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St. Vladimir Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan Deanery, Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America, ROCOR
Escuela Ortodoxa Teologica
The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia provides a sixty (63) credit program of study leading to a Diploma in Pastoral Theology (PTh.D), a fifty-one (51) credit program leading to a diploma in Orthodox Studies (OS.D), and a one-year eighteen (18) credit Catechist Certificate. Those who successfully complete the one-year catechist program may pursue the second and third years of study which culminate in the fifty-one (51) total credit pro
The program in Pastoral Theology is required of candidates for ordination in the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America who have not graduated from an Orthodox theological seminary. The programs is open to:
The program does not seek to replace studies at a regular theological school, but rather to prepare those who cannot attend such schools, but who are none-the-less called to serve the local Church. Such individuals will partially make up for their lack of seminary on-campus experience by active participation in the liturgical life of their parish, attendance at a summer residence program, and through participation in virtual campus activities, as well as inter-seminary student conferences and activities.
Home | Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America - ROCOR
St. Vladimir Orthodox Church, Ann Arbor, MI
Michigan Deanery, Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America, ROCOR
Escuela Ortodoxa Teologica