Clinical Pastoral Education

Congregation based CPE information

This program, offered in the Aurora South Patient Market Group, meets weekly from October to April on Monadys. It is offered to persons already involved in ministry in the parish setting. First choice will be given to Clergy and Parish Professionals with 5 years experience in the parish. A strong emphasis on spiritual self care and family systems will be included. The 300 total hours of clinical work will be done in their current ministry sites.

October - April
Tuition: $750

Applications are reviewed as they are received with classes often filling quickly. The application process requires an on-site interview. A non-refundable enrollment fee of $100 is required after acceptance. This fee is applied to tuition. Scholarships and special payment plans are available for those with financial need.

The Congregation based CPE program is funded by an annual grant from the E. C. Styberg Foundation. The program is notified each June as to continuation for the following year.

About the program supervisor

Reverend Sue Ott-Holland is a certified ACPE Supervisor. Sue has trained and worked with Aurora Health Care for more than 15 years. An ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church, she served as a pastor for 12 years in United Methodist congregations in Southeastern Wisconsin. She has also served on the Board of Ordained Ministry, as the Wisconsin Conference Chair of the Order of Elders and as Adjunct Faculty for Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary as well as or their Church Relations Committee. Besides pastoral care, she has special interests in parish relational dynamics and family systems theory.

To learn more

To obtain more information or an application contact the CPE office at:

Aurora Health Care
W3985 County Rd. NN
Elkhorn, WI 53121
Phone: (262) 741-2046
Email: Sue Ott-Holland or go to the Association for Clinical Pastoral Education website.