About

Our Foundation course is designed for motivated congregation members, small group leaders, interns or elders. It can be delivered through a Learning Site (serving a region or set of churches) or Study Group (serving a single church) but can also be studied by individuals.

The course aims to give you an understanding of how the Bible affects heart change in the context of community and mission, as you develop a ‘gospel instinct’ for everyday life.

Students who successfully complete modules can obtain an unaccredited Crosslands Certificate to recognise their studies (we are currently investigating whether these modules can be taken for academic credit).

Cost

We believe that theological training is most effective when it is studied in-community and in-context of local churches on mission together. We have priced our modules aggressively to make the materials as affordable as possible for our students then we discount the price according to the size of the group.

If you are a Study Group or Learning Site leader, you will receive free access to allow you to lead your group effectively.

Discounts by size of group:

Delivery

Our learning sites, study groups and individual students typically follow one of three approaches:

• 1. Bespoke

  Students take one or a few modules on particular topics which they want to learn about or which fit into a broader training programme. The intensity of study can be varied exactly to suit your students’ needs. Simply browse and pick from the modules here.

• 2. Tracks

  Your students follow our pre-defined tracks which group 8 related modules together into a themed study package. Typically, a single Track can be completed in a year with two to four hours study per week:

  • Introductory Christian Ministry - for interns, ministry trainees, lay leaders and retirees
  • Pastoral Care - for anyone involved in pastoral care in the local church including pastoral staff, women’s workers, pastoral teams and small group leaders
  • Missional Church and Church Planting - for anyone involved in a church plant or missional community.
  • Christian Doctrine – for anyone interested in understanding their faith more deeply.
  • Missional Living - for anyone wanting to shape their life around mission.
  • Church Eldership - for new and prospective elders, PCC members or leadership teams to do together

• 3. Programme

  Some Learning Sites, Study Groups or Students choose to work through 6 or 12 modules per year, which provides a robust and comprehensive four- or two-year curriculum.
  6 modules per year might require three to four hours’ study per week, whereas 12 modules per year requires a clear structure of 3 terms over 2 years with 4 modules studied per term at an investment of around eight hours’ study per week.
  Contact the Crosslands office if you want to work through a programme or access our mini-prospectus here.

• Curriculum

  Students can choose from 26 modules, divided into four streams: Bible/Doctrine, Character, Community and World. The modules are designed to be modular and flexible to both the topics that you or your group want to focus on and the time commitment desired.