New Cliff College programme - Foundations for Mission and Ministry

Foundations for Mission and Ministry is a two-year, part-time programme covering essential teaching and training for Christian mission and ministry today. Offered either entirely online or in a hybrid model, students will take six units including Pastoral Practice, Integrating Theology and Practice and Reading the New Testament. The programme is designed for people exploring or already engaged in paid or voluntary mission and ministry, and will supplement and develop the students' existing skills whilst challenging and stretching them in new areas.

The Foundations for Mission and Ministry programme has already been approved as a key element of training for the Local Lay Pastor scheme in the Methodist Church in Britain and for ordination training in the Methodist Church in Ireland. This training is suitable for those in any church denomination and will be particularly useful to people in voluntary or paid forms of mission and ministry who have not undertaken theological training. The programme does not require students to have completed any prior formal training and will be accessible to those without a university education.

The majority of the teaching and learning for the Foundations for Mission and Ministry programme will take place online, with some live seminars available either online or onsite at Cliff College or Edgehill House in Belfast. As the aim of the programme is to equip students for practical mission and ministry, the assessment methods are highly practical and include creative written assessments and recorded presentations.

Applications for this programme are open now - apply here. If you have any questions about the programme or would like more information about the application process, please contact enquiries@cliffcollege.ac.uk.