The School for Christian Studies
The School for Christian Studies provides diocesan-wide formation opportunities throughout the year; coordinates/supports local formation programs including the Iona Initiative; Deacon Formation through Bexley-Seabury; and lay certification/licensure programs.
The Reverend Peggy Cromwell
Director, School for Christian StudiesA Book Study Offering from The School for Christian Studies
Book Study Framework for Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing by Zach W. Lambert
This study is designed to be done in community: with a friend, in a small group, in a class. Everyone should have a copy of the book and access to a Bible. This particular study is for 8 weeks, but it could easily be adapted into 4 weeks by covering 2 chapters per week. 60 to 90 minutes should be sufficient for each session.
For more information, email the Rev Peggy Cromwell at pcromwell@episcoar.org
Diocesan Confirmation Class - Fall 2026
Registration is closed.
The School for Christian Studies is happy to announce an online confirmation class offering for anyone in the diocese who may not have access to a class in their local congregation. Classes will be offered on Monday evenings 6:30 – 8:00 p.m., beginning September 14 and ending November 2.
Each class will be led, on Zoom, by The Reverend Mercedes Clements and will center around the Book of Common Prayer and Your Faith, Your Life by Jennifer Gamber.
For more information, email the Rev Peggy Cromwell at pcromwell@episcoar.org