Education and Training for Discipleship and Ministry

The NETWORK FOR MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT (NMD) is the people and programmes looking after a wide variety of educational and formational needs for the Diocese of York. We try to do this where we can with our colleagues in the York & Hull District of the Methodist Church. Click here for a fuller Introduction to the NMD.
Included in the introduction is also a range of information about Methodist resources and people, about the York Institute for Community Theology, and about CLAY: Christian Learning Across Yorkshire – an ecumenical programme of educational opportunities

By clicking on the headings below you can find information about:

Education for Discipleship Programme Includes 2 sets of courses availble to support and encourage parish mission and ministry.

Equipping God's People - courses designed to give lay people skills and confidence in ministry. Newly updated.

Foundations of Faith - courses designed to help people think about their faith and grow spiritually.

Shared Ministry - a course designed to help Parishes/Benefices or even Deaneries move towards appropriate and local forms of shared ministry

People - about the NMD team and how to contact them

Resources for Spiritual Formation - information about the Annual Diocesan Clergy Retreat and other resources for spiritual formation

CME - programmes of continuing education for Clergy and Readers

IME 4-7 - a programme of continuing education for clergy in their first four years of ministry including downloadable copies of the IME 4-7 Handbook

The 'Sower' and 'Seedlings' - back articles from the NMD newsletters

Grants & Policies - grants for courses, conferences and sabbaticals and the policies to go with them

'Encounter Bungoma 2008'
A group from the York Diocese recently visited the Diocese of Bungoma in W Kenya at the invitation of the Rt Revd Eliud Wabukala. Information about the visit, the teaching and training given by the group and the Wycliffe Training Centre will appear shortly.
It is hoped that a repeat visit will be organised in the future. Details from Phil White or via www.stjamesscarborough.co.uk.

There are also downloadable resources and information about up-coming events.

Introduction to the NMD

FEATURED DOCUMENTS

20 Nov 06 God and our Public Life Prof. David Ford's EBOR Lecture 14 Sep 06 Transition and Training Paper from Jonathan Draper on CME 1-4 24 Jun 06 Exploring Shared Ministry Course A preliminary draft 6 Jun 06 The Training Skills Portfolio 6 Jun 06 CME 1-4 2006/7: Guidelines for Mentors