"A woman who fears the Lord is to be praised." Proverbs 31:30

Lansdale Presbyterian Church is a church committed to encouraging deeper knowledge of the Word of God, and deeper skills in applying it. Dr. Diane Poythress, a member at Lansdale with a Ph.D. in Reformation History and Theology from Westminster Theological Seminary, is organizing a series of six weekends where women may receive a Certificate in Women's Ministries. The instruction forms a condensed version of a seminary curriculum. The weekends are especially designed to equip the wives of pastors and future pastors, but are open to all women.

Dr. McCartney's and Dr. Poythress's lecture notes from the NT weekend October, 2005, are available at http://www.frame-poythress.org/Poythress_courses/WivesWeekendSeminary/WivesWeekendSeminary.htm. 

Options

The following options are available:
1. Having never attended a weekend in person or long distance for credit or non-credit, begin this weekend for credit or non-credit by attending classes in person or by purchasing for long distance. Credit toward a Certificate in Women's Ministries means attendance of all classes during the 6 weekends, completion of all required readings, and completion of an approved ministry project. Non-credit means you have no homework and attend as many or few courses as you wish.

2. Having already attended a weekend in person or long distance for credit, continue this weekend for credit. You may do this if you have already taken the New Testament weekend for credit and have completed the required readings. Please bring your honors statement that you have completed the required readings. You can not take this weekend for credit unless the readings are completed.

3. Having already attended a weekend in person or long distance for credit, but not having finished the required readings, you may attend for non-credit. Then after you have verified completion of the readings from the previous weekend, the non-credit course attendance may be changed to credit course attendance. So if you come not having done the reading and attend for non-credit, then go home and finish the homework from the New Testament and send in an honors verification, you can have the non-credit course attendance changed to credit course attendance. Obviously, it is to your advantage not to get behind and have to do a lot of catch up work for credit towards the Certificate in Women's Ministries.

Encouragement

Let me encourage you in your pursuit of God. 2 Peter 1:3 says, "His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence." I pray for you and ask you to pray that God will equip you and other sisters in Christ to fight the battle of faith with His grace and power. Please feel free to ask questions. May God grant you fruit and steadfast faith for His sake.

In Christ, Dr. Diane Poythress, randjpoythress@juno.com