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Summer Events at
The George Mercer Jr. School of Theology
Summer Registration Information: To register for summer events you should email or fax your intention to participate and bring your registration check on the day of the event. (Please do not register online for the summer events.) The email address is: merceroffice@dioceseli.org Fax: (516) 248-4883
Or, you may use postal mail. In which case, please enclose your registration check with a note indicating for which event you wish to register. Mercer School, 65 Fourth Street
Garden City, NY 11530
July 25 – Saturday (SHE) Sexual Harassment and Exploitation
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(CAP) Child Abuse Prevention
(Geared for all employees, volunteers of the diocese and other institutions including parishes.)
These two workshops, (mandatory for all employees, volunteers of the DIOCESE and other institutions including parishes) outlining the legal, ethical and theological foundation for the prevention of sexual abuse or harassment and the development of safe working and learning places.
July 25 - Saturday - SHE (9-11:30 am) / CAP (1-3:30 pm)
Course Number: SHE090725 Sexual Harassment and Exploitation (9:30-11:30 am)
Course Number: CAP090725 Child Abuse Prevention (1-3:30 pm)
Instructor: The Rev. Dr. Lynn A. Collins
Location: George Mercer School of Theology
The fee of $20 per program does not include lunch.
Please register for each workshop separately.
*June 29 - Monday - Youth Counselors/ Camp counselor SHE/CAP from 3-7 PM.
(Geared for youth and young adults, campus RT and camp Counselors)
The *June workshop is designed for youth workers, young adults, camp counselors, College campus RT or camp volunteers.
Course Number: SHE090629 Sexual Harassment and Exploitation
Course Number: CAP090629 Child Abuse Prevention
The fee of $20 per program does not include meals.
Instructor: The Rev. Dr. Lynn A. Collins
Location: George Mercer School of Theology
Come to Mercer in September!
Deepen your Christian faith by participating in one of our leading edge educational programs!
For all interested lay people, an exciting two-year program offered in partnership with the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). This program, called diakonia ™ (Greek for “service”), consists of twelve “mini-courses” covering virtually every aspect of theological education. Completion of the full program will fulfill many of the requirements for a certificate as a pastoral or worship leader, catechist or Christian formation leader, lay preacher, or parish administrator.
For those preparing for ordination and others interested in academic work in a core theological discipline, the following two-semester courses:
- Truth, Unity and Concord: A History of Global Christianity. A survey of the history of Christianity as a global religion from the time of the Apostles to the present.
- An Introduction to the Old Testament. A full survey of the writings of the Old Testament using the tools of modern biblical criticism.
- Christian Formation: Principles and Practice. A course for Christian educators, covering both theoretical and practical aspects of Christian formation.
Clergy continuing education. A series of seminars covering aspects of congregational financial and compliance management. Designed using case studies drawn from actual experiences, this program will be led by Louise Baietto, Diocesan Deputy for Finance and Administration, and Ted Gerbracht, Treasurer of General Theological Seminary and former Treasurer of Diocesan Convention.
Courses that meet diocesan requirements. Racial Awareness Program, Sexual Harassment and Exploitation (SHE) and Child Abuse Prevention (CAP), “Safeguarding Online,” and training for Eucharistic Ministers and Visitors.
Those persons interested in any of these opportunities are invited to contact the Rt. Rev. Johncy Itty, Interim Director of the Mercer School (516-248-4800 Ext. 40), for more information and registration details.