Ministry
at Work

ETS is designed to equip lay leaders and those seeking ordination as deacons or priests to strengthen the congregational ministry of the church.  It is a program of spiritual formation, instruction & study with an emphasis on the application of practical ministry.  Click on the ministry categories below to read about the ministries created as a result of ETS ministry projects.

In addition to those featured many other ministries are carried out by ETS participants in local churches, regional ministries and the diocese:    

Prison Ministries -- building Sunday School Programs from the ground up -- members of the Commission on Ministry and Council – Lay Eucharistic Visitors -- reading the Daily Office -- Pastoral Visitors -- to name a few. Thanks be to God!

If you are an ETS participant or graduate we’d love to hear about your work as well.  Send an email to our administrator, including a brief description and we’ll be in touch. 

Ministries:

Bible Study

• Christology Workshop (.pdf format or Word .doc format)
• VA Hospital Bible Study (.pdf format or Word .doc format)

Christian Formation

• Environmental Camp (.pdf format or Word .doc format)
• Christology Workshop (.pdf format or Word .doc format)
• Gift Discernment (.pdf format or Word .doc format)
• VA Hospital Bible Study (.pdf format or Word .doc format)

Evangelism

Outreach

• Eastern Panhandle Women's Ministries (.pdf format or Word .doc format)
• Spokes for Folks (.pdf format or Word .doc format)
• Gift Discernment (.pdf format or Word .doc format)

Parish Life

Postulants, Candidates & Ordained

• Recent Graduates

Serving the Diocese

Theological Reflection

• Christology Workshop (.pdf format or Word .doc format)

Worship

• Taize Prayer (.pdf format or Word .doc format)
• Eastern Panhandle Women's Ministries (.pdf format or Word .doc format)

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Beth Marquart Receives Licenses as Worshop Leader, Cathechist and Preacher

Beth Marquart received licenses to serve as Worship Leader, Catechist and Preacher from the Rev. David Hackett during the Holy Eucharist on May 19, 2008. Beth completed three years of academic work through the Equipping the Saints program in 2005. David acted as Beth’s supervisor as she completed the praxis requirements in all three areas between August 2007 - April 2008. These are the first licenses awarded by Bishop Klusmeyer through the Equipping the Saints program, which is dedicated to forming congregational leaders in the Episcopal Diocese if West Virginia.