Education & Christian Discipleship CertHE

This course, now in its fourth year, is designed to help people to reflect on what it is to be a Christian disciple and how to encourage and support others in their Christian journeys.

The emphasis of the certificate focuses on practical matters such as how to be an effective disciple and an ambassador of the Kingdom of God; mission, including witnessing beyond the church; helping others in their walk with God; Christian Spirituality; and core modules such as Working with the New Testament, Working with the Old Testament and developing modern Study Skills.

The course is open to everyone and will consist of six taught modules and two locally based independent studies. The certificate takes two years to complete. However, it may be possible to give credit to prior learning as appropriate. The course consists of one module per term in a combination of Saturday morning sessions and one residential weekend depending on the style, content and purpose of each module (dates available on the training pages of the Hereford Diocesan website). The independent study units will run alongside the ‘taught’ sessions. Although the course is designed to develop its students over two years, it may be possible to study individual modules separately, please contact the Course Administrator, Fiona Brooke (01584 871085 or mdt@hereford.anglican.org ) for information.

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Fees

The current cost of the Certificate is £90.00 per module. It is worth noting that some of the current course members are supported and sponsored by their local church.

Study options

The main modules will be taught centrally at the Ludlow Conference Centre or Hereford Cathedral Library, by experienced tutors from both the Diocese and the University.

Full details of the current course and the modules can be found on the Ministry, Development and Training (MDT) pages of the Diocesan website.

Get in touch

Admissions Office
01905 855111
admissions@worc.ac.uk

The certificate will take two years to complete. However, it may be possible to give credit to prior learning as appropriate.

Modules

Module 1 Study involving Learners
The aim of this module is to help course members to become successful, independent learners with the knowledge, confidence and skills to find and use relevant data in an evaluative way.

Module 2 Working with the New Testament
This module is seen as fundamental to the rest of the course. It introduces the learner to the purpose of the New Testament (NT) and seeks to reflect upon the NT as a central source of Christian development.

Module 3 Exploring Discipleship
Discipleship is fundamental to Christian growth and development. This module explores the concept from both a historical and contemporary viewpoint. It will enable the learner to explore and evaluate their personal Christian formation and how this may help them to support and encourage discipleship in others.

Module 5 Working with the Old Testament
This module aims to introduce the learner to the purpose of the Old Testament (OT) and seeks to reflect upon the major themes of the OT as a source of understanding of God's relationship with his people before the coming of Christ; and of the connections between it and the development of the Christian church. There is particular emphasis on the use of Psalms as a guide to discipleship.

Module 6 Spiritual Formation and Development
This module will explore practically the diverse approaches to Christian Spirituality.

Module 7 Connecting Beyond the Church
This module seeks to explore the challenges facing Christians today as 'people of mission' living as ambassadors among, and reaching out to, their communities and beyond.

Modules 4 & 8 Independent Studies
The Independent Studies are designed to encourage course participants to creatively put theory into practice.

Assessment

People studying on the course will be fully supported and will be encouraged to use the Ludlow Conference Centre Library, the Hereford Cathedral Library and enjoy the full facilities of the University of Worcester as part-time students.

“The course is presented in a way that caters for everyone as an individual and the stage they are at on their journey to becoming a Christian disciple in the 21st Century.”

Academic department

Institute of Education

“Our high quality programmes and innovative teaching methods prepare and train the very best professionals. Worcester graduates have made a huge difference in the field of education.”
Professor Chris Robertson, Head of Institute

Employability

This course is designed to help people to reflect on what it is to be a Christian disciple and how to encourage and support others in their Christian journeys.