EFM is theological education by extension administered by the School of Theology at the University of the South. It is a four-year program of study that takes students through Old Testament and New Testament studies, church history—of both the larger church and the Episcopal Church, and an overview of contemporary theologies. EFM groups meet once a week and are led by a trained mentor, who guides the group in discussing the material, and leading theological reflections which help students look at and understand scripture from different points of view. Although EFM is a four-year program, a particular group may have, at a time, students who have completed one, two or three years of the program. The purpose of EFM is to educate dedicated lay people, so that they may fully live into their Baptismal Covenant. The EFM program is preparation for the ministry to which we all are called. It is that vocation for which we pray at the end of the Eucharist: “And now, Father, send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.” For more information about EFM talk with Deacon Sandy Horton-Smith.
Contact: Deacon Sandy Horton-Smith