NEW YORK SCHOOL OF MINISTRY
The Rev. Dr. Marjorie Purnine, Dean 

The New York School of Ministry (NYSOM) educates and equips women and men for a variety of ministries in local churches – Christian education, pastoral care, church music and pastoral leadership. NYSOM offers four certificate programs, designed to provide personal enrichment and training for all aspects of congregational leadership. We serve individuals discerning a call to ministry, by offering classes and a community of peers, spiritual discernment in continuing conversations with a mentor, supervised ministry, and bi-annual retreats. We serve local churches across the state by training lay leaders and those who will seek authorization from their associations to be licensed ministers, commissioned ministers, and ordained ministers.

 CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

       1. The Christian Studies Program
        2. The Christian Leadership Program
        3. The Advanced Christian Leadership Program 
        4. The Ministry of Word and Sacrament Program

With the exception of the Christian Studies program, NYSOM courses of study are intended for members of local churches who wish to prepare for some form of local church leadership and whose life circumstances prevent them from enrolling in a traditional educational institution.  It is not the intention of the New York Conference for NYSOM to compete with or supersede the role of seminaries and divinity schools in the life of the church but to make theological training available for those who would not otherwise be able to obtain it.

         NYSOM Program and Course Guide (Catalog)

          NYSOM Admission Application

          NYSOM Fall 2010 Course Listing             

          NYSOM Course Registration Form  

         Syllabus for Liturgy and Worship - Syracuse

          Register & Pay Online