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The High Desert School of Ministry is a local three-year program of formation for ordained ministry--diaconate or priesthood.
HDSM is a partnership between the dioceses of Eastern Oregon and Idaho. The partnership is a part of the Iona Collaborative, which is a local formation program developed out of the Seminary of the Southwest. Iona originated as a formation program out of the Diocese of Texas.
The curriculum for HDSM includes extensive academic modules on Holy Scriptures, Church History, Theology, Ethics, Anglican Studies, Liturgics, and Practice of Ministry. Additionally, modules will be taught in missiology, homiletics, multiculturalism, congregational life, spiritual practices and pastoral care.
Video instruction is provided by professors from Seminary of the Southwest (Austin, TX), with mentors/teachers facilitating classroom discussion and reflection. Students will have reading, writing, and viewing assignments to complete each month.
The class for HDSM begins in the fall of each year.
HDSM weekends are held nine times per year, usually once per month, at the Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Twin Falls
In order to enroll in this program, the student must be in the ordination process in either the Diocese of Eastern Oregon, or Idaho. The student must have the approval of both the Commission on Ministry in his/her diocese, and the Diocesan Bishop.
The cost of the program is $2,100/ year.
The fee covers:
Students should estimate the following additional expenses each year:
Bearing the cost of this education is a shared endeavor between the student and his/her congregation. It is expected that congregations will contribute significantly toward this education, and that students will solicit additional funding from their sources. Scholarships are available through the diocese. Please reach out to office@episcopalidaho.org for more information.
In order to enroll in the High Desert School of Ministry, students must be in the ordination process in their respective dioceses. Students must have the endorsement of their Commission on Ministry and their bishop. Students must complete the application process.
Application Instructions:
The Rev. Holladay Sanderson
HDSM
Episcopal Diocese of Idaho
1858 W Judith Lane
Boise, ID 83705
When God calls you, God will equip you to fulfill the call. Regardless of your upbringing or background, when God calls, God will find a way to support you. Your responsibility to say YES when God calls, just like Samuel does.
“For each one of us, there is only one thing necessary: to fulfill our own destiny, according to God's will, to be what God wants us to be.”― Thomas Merton,
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