Theology for All

FAQ’s

  • ALL! Yes — anyone who wants to learn more about theology. These seminar-style courses are designed for everyone.

  • Right now, we are offering one Theology for All seminar per semester. They range from 4-12 weeks in length and tend to be an hour in length.

  • On Zoom

  • There is no cost to attend these courses.

2026 Courses

Spring 2026

New Testament Greek for Beginners

  • 8 weeks, Thursdays 7-8 pm, beginning April 23, 2026, on Zoom. 

  • No cost (other than purchasing our textbook).

  • Instructor: the Rev. Amy Richter.

Description: This class is for you if you have never studied New Testament Greek but want a fun way to get started. (If your Greek is rusty and you want to review, you’re very welcome too! Just know that we will be starting at the beginning). In this class, you’ll get familiar with hundreds of words used in the New Testament, learn how to use Greek dictionaries and other references, and start being able to read and study the New Testament more deeply. 

We will meet online once a week for an hour. You can expect 1-2 hours of work on your own each week, but no grades—just the benefits of working and learning along with others. Please get a copy of our textbook Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day, by James Found (available online from Amazon or from the publisher, Bethany House/Baker Publishing Group; if you need to borrow a copy, please reach out to Amy). For more information, contact Amy Richter, SFM Dean – 240-815-0240 or sfmdean@nhepiscopal.org

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About the instructor 

Amy is a co-dean of the School for Ministry. She is a retired priest who has served in parish and diocesan ministry, an instructor who has taught in colleges, theological schools, and seminaries, and is the author and co-editor of four books, including Common Prayer: Reflections on Episcopal Worship and Saving Words: 20 Redemptive Words Worth Rescuing. She has a PhD from Marquette University (in New Testament) and an MDiv from Princeton Theological Seminary.

Fall 2026

A Season of Creation

  • 4 weeks, September 1- October 4 (the exact days/times TBD), Zoom

  • No cost - all materials provided

  • Instructor: Deb Baker 

Description: A Season of Creation formation program, from the School for Ministry of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire and An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice, facilitated by Deb Baker. We'll meet via Zoom weekly for four weeks between Sept. 1 and October 4 (the exact days/times will be determined once people sign up). All materials provided. Between sessions, there will be brief readings and a daily contemplative practice of praying with and reflecting on a short passage from scripture or tradition. 

Here's what we'll explore together.

  1. Week 1: What does the bible say about creation? 

  2. Week 2: What does tradition (especially church teaching, theology, mystics) say about creation? 

  3. Week 3: What do we have to say to/about creation given what we've learned and prayed about for the first two weeks? (with options to write/collage/doodle/color)

  4. Week 4: How then shall we live? (including a brief exploration of what the bible and tradition say about justice and concrete things we can do to help bring about justice for all of creation). Also available if you want to celebrate the Season of Creation with your household (with activities for all ages): a Season of Creation to Go Guide written to accompany this program.

Interested? Email an sfm dean

About the facilitator:

Deb Baker first felt a call to advocate for her kin in creation as a child when Ranger Rick magazine invited readers to write to elected officials about an endangered fish. She has a Master of Science in Science Communication and Public Engagement from the University of Edinburgh. Her dissertation project was focused on engaging Episcopal Church of New Hampshire congregations with Sustaining Earth, Our Island Home, the carbon footprint tracker and climate advocacy tool for Episcopalians. She volunteered with the pilot of  An Episcopal Path to Creation Justice and is now the Path’s Project Coordinator, supporting networks of participating parishes and volunteer “Companions,” facilitating contemplative prayer with those groups, and maintaining a mutual aid resource library for participants. She is a member of St. Paul’s in Concord, a lay licensed preacher, eucharistic minister and lector, and a spiritual director. Her day job is in the radiology image library at a hospital.