Registration open for next sessions of Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency course

Virtual: Jan. 8-12, 2024
In person: Aug. 10-17, 2024

Registration is open for upcoming sessions of the Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency Course, an innovative multiday intensive course, and Virtual Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency Course, a five-day intensive course, designed for diocesan staff, clergy, lay leaders, and seminarians to gain practical knowledge and cultural competency for Latino/Hispanic ministry.  

January’s five-day virtual course includes 20 hours of online classroom presentations, worship services, and group dialogue, with comfortable breaks and an ample lunch time factored in from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT each day. The eight-day, in-person August course will be at the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee.

These popular sessions are offered by The Episcopal Church’s Office of Latino/Hispanic Ministries and taught by seminary faculty, clergy, and lay leaders with extensive experience in Latino and intercultural ministry. 

“Combining academic learning with hands-on experience, the purpose of this multi-faceted intensive course is to provide cultural competency of the history, culture, socio-demographic, and religious aspects of the Latinos/Hispanics in the United States,” said the Rev. Canon Anthony Guillén, Episcopal Church missioner for Latino/Hispanic Ministries. “Also, this course will provide the foundational tools necessary for church leaders to discern and explore the type of Latino/Hispanic ministry that best fits a congregational setting and its context.”

At the end of the course, participants should be able to:

• Describe the socio-demographic, cultural, and religious characteristics of Latinos/as in the United States, including generational distinctions.
• Discuss the religious history of Latinos/as and theological issues related to Latino/Hispanic ministry.
• Recognize the worshiping needs of dual-language congregations and prepare for multicultural liturgical celebrations.
• Demonstrate familiarity with the general aspects of ministries aimed at immigrant and first-generation Latinos/as, as well as ministries focused on the more acculturated and English-language-speaking Latinos/as of the second and third generation.
• Articulate the complex issues related to Latino immigration, including its political, socio-demographic, and pastoral implications.

The course will be conducted in English.

Registration rate for the in-person course is $1,600 double occupancy and $2,000 single occupancy. The rate for the five-day virtual course is $300.

• Click HERE for registration for the Jan. 8-12 session. Registration deadline is Dec. 31.
• Click HERE for registration for the Aug. 10-17 session. Registration deadline is July 10.

For more information, email Anthony Guillén or call (212) 716-6073.  

NOTE: Continuing education units are available for all participants upon completion of the course.