Center for Ministry
The Center for Ministry offers supplemental formation for mission, equipping laity and clergy for ministry through practical theological education. This includes multiple overlapping initiatives:
- Equipping the Saints, an annual training conference for laity and clergy
- Safeguarding Our People training online
- Certificate Programs offering graduate-level coursework
Our Equipping the Saints Weekend, offered annually in partnership with the Charles Simeon Institute at St. Peter's Cathedral, is designed to train parishes across our diocese in areas of ministry that have been identified as strategic opportunities for growth. That process involves feedback from parishes.
Participants follow a single topic/track throughout the weekend. Those topics follow the Six Marks of Flourishing Churches.
Childcare based on the Godly Play curriculum is available. Some training tacks have been made available as online courses through the C4M Online Classroom (or "LMS"). You can access online courses you've enrolled in (or which someone has enrolled you) using the button below.
The Diocese is implementing online training for churches and ministries to use in training employees and volunteers on the Safeguarding Our People policy. Course 1, Child Abuse Awareness Training is now available in the Center for Ministry's online classroom (sometimes referred to as “the LMS”).
The second course, on preventing the abuse of vulnerable adults, is in development and will be ready in 2026.
To enroll in SOP1, please contact the Safeguarding Coordinator for your church. If you already have an account, you may continue or retake the training (or change your church affiliation) at this link:
The Gulf Atlantic Diocese offers a Certificate in Anglican Studies track featuring graduate-level courses in theology, history, and ministry. These courses are an excellent and affordable way for for those discerning a call to ordained ministry as well as other lay leaders to meet diocesan educational requirements, prepare for canonical exams, and enrich ministry within a parish. The Certificate is not a replacement for a Master of Divinity, but is especially suitable for those who have completed a theological master's degree.
Courses are taught by qualified Charles Simeon Institute faculty and offered in a hybrid modality: weekend in-person intensives paired with online work and interaction. Tuition is $350 per course. Apply here to the Certificate Program. Those who do not wish to earn credit toward the Certificate may audit a coarse by applying here.
Spring 2026:
AC101 Anglican Theology
The Certificate in Anglican Studies launches January 2026. The first course is AC101: Anglican Theology.
Tuition
$350
Start Date
Jan 11, '26
Instructor
Rev. Cn. Dr. Michael Petty
In-Person Site
St. Peter's Cathedral
In-Person Days
Friday–Saturday
The class will meet in-person three times over the course of the semester. Meetings will take place beginning on a Friday evening and ending on Saturday afternoon at St. Peter’s Cathedral in Tallahassee, FL.
- January 30-31, 2026
- February 27-28, 2026
- March 27-28, 2026