preparing students
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aCTs seminaries
ACTS Seminaries Launches Marriage and Family Therapy Program
aCTs seminaries has received official approval from the Ministry of education for a
new Master of arts in Marriage and family
Therapy (Ma Mf T) program to commence in
the fall of 2009.
The program developer, ian verseveldt,
phd., has been shaping the program over the
past several years. emphasizing the importance of this new program, verseveldt states,
“our society is made up of families in many
different forms, and Marriage and family
Therapist (Mf T) training is uniquely specialized to work with relationships in their unique
context. once the mental health community
understands what Mf Ts can do, they often
specifically ask for Mf Ts.”
aCTs is a collaborative consortium of
five seminaries. it is the graduate school of
Theological studies of Trinity western university. aCTs seminaries offers eight master’s
programs in a variety of disciplines, including
theology, counselling and linguistics, as well as
a doctor of Ministry degree.
Trinity western university, in langley, b.C.
is an independent Christian liberal arts and sciences university enrolling approximately 4,000
students. Twu offers undergraduate degrees
in 40 major areas of study. Twu holds Canada
research Chairs in biblical studies; biology; and
interpretation, religion and culture.
website: www.twu.ca
Canadian Mennonite university
CMU Launches Graduate Program
in Christian Ministry
winnipeg, Man. – a new graduate-level
program that will enable people to explore
or strengthen their capacity for various types
of church-related ministry will begin at Canadian Mennonite university (CMu) this fall.
Called the Masters of arts in Christian
Ministry, the program is designed to “give
students both the intellectual and theological framework and the practical competen-cies they need to become involved in the
ministry of the gospel,” said karl koop, who
directs the biblical and theological studies
graduate studies program at CMu.
“The goal of the program is to offer training for people already involved in ministry, as
well as for those who want to test their call
to ministry,” he added, noting that “it will
give them a profoundly biblical and theological literacy, so they can draw wisely on scripture and on Christian tradition as the basis
for Christian life, thought and ministry.”
The new program aims to create a centre
for anabaptist and evangelical graduate education in winnipeg.
The Christian ministry degree will be offered in cooperation with Mennonite brethren
biblical seminary, associated Mennonite biblical seminary and steinbach bible College.
This is the second graduate-level program
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