mission shaped ministry

A year to be equipped in planting and sustaining fresh expressions of church

mission shaped ministry is running ecumenically in over 30 centres across the UK with more than 1500 students enrolled. The one-year, part-time course takes participants on a learning journey as part of a supportive community, training them for ministry in fresh expressions of church.

Those who come on mission shaped ministry tend to do so:

• as individuals and as teams;
• as leaders and members, clergy and lay people, learning side by side;
• as they prepare to start a fresh expression of church;
• once they have already started a fresh expression of church;
• because they want their existing church to be more mission-shaped.

Finding out more

For more information please download the course brochure and prospectus from the foot of the page.

You can see a list of local courses available in the right-hand menu or on the map above. Courses in green have not started yet, courses in blue are already in progress and courses in red have finished. Select a marker to see details and for a link to the relevant web page. (View large map)

What you think

'This is the course I have been crying out for, for a number of years! It is relevant, contemporary, engaging, topical and achieves the balance of combining biblically rooted teaching with culturally sensitivity awareness.'

'I nearly didn't sign up for mission shaped ministry because I thought I would have heard it all before. But the teaching was excellent and, of course, you learnt as much from other participants from other churches and other denominations. Don't miss it as I nearly did.'

'This has been the best training I have ever been involved in. The best part was meeting up every month with other people on this journey. The fellowship and sharing times with the other participants and the leaders were wonderful. I can't recommend this course highly enough.

If you are interested in running mission shaped ministry in your region please contact us.