The Southern Northwest Training Partnership

High quality Local Training for Ministry

The Learning for Mission and Ministry Programme

As part of our work in training for ministry the Southern North West Training Partnership runs a Learning for Mission and Ministry programme.

The Course Director is The Revd Canon. Dr. Anne Dawtry and the Course Administrator is Liz. Liddle. The Course Secretary is Clare Richardson. The Course Office is on the Warrington Campus of the University of Chester at Padgate in Warrington.

What is the aim of the Programme?

The aim of the LMM Programme is primarily to prepare men and women for accredited and authorised ministry in order that they might participate in the mission of God in the world. It approaches this task with a particular emphasis on the importance of culture and context and upon the development of discipleship through both academic and practical learning. The Course offers a variety of pathways which vary in length according to the prior learning or previous experience of the participant. All students undertake the Course part-time and most are also in full-time employment.

What does the LMM Programme involve?
All students on the Programme participate in four residential weekends each year or, in the case of Anglican Readers and some other lay students, four Saturdays per year. The residential weekends are held in Manchester, Liverpool and Chester on a rotating basis. In addition some churches hold a further denominational weekend each year. Three-year programme students also engage in an 8-day Summer or Easter School each year.

The Quad at Luther

King House, Manchester

Binks Building
University of Chester

Residential Accommodation
Liverpool Hope University

Most students also attend one of our weeknight centres. There are six of these situated in Bury, Chester, Liverpool, Macclesfield, Manchester and Wigan. Students from outside the region or those whose working patterns are complex are allocated a local tutor and also learn online through our e-learning programme. All students undertake contextual learning in a placement context as an integral part of training.

Who the Course is for and who is eligible?
The Learning for Mission and Ministry Course has been designed to train candidates across the participating denominations or colleges for:

• Priestly/Presbyteral Ministry
• Ministry of Word and Sacrament
• Diaconal Ministry
• Reader/Lay Preacher and Local Preacher Ministry
• Ordained Pioneer Ministry
• Church Related Community Work

Independent students are also welcome to register on the programme.

Each candidate must be sponsored and registered by one of the SNWTP partners.

The partners are:

	Diocese of Chester
	Diocese of Liverpool
	Diocese of Manchester
	Hartley Victoria College (Methodist)
	Luther King House Open College
	Methodist Districts of Bolton and Rochdale, Chester and Stoke on Trent, Liverpool, Manchester and Stockport
	Northern College (United Reformed and Congregational)
	Northern Baptist College
	Unitarian College, Manchester

What qualification does training lead to?
The basic programme (12 modules) leads to a Foundation Degree (FdA) in Mission and Ministry. This is now validated by the University of Chester and is currently being validated in addition by Liverpool Hope University. Modules leading to BA (Hons) will be added in 2008.

For candidates with accredited prior learning and/or experience, their programme of study and learning (including, where appropriate, a Masters or Research Degree) will be worked out in negotiation with the sponsoring church and our partner Higher Education Institutions.

How can I find out more?

Please go to the contact page for more information.