Cliff College Postgrad

DAY CONFERENCE Tuesday 3 JUNE 2008 9.30am - 4pm

Rev Dr Alison Morgan
(ReSource: Anglican Renewal Ministries)
Author of The Wild Gospel www.alisonmorgan.co.uk

On the theme of
Charismatic Mission: an understanding and practice

Cost: £16 including lunch and refreshments

How to Book: Please send payment to Theresa Phillips, the Postgraduate Administrator, Cliff College, Calver, HOPE VALLEY, Derbyshire S32 3XG postgrad@cliffcollege.org or 01246 584216

Cliff Student Honoured

Cliff College is very pleased to congratulate a current MA student, Captain Tracey Palmer of the Salvation Army, who has recently been awarded an MBE for her work in Worksop during the floods of summer 2007.

Study for Probationary Ministers

The ‘average’ Methodist probationer – deacon or minister doesn’t exist, but if they did, they are likely to be in their late 30s or early 40s and be on their second ‘career’. They are normally a graduate and have returned to education after quite a few years away. The training years have generally been a good experience and there is a desire to keep up with reading and current thinking, a desire that is facilitated by probationer’s studies.

Don't Stop Studying

Four Local Preachers Tell Their Story.

Local Preachers come in all shapes and sizes and educational backgrounds. Some finish their theological study when accredited, others are keen to develop further. One opportunity is at Cliff College where accredited local preachers are able to enrol for postgraduate certificate courses that can lead to an MA in three years of part-time study. Three Local Preachers tell their story of further study ....

A Pioneering Course for Pioneering Ministry

How do you help shape the future ‘pioneers’ of the church? How about this for a recipe: (1) Gather together a bunch of Christians from all over the nation, to a relatively remote community in Derbyshire, for a week of intensive study-fellowship, maintained by on-line groups; (2) Gently fold into this mixture a rich dose of sharing, prayer and praise, all centred on the real presence of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit; (3) Catalyse with some provocative lectures, seminars and discussion groups aimed at stretching hearts, minds, and lives into God’s own future for the church; and, then, (4) ‘Buckle your seatbelt Dorothy, because Kansas is going bye-bye’!

Local Preachers and Lay Readers

Local preachers, lay readers and other lay church leaders are encouraged to think about pursuing a postgraduate certificate, diploma or even Masters Degree in one of our mission-oriented programmes at Cliff College. Through a system for the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL), it is now possible for us to recognise the learning gained through church-based training courses and practical experience as equivalent to qualifications gained through traditionally accepted formal courses in higher education.