Registration open for next sessions of Episcopal Latino Ministry Competency course
In person: Jan. 18-25, 2025
In person: Aug. 9-16, 2025
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.
The January in-person course will be at Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. The August in-person course will be in Atlanta and at the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
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. 18-25 session. Registration deadline is Jan. 2.
- Click HERE for registration for the Aug. 9-16 session. Registration deadline is July 6.
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.
