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New Testament Church of God
Leadership Training Centre

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New Testament Church of God
Leadership Training Centre
1-3 Horseshoe Street
Northampton
NN1 1TB

Tel: +44 (0)1604 824233/8
Website: www.ntcg.org.uk/education

Mission Statement

Building committed, confident leaders

The Leadership Training Centre facilitates distance learning courses for personal enrichment and continuing ministerial development. The courses are grouped in three categories: Biblical Studies, Doctrinal and Pastoral with the emphasis on Christian leadership and church development.

Most of the courses and seminars are held on weekends specifically to enable access to those who are bi-vocational or otherwise engaged.

The Leadership Training Centre accommodates the Roswith Gerloff Archive: a unique collection of research material on the Black Majority Churches in the UK. It also hosts the Oliver Lyseight Annual Lecture that seeks to enable strategic conversations about the Pentecostal heritage, theology and mission with specific reference to the Black Majority Churches in the UK.

 

Training programmes

The Certificate in Ministerial Studies [CIMS] are validated by Lee University.

Biblical Studies courses include A Journey Through the Old Testament, A Journey Through the New Testament, Introducing Great Themes of Scripture (exploring the important teachings of the Bible) and Rightly Dividing the Word (a Bible interpretation course).

Doctrinal courses include, Faith Foundations for Life and Ministry in the 21st Century (how to minister to the postmodern generation), Living Faith (Christian theology), Knowing the Holy Spirit (Pentecostal studies) and Christian Ethics and Practical Theology (ethics in ministry)

Pastoral courses include, Knowing Your Church (history, faith and polity of the Church of God (or the denomination of the course participant if not CoG) Leading with Integrity (exploration of transformational leadership and the proper uses of authority and power, and conflict resolution), Understanding Yourself and Others (an introduction to psychology from a Christian viewpoint) Equipping People for Ministry (discipleship and mentoring principles) Learning the Practices of Ministry (including information on weddings, funerals, and church budgets), Ministering Through Music( development of a progressive worship/music ministry), Planting and Growing Healthy Churches ( exploration of procedures and processes of developing ministries with particular reference to multi –ethnic churches), Helping People in Crisis (pastoral counselling), Preaching the Word Today (skills and approaches to preaching ), Care and Help Ministries Inside and Outside Church (ministries of care and compassion).

Approach to learning
The courses are delivered via distance learning and offer participants the opportunity to:

  • Study at the time and pace that best suit their schedule;
  • Study individually or with others at home with the help of DVDs;
  • Attend a minimum of two facilitator-led sessions for each course at the Leadership Training Centre;
  • Learn from participating in group discussions and fellowship with others enrolled on the programme at the facilitator-led sessions;
  • Apply learning to life and ministry.