You can take 16 courses to help you learn more about your faith in Jesus Christ. Do you have to travel to a college or school to take these courses? No! You can take them all online. DEAF PAH! The Deaf Institute of Theology offers training for lay people. There is also a seminary program that will lead to ordination as a pastor or deaconess. To see the courses in the lay program, click on the link at the top of the page. To see more information about DIT Seminary Level courses go to the Concordia Seminary website.
We are offering training in St. Paul, Minnesota this summer. More information to follow.
There is ongoing pre-seminary and seminary training in Ghana. To read more about our work in Ghana, go to http://www.deafjesus.org/GhanaUpdates/GhanaUpdates.html for more information.
Deaf Pah! DIT materials are also being translated into Chinese and Tamil. God is working in the hearts of Deaf people all over the world!
April 22, 2008 is Pastor Call Day at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. Vicar Alan Rork of Peace Lutheran Church for the Deaf will receive his Call to serve as Pastor at Peace Lutheran Church for the Deaf in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the first deaf student to finish the DIT program. DIT stands for Deaf Institute of Theology, a distance-learning program of our Synod. Pastor Jerry Munz has been the mentor for Rev. Rork.
Soon to be Pastor Alan Rork Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod Deaf Missions News full story...
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