The Institute in Pastoral Ministries (IPM) responds to the educational needs of persons engaged in collaborative ministries in the Roman Catholic Church. Others enroll because they seek to know Catholic doctrine, theology, pastoral practices, and canon law.
The Institute offers five affordable programs to laity, deacons, and priests from throughout the United States and Canada:
- Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministries (3 years),
- Master of Arts in Pastoral Administration (3 years),
- Professional Certificate in Pastoral Ministries (3 years),
- Professional Certificate in Pastoral Administration (3 years), and,
- Graduate Certificate in Canon Law (2 years).
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Our graduate and certificate programs begin after Easter and conclude before Advent. They proceed each year in three movements:
- reading and writing to be completed at home in preparation for the summer-residency;
- two-week summer-residency in Winona where students and faculty immerse into critical dialogue, liturgical prayer, and relaxation; and,
- post-residency assignments at home (graduate certificate and master of arts only) that include additional reading and writing that promote insight from research that can reference the pastoral context of participants’ local churches .
Current dates for IPM's summer-residencies are:
- June 16 - June 28, 2008 (now receiving applications)
- June 22 - July 4, 2009
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