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Trinity Presbytery Office and Resource Center

554 DaVega Drive
Lexington, SC 29073

Phone: 803-794-1225
800-321-4124
FAX: 803-794-7830
E-mail: Margaret Harris

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Lay School of Theology

The Lay School of Theology is a joint venture of the five South Carolina presbyteries which
is offered twice yearly on weekends in spring and fall and meets at White Oak Conference
Center located between Chester and Winnsboro.  Sessions begin after dinner on Friday evenings
and conclude with lunch on Sunday.  Students stay at motel-type accommodations and meals
are served in the conference center dining hall.  General sessions, classes, and worship take
place in the adjacent classroom building.

Students are lay persons who desire in-depth study of Bible, church history, or theology.  Faculty
members are ministers and Presbyterian educators, active or retired, with particular interest in this
enterprise.  Several courses are offered at each session (both core courses and electives).

There are two "tracks" set up for students:  the lay enrichment track and the CLP track.  The CLP
track is intended for those interested in acquiring the necessary training for certification as commissioned
lay pastors (Book of Order G-14.0801) and requires endorsement by the Committee on Ministry of the
student's presbytery.  CLP track students are assigned a take-home test or essay, to further document
their participation and understanding of the class just attended.  Lay-enrichment track students have
no additional obligations either to or following the class.  Course material in class is the same for both.

Students receive a "certificate" (lay-enrichment) or "diploma" (CLP track) upon completion of the cycle
of core courses (New Testament, Old Testament, Church History, Reformed Theology, Polity, Worship
and Sacraments, Pastoral Counseling).  There is an additional course, Preaching, for CLP students.
For a student to complete the full cycle would require 7 or 9 sessions (in about 4 years).

Additional benefits of the Lay School include opportunities for fellowship and camaraderie with other
students and with faculty in a relaxing weekend away from the distractions of the usual weekend
routine.  Many students return time after time for reasons as much as for the course requirements.

Dates for Lay School:
       Fall, 2008 - November 7-9
       Spring, 2009 - March 20-22
       Fall, 2009 - November 13-15

Lay School of Theology - The Two Track Approach

Request for Admission to Commissioned Lay Pastor Track

Spring Session - April 11-13, 2008 - Brochure and Information
 

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