What is EFM? When we are baptized each of us is called to active participation in Christ's ministry and in the church's total ministry. When we are confirmed or received into the Episcopal church we ask God to "Renew in these your servants the covenant you made with them at Baptism. Send them forth in the power of the Spirit to perform the service you set before them." The Education for Ministry (EFM) program provides people with the opportunity to discover how to respond to the call to Christian ministry and to carry out their ministries.

Details: EFM is a four-year program developed by the University of the South. The program combines study of scripture, church history, and theology with prayer and theological reflection. Participants commit one year at a time to meet regularly in seminars led by a trained mentor. Each seminar group consists of six to twelve students and at least one mentor who leads and facilitates.

Locally.... Our local EFM group is composed of members from New Song and Trinity-Iowa City, and meets at Trinity on Sunday evenings from September to May. John Cowan, John Harper, Ann Hulme, Bill Kupersmith, and Susanne Watson Epting are graduates of the four-year program. Ann Hulme, Joanna Shaver, and Joan Laing serve as mentors.

For more information contact Trinity or New Song.