education for ministry groups
Summer is the usual time of year when Education for Ministry (EfM) groups enroll for the fall, and most begin in the fall. If you’ve been thinking about beginning this enriching curriculum of study and reflection, please contact a mentor in your area, or contact Marcia Moore, 336-202-6516, the diocesan EfM coordinator. You can also find additional information and many resources here.
Groups are scheduled both in the daytime and evenings; currently, some meet in person and some virtually, and several groups are a “hybrid,” mixing in-person and virtual meetings to meet the needs of participants. There are also many online groups made up of participants from around the U.S., available through the EfM website.
Most groups welcome anyone from any church–realizing that different meeting days or evenings are better for some than others. It is also a great opportunity to study and pray with people from other congregations.
CONTACT
The Rev. Kelly Ryan
Canon Missioner for Discipleship
The Rev. Kelly Ryan
Missioner for Discipleship
984-263-5423
EMAIL
Kelly serves diocesan congregations as the missioner for discipleship. The position was created as part of, and is made possible by, the $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. the diocese received in October 2024 to reconceive the way it supports congregations as they seek to form disciples of all ages. Instead of traditional programming, the project is designed to spark congregational imagination around intergenerational worship and its connection to holistic Christian formation, to support connections among congregations, and to equip and empower congregational leaders to design and lead inclusive, sensory-rich worship rooted in The Episcopal Church’s liturgical traditions.
Kelly previously served at Duke Divinity School as director of the Thriving Congregations Coordination Program and as senior director of Communications and executive editor for Leadership Education at Duke Divinity, as well as a communications coach for Lilly Endowment grantees. For more than two decades, she has served children and their families as a catechist, tutor, mentor and hospital volunteer.
Kelly was ordained a vocational deacon in 2024. For two years, she served as deacon and children’s minister at St. Joseph’s, Durham. In early 2026, she began serving as chaplain to Bishop Jennifer Brooke-Davidson. She holds a Master of Divinity, a certificate in Christian Education, and an MA in Christian Practice from Duke Divinity School, as well as a BA in journalism and political science from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.
EFM Groups in the Diocese of North Carolina
CHARLOTTE
- Christ Church: Daytime and evening groups
- St. Martin’s: Evening group
- St. Peter’s: Evening group
CONCORD
- All Saints’: Evening group
DURHAM
- St. Philip’s: Daytime group
GREENSBORO
- Holy Trinity: Daytime group
- St. Andrew’s: Evening group
- St. Francis: Evening group
MOORESVILLE
- St. Patrick’s: Evening group
RALEIGH
- Nativity: Evening group
- St. Michael’s: Evening group
SOUTHERN PINES
- Emmanuel: Evening group
STATESVILLE
- Trinity: Evening group
WINSTON-SALEM
- St. Paul’s: Evening group
