Policies & Guidelines

An educated and learned clergy is necessary for growth in our church. The GBHEM Strategic Plan includes intellectual excellence as part of our core values. To this end, we encourage a desire for lifelong learning among our United Methodist Church leadership.

DISCIPLINE (2012) PROVISIONS RELATED TO CONTINUING EDUCATION IN THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

• Continuing Education, ¶ 351
• Elders, ¶ 334.2
• Report by clergy to district superintendents, ¶ 419.7
• The Ministerial Education Fund, ¶ 816
• Ordained Ministry Division responsibility, ¶ 1421.3
• Church Council Chairperson, ¶ 251.3g
• Church Secretaries, ¶ 807.19 

DISCIPLINE (2012) PROVISIONS RELATED TO CONTINUING EDUCATION (, 141KB).

GOALS FOR EXCELLENCE IN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP THROUGH CONTINUING EDUCATION:

• Create learning as a spiritual practice
• Cultivate a culture of growth in discipleship
• Develop Continuing Education programs focused on Wesleyan Theology
• Foster commitment to lifelong learning and accountability of learning
• Generate tension between theological education and spiritual formation
• Nurture global leadership
• Promote spiritual formation, theological formation, professional development, and healthy living as a holistic understanding of theological education
• Utilize communication technologies