Summer Study 2024 Registration is Now Open!
Yale Divinity School Summer Study registration is now open! It will be online from June 5-9, 2024. Classes meet daily, are small to allow for maximum engagement, and feature YDS faculty teaching on a variety of topics. The keynote lecture on June 4 will be given by YDS Professor Volker Leppin, who will speak on “The Mystical Church – A Vision for the Future?” Participants receive a YDS Certificate of Completion at the end of the course week. For more information and to register, go to summerstudy.yale.edu.
Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month. Explore our resources celebrating women, which include:
- Tending the Sacred Selves of Adolescent Girls: Hard Stories of Race, Class and Gender with Dr. Evelyn Parker
- Talking About Gender and Sexuality With Youth with Dr. Kate Ott
- Youth Bible Study on Women in the Bible
- Adult Bible Study on Women in the Bible
Yale Divinity School Certificate in Youth Ministry Leadership
We are pleased to announce the Yale Divinity School Certificate in Youth Ministry Leadership is now accepting applications! This nine-month, digital, cohort-based non-degree program will launch in September 2024. Participants will learn from faculty and staff of YDS and other learning institutions and the Yale Youth Ministry Institute network of experts and practitioners. Space is limited for our inaugural cohort. For more information and to apply, click here.
Summer Language Courses
Yale Divinity School offers opportunities for language study in a 6-week intensive format. Each course is fully comparable in scope and intent with two semesters of language work taken during a regular academic year and earns six hours of credit. Instruction is offered in Elementary Biblical Hebrew and Elementary New Testament Greek. Courses are designed specifically to equip students for entry into an intermediate level language course the following fall and/or for taking exams associated with their ordination. Courses are offered in a synchronous remote format. For more information and the online application go here.
From the YMI Director: Breaking the Silence About Mental Health Challenges with Children and Teens
According to a recent report on mental health conducted by the Springtide Institute, 47% of young people say they are moderately or extremely depressed and 61% state that the adults in their lives don’t realize how much they are struggling with their mental health.
Mark Your Calendar!
The new year will bring new and exciting offerings! Scroll down to see some of what is coming in the new year.
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Last Chance to Register! – Teaching Holy Troublemaking: Resources for Progressive Christian Formation with Daneen Akers and Wendy Claire Barrie Register at: Teaching Holy Troublemaking |
In-Person at YDS – Breaking the Silence About Mental Health Challenges with Children and Teens with the Rev. Dr. Sarah Griffith Lund The first 25 registrants for the program will receive a free copy of Blessed Youth: Survival Guide, a small workbook of mental health resources that youth can easily use and carry with them. Register at: Breaking the Silence About Mental Health Challenges |
Unmasking the Racism in Anti-Racism Education with the Rev. Dr. Jia Starr Brown
Zoom | May 1 | 12 – 1:30 pm Eastern
Despite ongoing anti-racism efforts in our nation, racism continues to flourish. If most Americans align with a faith or tradition that upholds values of justice and equity, why are we still “here” in this static space? Join us in this webinar as we follow the breadcrumbs back to our roots: what and how we have been taught about anti-racism education.
Register at: Unmasking the Racism in Anti-Racism Education
Workshop: Ministering to Those Impacted by Suicide
The word suicide is scary for some, heart-wrenching for others and all too familiar for too many. It is estimated that 50% of individuals in any congregation have been impacted by suicide in some way. Many in ministry feel in over their heads when called upon to respond to any suicide-related crisis, whether acute or chronic. This training will take a deep dive into the topic; it will increase awareness of the impacts of suicide, teach practical tools for responding appropriately and sufficiently in times of suicidal need, and expand the thinking of leaders about how churches and organizations can proactively address the hopelessness and isolation that contribute to suicidality.
Register at: Ministering to Those Impacted by Suicide
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