CPD and Short Courses
Missio Dei is delighted to be able to offer CPD and short courses to help leaders and church workers to develop their skills and knowledge. The courses offer tuition from experts in their field, facilitate informative and meaningful debate, and endeavour to challenge and inspire you.
The following is a list of short courses that are available to audit throughout the year from September 2024 – March 2025:
Christian Apologetics (13th - 16th January)
The short course in Christian Apologetics will:
- Introduce the major schools of thought and the overall principles involved in the practice of Christian Apologetics.
- Demonstrate the way in which philosophical, cultural and historical factors lie behind any understanding of Christian truth claims.
- Consider cultural literacy and how faith and religious practice interacts within their wider cultural context.
- Address key issues in society, including LGBTQ+, climate change, creation care, social justice, etc. and to develop an informed theological response to these.
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Christian Doctrine (10th - 13th February)
This short course will look at the fundamental beliefs and concepts of the Christian faith and, as the title suggests, will consider how these impact the way Christians live. As such, the course will be made up of two main sections:
Part 1 will look at the Christian beliefs as developed from the Bible, as well as theological reflection in early, classic, and contemporary thought.
Part 2 will focus on how such beliefs inform the Christian approaches to ethical matters.
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Continual Christian Leadership (17th - 20th March)
This course will discuss two main subjects of personal and corporate development. Over the 4 days we will cover key self-leadership issues such as relationships, stress, finances, and communication.
This course will discuss the following areas:
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- Theological and biblical reflection on key leadership issues, including relationships, stress, finances (personal and corporate), communication
- Emotional intelligence
- The centrality of understanding the concept of Christian leadership
- Theological reflections on corporate prayer, mission, generosity
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Youth Ministry Part 1 (11th-14th November) & Youth Ministry Part 2 (13th-16th January)
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Nov 11-14 / Part 1: What does it mean to be a young person today? How can youth ministry and the Church help young people become mature followers of Jesus? Part 1 explores these questions, and also covers some key basics of youth ministry today
Jan 13-16 / Part 2: As youth ministers, how do we help young people navigate the many issues in the world today, whilst remaining faithful to Jesus? Part 2 of our Youth Ministry course explores current issues for youth ministries and deepens the conversation into what spiritual formation and pastoral care for young people looks like in these spaces.
- Classroom lectures – with leading scholars and practitioners
- Short course notes – to accompany the teaching
- Light Refreshments
- Course Fees: 2 day courses – £150 / 3 day courses – £185 / 4 day courses – £250
*Course details are subject to change
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For more information, please contact us at info@missiodei.ac.uk