The Education for Ministry, EFM, program provides people with an opportunity to discover through education and community, a theological education that supports their faith and also trains them to express that faith in day to day events. There are thirty-six group meetings during the course of a year. Students belong to a small community of learning in which the events of each person's life may be examined in the light of the material being studied. The Focus of the program is on life as ministry and the understanding of that ministry.
New members begin with the first lesson of that year.
A group usually consists of students at different levels. They read thirty-three chapters of academic content and five common lessons which help the group to get started, to reflect theologically and to develop their spirituality. EFM provides all with the basic skill, which is the foundation of Christian ministry, and theological reflection. In doing this, participants sharpen their skills of personal and cultural assessment and enhance their abilities to be effective in a variety of ministries. Theological reflection, a thinking process, based on metaphors, forms a large part of the course's attempt to get all participants thinking theologically.