Training

Specialist Training for Council Estate Ministry

Supporting Pastors

Equipping churches & Christians to faithfully take the gospel to council estate communities.

training for council estate ministry

Planter and Pastor Training

Pastoring and planting churches in areas of deprivation require skills not ordinarily taught in seminary. That’s why we provide specialist training for council estate ministry, equipping leaders to serve and plant churches effectively in council estate communities.
 

Our staff bring decades of experience living and ministering in council estate contexts, and our programme reflects the realities on the ground. The subjects studied range from:

  • church polity
  • preaching
  • fundraising
  • working with addiction

Lessons are delivered through regional cohorts, online classes and one-to-one teaching.

Each cohort member will also receive visits from a pastoral coach who will maintain regular contact to work through ministry situations, and the opportunity to attend the annual pastor’s retreat, family retreat, and Weekender.
 

 

training women for council estate ministry

Medhurst Women

Medhurst Women is a 3-year rolling program of contextualised training and support for women ministering to women in areas of deprivation. Designed and delivered by experienced practitioners, Medhurst Women is a flexible, practical, and theologically robust training alternative for those considering or already ministering in deprived communities.

After enrolling in the program, each student will receive the following:

  • Online training 
  • In-person and online one-to-one support
  • Books and resources
  • An opportunity to attend the Medhurst Women’s Retreat

Training and Consultancy for Christian Organisations

Medhrurst Ministries provides bespoke training and consultancy for churches, charities and Christian organisations who seek to develop their work in areas of deprivation. Our training courses are tailored to your needs and delivered by experienced practitioners who will help you think about and plan for your specific context.

We run courses including, yet not limited to, the following:

  • Church Planting
  • Working with addictions
  • Supporting single-parent families and the fatherless
  • Council Estate Ministry
  • Budgets and Fundraising
  • Outreach and Evangelism