Maine District Church of the Nazarene

MERC/Ministerial Studies

Maine Educational Resource Center
  • Tuition for each MERC course is $100 ($50 audit) per person unless otherwise noted
  • Tuition for an Alliance course is $150 ($75 audit) per person unless otherwise noted
  • There will be one book required for each class
  • The course schedule may change with the agreement of the class & instructor

Questions?
Rev. Robert Armstrong       474-6847           
Rev. Paul Basham        603-731-6806
Rev. Wally Staples                       443-8922         

MERC Registrar is Rev. John Hawkins (Stonington Church)
Please send the tuition fee and registration information to him.

Rev. John Hawkins
58 South Burnt Cove Rd.
Stonington, Maine 04681

Winter Semester Class January 2010

The Following 4 Courses are Being Offered by MERC in January 2010

Investigating Christian Theology 1

Location: Fairfield Nazarene Cburch
Starting Date: January 5, 19, 26, February 2, 16, 23, 2010
Time: 6:00 to 9:00 PM  (Tuesday evenings)
Textbook: 
Instructor:  Rev. Robert Armstrong  bdarmstrong55@hotmail.com    (207) 474-6847
Special Note: No classes on Jan 12 & Feb 9



Administering the Local Church
Location: Cape Elizabeth Nazarene Church
Instructor:  Rev. Jon Twitchell  (207) 318-3515  
pastorjon@capenazarene.org
Starting Date:  January 9, 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13  Snow dates: February 20 & 27   Saturdays
Time: Saturdays 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Textbook:
Student Guide Only



Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally
Location: Bowdoinham Nazarene Church
Instructor:  Rev. Daniel Joyce  (207) 666-5575  
danjoyce999666@yahoo.com
Starting Date: January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20   9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Textbook:


Exploring Nazarene History & Polity (Church Manual)

          Location: Augusta or China (depending on locations of students)
          Instructor: Rev. Ernie LaBelle  (207) 441-3116  eslabelle@juno.com
          Starting: January 6, 16, 23, 30 February 6, 13  Saturdays  9:00 am to 1:00 pm
          Textbook:

Students should enroll as soon as possible by contacting the instructor directly of each class.
A textbook will be required for each course.
Special Note: Students who miss the first MERC class by attending the Men's Prayer Summit on January 7-10 in Jackman, ME
Should contact MERC instructor to arrange make-up work

    
Pastors: attending these courses can earn Continuing Education Credits for you.

5th Ministry Development Weekend

Location: Windsor Hills Camp and Retreat Center in Windsor, NH [New England District Campground]
November 13, 14, & 15.   Starting at 2:00 PM, November 13th
Contact: Rev. Mark Holden (207) 785-4294 or Rev. Kenneth Wish (207) 282-3058
Contact Email:
chapln@maine.rr.com

The candidates this year are:
1.     Dakota Baker            Livermore Falls
2.     Jim Duvall                  Lincoln
3.     Dorothy Heath           Belfast
4.     Thayne Heath            Belfast
5.     Gloria Mitchell           Fairfield
6.     Bruce Michaud          Lincoln
7.     Clarence Muncy        Bath
8.     Karen Murray           Sebago
9.     Tim Owen                 South Portland
10.   David Smith              Jackman
11.   Mark Stanford          Gardiner
12.   Juanita Valdez           Cundy's Harbor

 The faculty for the Weekend are:
Rev. Robert Armstrong            Fairfield
Rev. Paul Basham                    Retired Elder -- Maine Education Resource Center Director
Rev. John F. Evans                  Belfast
Rev. John M. Evans                 Strong
Rev. Brian Hale                       Skowhegan
Rev. John Hawkins                  Stonington
Rev. Mark Holden                   N. Waldoboro & Union
Mrs. Beverly Jones                  District Ministry
Rev. Cecil Jones                      District Superintendent
Rev. Jim Ledoux                      Sabago
Rev. Jonathan Twitchell           Cape Elizabeth
Rev. Kenneth Wish                  Saco
Rev. Larry Cook                     District Church Health Consultant


Classes Scheduled for Winter (exact dates, times, locations TBA)

Investigating Christian Theology I   w/ Rev Robert Armstrong

Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally w/ Rev. Daniel Joyce

Exploring Nazarene History and Polity w/ Rev. Ernie LaBelle 

Student Records

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This area is only available to current MERC students & staff. To access the student records area, you must have a password, which is available from Rev Ken Wish (MERC Director), Rev Eric Larsen (MERC Secretary), or your class instructor.

To begin, click the 'Student Records' icon, and then enter your user name & password. When you have reached your course record, you may left-click to open it or right-click and choose "Save Link As" (or similar) to download it to your computer.