The Ministry Specialist Training Program is offered by the Division of Continuing Education in cooperation with the Ministry Training Network of Greater Cleveland LCMS churches. The goal of the program is to support a network of area churches cooperating to expand their congregational ministries by yearly raising up and training dozens of part-time Ministry Specialists.
Candidates come from participating congregations and are endorsed and mentored by their pastors.
Participants will normally be effective volunteers who are ready and able to offer more time to their church's ministry. The training consists of nine multi-week courses plus field work and a final integrative project.