What If Your Faith Could Go Deeper?

What Is Education for Ministry—and Why It Might Change Everything
by Maria Elliott on April 19, 2026

Most of us carry questions we’ve never quite had the space to ask—questions about Scripture, about suffering, about how our beliefs actually shape the way we live.

Education for Ministry (EfM) is the place to bring those questions.

EfM is a small, intimate seminar class in which a group of fellow parishioners gathers regularly to explore life through three lenses: Scripture, Church history, and personal experience.

Most of us carry questions we’ve never quite had the space to ask.

Over four years, participants read deeply, think carefully, and most importantly, learn together. Using a practice called theological reflection, we connect ancient texts to the actual texture of your life today.

No theology degree required. No prior knowledge assumed. Just a willingness to show up and go deeper.

Not ready for a four-year commitment? EfM has recently introduced Wide Angle, a one-year experience designed as a gentle on-ramp into the kind of deepening discipleship and adult learning that enriches your faith, your relationships, and how you move through the world. It can be taken on its own or alongside the traditional EfM program.

A new class forms this September. Space is limited, and these groups become something rare: a community of people who have thought hard things through together.

If you’re curious, that’s enough to start. Reach out to Maria Elliott at melliott@trinitynola.com, and she’d love to tell you more.

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