This spring’s Ministerial Training Institute of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church offers four courses, taught by OPC ministers and seminary professors, on subjects which are often touched on in seminary, but not from a uniquely OPC perspective. The classes offer an understanding of the heritage of the Reformed faith, an analysis of OPC government, a look at the distinctives of Reformed worship, and help in developing a biblical approach to the pastorate.

Courses are open to minsters, licentiates, men under presbytery care, or elders who would like to supplement their education with a detailed look at the historic standards which summarize our faith, direct our worship, and determine our church government.

The courses, which are seminary-level classes, begin through Internet assignments and readings on February 1 and continue through to late April or early May with a few days of mandatory Intensive Training in a classroom setting. Potential students have until Monday, January 25, to sign up for one of the following four courses:

1. The Westminster Standards by Dr. George W. Knight, III, an OPC teacher and adjunct professor in New Testament at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Two credits)

2. Pastoral Theology by the Rev. William Shishko, pastor of Franklin Square OPC in Franklin Square, New York, and adjunct professor in Applied Theology at Greenville Presbyterian Theological Seminary (Two credits)

3. Reformed Worship by the Rev. Larry Wilson, pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church OPC in Indianapolis, Indiana (One credit)

4. Form of Government by the Rev. Alan Strange, an OPC associate pastor and associate professor of Mid-America Reformed Seminary (One credit)

For schedule and costs, click here.