: Text in Context | Thursdays 1-3:40 p.m. | 3 | Andrea Dalton Saner |
| CM 643 | Missio Dei in Cultural Context | Thursdays 1-3:40 p.m. | 3 | David Evans |
| Fridays | ||||
| SMCL 561 | Ministry in Times of Trauma | Friday 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Dates: Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Oct. 25, Nov. 15, Dec. 6 | 2 | Mary Thiessen Nation |
| Online and Other | ||||
| BVNT 512 | New Testament: Text in Context | Online Course | 3 | Dorothy Jean Weaver |
| SMCL 671 | Leadership and Administration | Online Course | 3 | David Boshart |
| BVG 621 | Interpreting the Biblical Text | Online Course | 3 | Joni Sancken |
| FS 622/4 | Spiritual Direction Seminar and Practicum I | by arrangement | 1-2 | Kevin Clark |
| SMFE 781 | Mentored Ministry | by arrangement | 1-6 | Penny Driediger |