Training Notebooks
The Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership creates notebooks for each of their training tracks. The links on these pages are provided so that students and their supervisors, as well as other invested parties such as District Executives, District Ministry Commissions, and other church leaders, may have immediate access to the latest versions of these notebooks.
- TRIM Notebook (pdf* revised 9-21-2012b)
- EFSM Notebook (pdf* revised 9-21-2012)
The content of these notebooks is copyrighted by the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, and is not intended for use outside of the Academy training programs. Please respect these guidelines. Contact the Academy to request permission if you desire to use or re-present the material in any other manner.
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For more information about Brethren Academy, contact:
Julie Hostetter, Executive Director of The Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership
hosteju@bethanyseminary.edu 765-983-1820
Marilyn Lerch, Coordinator for Training in Ministry (TRIM)
lerchma@bethanyseminary.edu 814-623-6095















My journey to Bethany Theological Seminary began in the summer of 2004 with eight other high school students. We attended a conference entitled "Exploring Your Call." It was during that conference that I first seriously considered ministry as a vocation. During that experience I learned that ministry doesn't necessarily mean Sunday morning behind a pulpit. I also felt a deep connection to...