{"id":17059,"date":"2021-06-25T03:42:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T03:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=17059"},"modified":"2021-06-25T20:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T20:48:27","slug":"brethren-academy-celebrates-graduates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2021\/brethren-academy-celebrates-graduates\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership celebrates its 2021 graduates \/ La Academia de los Hermanos para un Liderazgo Ministerial celebra sus graduandos del 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><em>By Janet Ober Lambert with translation by Aida L. S\u00e1nchez<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four Brethren Academy students completed their programs in the 2020-2021 academic year. All four students are currently serving churches and are listed alongside their ministry placements. Graduates of the Brethren Academy receive certificates of completion during celebrations within their districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuatro estudiantes de la Academia de los Hermanos han completado sus programas en el a\u00f1o acad\u00e9mico del 2020-2021. Cada uno de los cuatro estudiantes sirven en iglesias y est\u00e1n enlistados juntamente en sus colocaciones ministeriales. Los Graduandos de la Academia de los Hermanos recibieron certificados de finalizaci\u00f3n durante celebraciones dentro de sus propios distritos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"160\" height=\"154\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/09\/brethren-academy-logo.jpg\" alt=\"Blue logo with a cross and people with their arms up on each side of it\" class=\"wp-image-15348\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Training in Ministry \/ Ministerio en Entrenamiento (TRIM)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rita Carter<\/strong><br>Pastor of Visitation \/ Pastor de Visitaci\u00f3n<br>Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren \/ Iglesia de los Hermanos Mechanic Grove<br>Atlantic Northeast District \/ Distrito Noreste Atl\u00e1ntico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jamie Nace<\/strong><br>Pastor of Child and Elder Ministries \/ Pastor de Ministerios para Ni\u00f1os y Ancianos<br>Lancaster Church of the Brethren \/ Iglesia de los Hermanos Lancaster<br>Atlantic Northeast District \/ Distrito Noreste Atl\u00e1ntico<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Scott<\/strong><br>Associate Pastor \/ Pastor Asociado<br>Woodbury Church of the Brethren \/ Iglesia de los Hermanos Woodbury<br>Middle Pennsylvania District \/ Distrito Pensilvania Central<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Seminario B\u00edblico Anabautista Hispano de la Iglesia de Los Hermanos \/ Hispanic Anabaptist Biblical Seminary of the Church of the Brethren (SeBAH-COB)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Leonor Ochoa<\/strong><br>Pastor<br>Iglesia de los Hermanos Ebenezer \/ Ebenezer Church of the Brethren<br>Distrito Noreste Atl\u00e1ntico \/ Atlantic Northeast District<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership, a partnership of the Church of the Brethren and Bethany Theological Seminary, coordinates non-graduate certificate level ministry training in both English and Spanish languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La Academia de los Hermanos est\u00e1 asociada con la Iglesia de los Hermanos y el Seminario Teol\u00f3gico de Betania, proveyendo a los no-graduados, entrenamiento en ministerio a nivel de certificado.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8212; Janet Ober Lambert is director of the Brethren Academy for Ministerial Leadership. Aida L. S\u00e1nchez is the academy&#8217;s coordinator of Spanish-Language Ministry Training Programs.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011\u2011<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/standing-committee-acts-on-eder-everence\/\">Standing Committee acts on relationship with Eder Financial and Everence at special Zoom meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/edf-grants-to-nigeria-and-lebanon\/\">EDF grants continue Nigeria Crisis Response, support Lebanese affected by war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/standing-committee-special-meeting\/\">Standing Committee to hold special Zoom meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/resources-for-national-youth-sunday\/\">Resources now available for National Youth Sunday 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/interfaith-letter-on-pentagon-budget\/\">Office of Peacebuilding and Policy signs interfaith letter opposing $1.5 trillion Pentagon budget<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four Brethren Academy students completed their programs in the 2020-2021 academic year. 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