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The Samaritan Institute
at Sunshine Cathedral
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CONTENTS
History3
Memberships6
Practitioner Training7
Diaconal Training7
Degree Programs7
Courses9-10
Advisory Council10
Faculty10-11
Divine Science Minister Training Program11-12
Fees12
Ordination & Certification Tracks13
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Memberships:
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Theological conferences
Lay Ministry Training
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Faculty:
Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins MCC, Divine Science
B.A., Henderson State University; M.A., Goddard College; M.Div., Union
Theological Seminary; D.Min., Episcopal Divinity School
Reiki Master Certificate, Hagerstown Community College;
Certificate of Achievement & Fellowship, College of Divine Metaphysics;
Certificate in Church Management, Villanova University
(Senior Minister, Sunshine Cathedral; Dean, The Samaritan Institute)
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Fees:
There is no application fee nor is there a graduation fee for any TSI program.
Course fees vary (from $10 to $125) and some are free. Most on campus
courses are $30 and most distance education courses are $40. Fees can
change at any time. TSI tries to make religious education accessible to all
and affordable for all.
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giftedness, their spiritual disciplines, etc., the VMDT will then decide
whether or not to meet with the applicant, and from there will decide if
further action is warranted, and if so, which path should be pursued.
{The one exception to the Team process is people from beyond Sunshine
Cathedral who are referred to Samaritan from DSFI for training. They will be
trained, approved, ordained, etc. according to standards put in place by TSI,
DSFI, and other New Thought traditions at the Senior Ministers discretion.}
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