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The Iona School for Ministry provides the training required by the Diocese of Texas for persons to become bi-Vocational Priests and Deacons. It has a rigorous curriculum of academic, practicaland liturgical instruction. In addition, the Iona School is open to Lay Professionals who are interested in augmenting their theologicalstudies. The school has welcomed students from the Diocese of West Texas, the Diocese of Oklahoma, the Diocese of Nebraska and the Diocese of Wyoming. 

 

 

The curriculum is designed to provide students proficiency in theseven areas required by canon: Holy Scripture, Church History, Theology, Ethics & Moral Theology, Liturgy & Music, Contemporary Society, and the Theory & Practice of Ministry. Time is alsodevoted to community building and spiritual formation. Fieldworkis integrated into the Bi-Vocational & Diaconal tracks. Bi-VocationalPriest students spend a significant amount of time servingas the head of a congregation or intern with a supervising clergyperson. The curriculum is three years, consisting of 6 semesters.

 

The Iona School meets at Camp Allen one weekend a month forten months of the year from September through June. The weekend begins Friday evening and runs through Sunday lunch. Adetailed schedule is below. Graduation is held in Camp Allen’s All Saints Chapel in June prior to student ordinations.

 

TRACKS   Priests & Deacons The School works closely with the Bishop and the diocesan Commission on Ministry (COM) in the formation and evaluation of persons chosen as students. The COM has empowered two sub-committees, the Priesthood Committee and the Committee for the Diaconate, to oversee the development of their respective candidates. The Chairs of these committees serve with the diocesan Executive for Ministry, the Executive Director and the Academic Dean of the Iona School for Ministry to periodically assess the Iona School’s curriculum and formation program.Diagram A on the following page outlines the process toward the Priesthood. Deacon candidates follow a similar process.   Lay Professionals The Iona School is open to Youth Ministers and Directors of Christian Formation. Those selected will take the same Core Theological Curriculum as the Priest and Diaconal students. These classes are held on Saturdays so lay professionals will not stay all weekend.