New York School of Ministry
Contact
Marjorie Purnine
New York Conference UCC
mpurnine@uccny.org
315-446-3073 x16
For questions about paying the balance on a course fee or paying the distance learning support fee, contact:
Patti Rodrigues New York Conference UCC bookkeeper@uccny.org 315-446-3073 x15
Where
Webconferenced Course (no face to face meetings): Students participate in "New Testament I" from their home computers.
Instructor
The Rev. Mark Lawson, PhD is Pastor of the United Church of Christ in Bayberry and an adjunct professor of Religion at LeMoyne College. Mark's Master of Divinity and Ph.D. in New Testament degrees are from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He teaches Congregational Life and New Testament I & II for the New York School of Ministry.
Fall 2014: Webconferenced Class
New Testament I
Instructor: Rev. Mark Lawson, Ph.D.
Webconferenced Course: No Face to Face Meetings Required
Students can participate in each class from their home computers. They will be expected to have webcams (which can be purchased for $30 at stores like Target). Students who want to travel to Syracuse (weather permitting) can participate from the NY Conference Office.
We will seek to gain an understanding of the narrative material of the New Testament by answering the following questions:
What do "scripture" and "canon" mean?
What was the historical context in which each gospel was written?
What do we know about the historical context of Jesus' ministry?
How do the four gospels inform our Christian understanding of Jesus?
Saturdays: October 25, November 15 & 22, December 13 and January 10.
9:30am-2:00pm (with 1/2 hour break for lunch)
NY Conference Students:
Course Fee: $250; Audit $175; Repeat Course Audit $100
Students outside the NY Conference:
Course Fee: $275; Audit $200 (plus Distance Learning Support Fee)
Distance Learning requires technological support. The NY Conference provides that support for its students; we ask other UCC Conferences and participating denominations to provide that support for their students ($69 per course or $133 per semester). When students outside the NY Conference register, we recommend that they ask their UCC Conferences or denominations to contribute the distance learning support fee (payment can be made at www.uccny.org: click on donate button and specify "DLSF" with student's name on the NYSOM line). If no wider church support is available, the Distance Learning Support Fee is the student's responsibility.
Registration Deadline: October 9, 2014
(Class is limited to 12 students and 5 auditors)
Click here for Syllabus
A non-refundable deposit of $25 must be received to process your registration. The balance of the course fee (and Distance Learning Support Fee for students outside the NY Conference) is due to the NY Conference by the second meeting of the class. If paying by check, please make it out to The New York Conference UCC (and mail to: 5575 Thompson Road, DeWitt NY 13214). If paying balance by credit card after you've registered, please click on the donate button on our website at uccny.org (and specify which course on the NYSOM line).