▁only ▁ 3 – 5 ▁research ▁fell ows ▁in ▁residence ▁at ▁any ▁given ▁time . ▁ ▁Add itional ▁community ▁members ▁are ▁drawn ▁from ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁s abb at ical ▁and ▁continu ing ▁education ▁programs , ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁ec umen ical ▁pil gr im ▁groups , ▁volunte ers ▁from ▁church ▁organizations , ▁and ▁participants ▁in ▁local ▁programs ▁and ▁con ferences . ▁ ▁All ▁community ▁members ▁are ▁invited ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁community ▁evening ▁on ▁Sund ays , ▁including ▁ec umen ical ▁evening ▁prayer ▁and ▁dinner . ▁Ex cept ▁for ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁study - ab road ▁programs , ▁most ▁are ▁offered ▁full ▁board ▁and ▁particip ate ▁in ▁daily ▁common ▁ec umen ical ▁prayer . ▁ ▁Cont inu ing ▁education ▁programs ▁Several ▁different ▁s abb at ical , ▁continu ing ▁education , ▁and ▁acc red ited ▁courses ▁are ▁offered ▁to ▁serve ▁those ▁seeking ▁to ▁deep en ▁their ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁Land , ▁its ▁history , ▁culture , ▁and ▁the ▁faith s ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁here . ▁They ▁are ▁primarily ▁designed ▁for ▁Christian ▁past oral ▁leaders ▁( ord ained ▁or ▁lay ) ▁from ▁all ▁commun ions ▁and ▁denomin ations , ▁or ▁academ ics ▁and ▁educ ators ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁the ology ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁T ant ur . ▁ ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁programs ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁as ▁the ▁" fif th ▁g ospel ", ▁we aving ▁class room ▁instruction ▁with ▁on -