Audit January Classes

October 26, 2009

Seminary isn't just for Seminarians!

Join us this January to audit classes with the brightest minds of our movement.

The following full-unit, week-long intensive courses are still open to students seeking to audit. They are appropriate for ministers seeking continuing education, lay leaders seeking a deeper and broader connection to Unitarian Universalism, as well as those who may be exploring their call to seminary or ministry.

Problems in Public Ethics with the Rev. Dr. William F. Schulz, former President of the Unitarian Universalist Association and former Executive Director of Amnesty International, and Dr. Sharon Welch, Provost and Professor of Religion and Society.  Clarify the theological and ethical underpinnings of your approaches to public problems and grapple with five of the most pressing such problems on the national and world stage today: torture, military intervention, death penalty, abortion, and poverty. Learn how to articulate your perspective and navigate the complexities of dealing with such issues in an institutional context. January 19 through 22, 2010.

Music as the Doorway, taught by the Rev. Ed Thompson: Through theory and practice, increase your skills in and knowledge about music as it relates to congregational life and worship. Plumb the depths and breadth of the UU Hymnal, Singing the Living Tradition, as well as the supplement, Singing the Journey. See how music has the capability to aid the individual and the community toward patterns of wholeness. January 25 through 29, 2010.

Half-Unit Courses

The following weekend, half-unit courses are offered as "stand alone" intensives. They require a small amount of reading preparation, along with a course project to be completed in the months following the intensive.

Feet for Dreams: Fundraising in the New Age, taught by the Rev. Dr. Lee Barker, President of Meadville Lombard. Learn ways to identify the spiritual and theological dimension of fundraising and become acquainted with its role in transformational leadership and consider the most appropriate (and theologically supported) role of a minister in an institution's overall fundraising program. Gain practical experience in asking, as well. Half-unit, weekend course, January 9 and 10, 2010, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Ministry in a Post-Denominational Age, taught by the Rev. Dr. Lee Barker: The decades-long decline of mainline denominations also has an impact on Unitarian Universalism.  As such, this is an age that challenges our faith tradition and, at the same time presents opportunities.  UU ministers are on the front lines of these trends and will continue to be required to respond both personally and vocationally.  In this half-credit course, become acquainted with the latest demographic trends, engage in the discernment that will assist in vocational planning, and identify institutional (and ministerial) practices and techniques that will counter the trends.  This is a course for all students whether they are leaning toward parish service, community ministry, or who have yet to establish a direction for their ministry. January 16 and 17, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Tuition and Fees
Full tuition (for credit): $1750.00 per unit (half-unit class tuition is $875.00)
Audit fee: $875.00 per unit (half-unit audit fee is $437.50)
Registration fee: $50.00 per class
 
Register by November 28.
 
Alumni/ae: remember you may take classes for free or a reduced fee!
 
If you have not taken a class at Meadville Lombard before you will need to register as a Student-At-Large; to do so talk to Tina Porter, Senior Director of Student Services and Communications at tporter@meadville.edu or 773.256.3000 x236.
 
If you have taken a class before, register online.