Courses
2024-2025

The following units, delivered in conjunction with our partners at Cliff College, will be running during the 2024-2025 academic year. If you are interested in applying for any of them, please contact ministries@irishmethodist.org for an application form.

Applicants from the Methodist Church in Ireland should email the Ministries Team for details of bursaries available to assist with the Unit fees.

Spring 2025 Units:

Evangelism and Christian Mission (apply by 1st March 2025)

Exploring Children, Youth and Families Ministry (apply by 1st March 2025)

Ministry in the Methodist Tradition (apply by 1st March 2025)

Are you interested in finding out more about Local Preaching in the Methodist Church in Ireland?

This introductory session is for those who are discerning a calling to this important ministry. The session is also for ordained ministers, lay workers and accredited local preachers who will support those in training in their local context.

The evening will include an exploration of:

– Being called to be a Local Preacher

– The why and how of Local Preacher Training in MCI

– Training in the local context

The next online event will take place on Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 7:30pm

This training explores what it means to pray with others, to intercede on someone’s behalf, and to help those who want to respond and spend time in God’s presence to receive His love, peace, comfort and healing. This training is open to all who desire to learn more about this ministry, for refresher training, and will equip participants to provide prayer ministry in a church, event or community setting.

Watch this space for details of the next online Introduction to Prayer Ministry event.

In person circuit training can be requested by emailing ministries@irishmethodist.org.

Are you interested in healthcare visitation, within your local church or within a chaplaincy setting? This course, run in conjunction with the Northern Ireland Healthcare Chaplains’ Association, gives participants the opportunity to reflect on pastoral attitudes and practices and approaches to providing pastoral support within a range of healthcare contexts.

The 2025 course begins on Thursday 1st May 2025. Please see below for more information and to apply.

The Safe Place zoom seminar is a 90-minute information session that combines information on the Safe Place Initiative along with Domestic Violence and Abuse Awareness Raising. The aim of this session is to explain how through the Safe Place initiative, churches of whatever size, can become Safe Places for anyone to access information on the local services available for people living with domestic abuse.

2024-2025 Training dates:

Evening Sessions (7:30pm)

Tuesday 4th March 2025

Tuesday 11th March 2025

Morning Sessions (10:30am)

Thursday 6th March 2025

Thursday 13th March 2025

This introductory course is designed to equip and enable participants in the ministry of Pastoral Care. This course is open to all who wish to understand more about the heart and development of pastoral care. It provides opportunity to develop some of the essential skills required to create effective caring relationships within ministry

In person circuit training can be requested by emailing ministries@irishmethodist.org