Burdened for those with HIV/AIDS?

Learn how you can minister more effectively to individuals with HIV/AIDS

The Web-based course, Ministering to Individuals with HIV/AIDS, will help you better understand the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual impacts of this disease, and what you can do to help.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Learn facts about HIV/AIDS.
• Recognize the faces of HIV/AIDS in congregations and communities.
• Examine the Biblical model for ministering to those with HIV/AIDS.
• Explore the unique role of the church in ministering to those with HIV/AIDS.
• Understand issues of confidentiality in ministering to those with HIV/AIDS.
• Learn how to get started in ministering to those with HIV/AIDS.
• Engage in thought-provoking Q&A and discussion with class members and the instructor via threaded discussion forums.

Course Information

Dates: March 10 - April 20, 2008

Time & Location: The online course materials and discussion forums are Internet-based. This means that you can access them anytime, from anywhere.  

Instructor: Ted Lewis, facilitator, is a pastor and HIV/AIDS counselor who has been involved in HIV ministry for over 20 years. Ted served as a workshop facilitator at the 2006 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship HIV/AIDS Summit in Atlanta, GA.

Cost: $100 (Scholarships are available to cover 50% of tuition fees.)

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Who We Are

Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond (BTSR)
BTSR is a distinctively Baptist seminary operating within the context of an ecumenical consortium to train men and women for effective leadership in the various ministries of the church. Learn more about BTSR’s mission.

BTSR School of Christian Ministry
The BTSR School of Christian Ministry was established to equip Christians to be effective leaders in their congregations and to strengthen congregations. In fulfilling this purpose, the SCM is moving beyond traditional theological educational structures in an effort to take the seminary into the church and community to sustain and support their work of transforming people’s lives for Christ. Learn more about the School of Christian Ministry’s purpose and vision.

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