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Candler School of Theology

 

Candler School of Theology

Candler School of Theology is a professional school of Emory University and one of thirteen official seminaries of The United Methodist Church. The theology school offers programs leading to Master of Divinity, Master of Theology, and Master of Theological Studies degrees. Candler is accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the U.S. and Canada, and by the University Senate of the United Methodist Church. Emory University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate, Baccalaureate, Master, and Doctoral degrees.

Mission Statement

Candler School of Theology, of which the Emory COS School is a part, is grounded in the Christian faith and shaped by the Wesleyan tradition of evangelical piety, ecumenical openness, and social concern. Its mission is to educate-through scholarship, teaching, and service-faithful and creative leaders for the church's ministries in the world.

Extension Schools

Emory's COS Extension Schools are listed below. These schools offer weekend courses specifically designed for, and only offered to, part-time local pastors. Please call the contact persons for more details.

Emory Saturday Courses

These courses are offered for part-time local pastors only. To be admitted, one must:

The tuition for the Emory Saturday COS School is $200 per course. In addition, there is a $65 non-refundable registration fee (lunch is provided the first Saturday of class). The deadline for registering for a course is one month prior to the start of class, after that date there is $10 late registration fee charge. Students are asked to make their own housing arrangements, should they wish to stay overnight.

2008 Schedule of Courses

January 12, January 26 and February 9

COS 113 Pastoral Care for Spiritual Formation
COS 114 Pastoral Leadership and Administration
COS 213 Formation for Christian Discipleship
COS 314 Pastoral Care and Counseling
COS 413 Worship and Sacrament
COS 514 Theology and the Practice of Ministry

April 12, April 26 and May 17

COS 112 Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit
COS 214 Practice of Preaching
COS 311 New Testament I
COS 414 Personal and Social Ethics
COS 511 New Testament II

September 13, October 04, and October 18

COS 111 Pastor as Interpreter of the Bible
COS 112 Theology in the Wesleyan Spirit
COS 211 Hebrew Bible I
COS 312 Theological Heritage - Reformation
COS 411 Hebrew Bible II
COS 512 Contemporary Theology

Contact Information

Michelle Levan, program coordinator
Candler School of Theology
Bishops Hall, Box 86
Atlanta, GA 30322
United States
Telephone: 404.727.4587
Fax: 404.727.6582
cos@learnlink.emory.edu

Gainesville COS (FL)

First United Methodist Church
419 Northeast First Street
Gainesville, FL

The Gainesville Course of Study School is sponsored jointly by the North Central District of the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church and holds classes at First United Methodist Church, Gainesville, Florida.

Gainesville First United Methodist Church is centrally located at 419 North East 1st Street in beautiful downtown Gainesville. The campus is easily accessible from Interstate 75 or US Hwy 441.

These courses are offered for part-time local pastors only. To be admitted to the program, one must:

  1. be a certified candidate for ordained ministry
  2. complete requirements for license as a local pastor
  3. receive endorsement by the Annual Conference Board of Ordained Ministry

Please use current registration forms only. You will not be enrolled unless all of the following items are complete and sent by the following deadlines. Registration form and fees are due one month before the first class session. The tuition for the Gainesville COS School is $200 per course. In addition, there is a $55 nonrefundable registration fee. Forms and brochures can also be found online at www.flumc.org. Please mail registration form and fees to:

Gainesville Course of Study School
P.O. Box 15178
Gainesville, FL 32604

Students are asked to make their own housing arrangements, should they wish to stay overnight. Information regarding area accommodations will be sent upon request.

Schedules & Information

Gainesville Course of Study class schedules, registration forms, and precourse assignments may be found by going to the Florida Conference Website and following the links:

www.flumc2.org
District Tab
North Central District
Course of Study School
http://www.flumc2.org/page.asp?pkvalue=859

Contact Information

Dr. Terry M. Markins, extension director
Gainesville District Office
P.O. Box 15178
Gainesville, FL 32604
Telephone: 352.376.6353
Fax: 352.376.7234
flumc-nc@flumc.org

Alabama Course of Study School

The Alabama Course of Study School is sponsored jointly by the North Alabama and the Alabama-West Florida Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church with campuses at Birmingham-Southern and Huntingdon Colleges.

Birmingham-Southern College is a four-year collegiate liberal arts institution founded in 1856 and operating under the auspices of the Alabama-West Florida and North Alabama Conferences of the United Methodist Church. Birmingham-Southern is located in the western section of Birmingham and is served by six major airlines, AMTRAK, and Interstates 20, 59, and 65.

Huntingdon College is centrally located on the edge of one of Montgomery's most beautiful neighborhoods, Old Cloverdale, and is bordered on one side by the Montgomery Country Club. The beauty of the landscape in relation to the seventeen Gothic buildings owe much to the original campus design of 1908, by the Olmstead Brothers, who served as landscape consultants for such colleges and universities as Harvard, Yale, John Hopkins, Smith, and Wellesley. The campus is easily accessible from Interstates 65 and 85.

Schedules & Information

Alabama Course of Study class schedules, registration forms, and precourse assignments may be found on the North Alabama Conference Website.

Contact Information

Rev. Walter Cash, Extension Director
P.O. Box 93
Crane Hill, AL 35053
Telephone: 256.747.3329
Fax: 256.747.3326
cashdepost@aol.com

Appalachian Local Pastor's School

The Appalachian Local Pastors School (ALPS) was founded by the Red Bird Missionary Conference Task Force on Leadership and Parish Development in 1991.

ALPS is approved by the Division of Ordained Ministry for both full-time and part-time local pastors choosing to do the two years of Congregational Development emphasis. All of the Congregational Development (CD) courses have credit equivalency for the regular COS courses and are transferable. The eight courses of CD, though under different titles, do receive credit for the following: COS 112, 113, 114, 213, 214, 311, 313, and 513. After completion of the two years of Congregational Development emphasis, only part-time Local Pastors may attend ALPS.  The CD courses are offered during a two-week May session (May 12-23, 2008) and on a weekend schedule.

The May session of ALPS meets on the beautiful campus of United Methodist affiliated Union College at Barbourville, Kentucky - accessible from two major highways (I-75 and Route 25E, the Cumberland Gap Parkway).

Weekend courses meet for two weekends (Friday evenings and Saturdays). Currently classes are held in Madisonville and Prestonburg, Kentucky. Registration fees are $40 per course with a $200 tuition fee per course. Housing and meals are the responsibility of the student.

Documents

Appalachian Local Pastor's School Registration Form PDF File [PDF 7K]
Appalachian Local Pastor's School Weekend Registration Form PDF File [PDF 7K]

Contact Information

Kitty Allen, Extension Director
330 North Main Street
Barbourville, KY 40906
Telephone: 606.545.9007
Fax: 606.545.0308
alps@redbirdconference.org

The Memphis-Tennessee-Holston COS

The Memphis-Tennessee-Holston COS School is hosted on the campuses of Hiwassee College and Martin Methodist College. Hiwassee College is affiliated with the Holston Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Hiwassee is located one mile outside of Madisonville, Tennessee in the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains. Martin Methodist College, located in Pulaski, TN, is affiliated with the Tennessee Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church.

If you do not have a registration form, you may obtain one from your District Superintendent, your Conference Board of Ordained Ministry, or from the Memphis-Tennessee-Holston COS office. Choose your courses and complete the full registration form. Ask you District Superintendent and the Local Pastor Registrar of your Conference Board of Ordained Ministry to sign the form. Then send the completed form to Ms. Pam Whitmore (address below), along with your $40 registration fee or $60 late registration fee. The cost of each course is $220.00. If a Conference scholarship does not cover the entire tuition ($220.00), come to the school prepared on arrival to pay the difference between the scholarship and the tuition cost.

Documents

Memphis-Tennessee-Holston 2008 Brochure PDF File [PDF 23K]
Memphis-Tennessee-Holston Registration Forms PDF File [PDF 22K]

Contact Information

The Rev. Jack Gilbert, extension director
6808 Old Tullahoma Road
Estill Springs, TN 37330
Telephone: 931.636.0236
eaglejg@aol.com

Mrs. Tina McGill
Martin Methodist College Course of Study Site Coordinator
433 West Madison Street
Pulaski, TN 38478
Telephone: 931.363.9898
tmcgill@martinmethodist.edu

Ms. Pam Whitmore
Memphis-Tennessee-Holston Course of Study Registrar
271 East Ninth Street
Cookeville, TN 38501
Telephone: 800.252.9865
pwhitmore@frontiernet.net

Ms. Kathy Barr
Hiwassee College Course of Study Site Coordinator
Hiwassee College
Madisonville, TN 37354
Telephone: 800.356.2187 ext. 1246
barrkath@hiwassee.edu

Mississippi Course of Study

Mississippi COS meets on the campus of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Millsaps College is a four-year United Methodist college founded in 1890. It occupies a beautiful 100-acre residential campus in the heart of the Mississippi State Capital. Millsaps College offers the Mississippi COS a beautiful campus and superb facilities.

The city of Jackson is located at the intersection of Interstates 55 and 20. To reach the Millsaps campus, exit Interstate 55 onto Woodrow Wilson, Exit #98A. At the second light turn left onto North State Street. The Cabot Lodge Millsaps and Millsaps College are immediately on the right. The Cabot Lodge is where you will stay while attending Mississippi COS.

The MS COS at Millsaps offers its classes over two weekend periods, four times a year, in January, April, July, and October. This design allows part-time pastors the opportunity to fulfill their educational requirements while minimizing the amount of time taken off from work.

Registration Fee: $75 ($65 if registering no later than six weeks before class begins)

Schedules & Information

Register online at: http://www.centerforministry.com/mscos

Documents

Mississippi Course of Study Registration Brochure PDF File [PDF 440K]

Contact Information

Mississippi Course of Study
The Rev. Jim Beam-Ingram, extension director
1701 North State Street
P.O. Box 1500041
Jackson, MS 39210
Telephone: 601.974.1488
cos@centerforministry.com