Faith and Worship Course
Students will need :
- The Faith & Worship course study material available from No 9 Resource Centre ;
- The personal Tool Kit available from No 9 Resource Centre.
Tool Kit
- Bible (New Revised Standard Version - NRSV or New International Version - NIV)
- Methodist Worship Book
- Hymns & Psalms - The music edition has details of psalms and an index of biblical texts
- A one-volume Bible Commentary
Also recommended are:
- A concordance
- A Bible dictionary
- Methodist catechism
- Wesley's forty-four sermons - you might prefer a modern paraphrase available from No9
- English Dictionary
- Portfolio folder - to keep a record of your studies as you work through Faith & Worship and the services you lead
Faith & Worship Course
The Faith & Worship course includes studies in the Old and New Testaments, theology and church history all in the context of leading people in worship.
The course has four sections which are assessed by assignment.
Edgehill College offers the course as a part-time two year course, meeting on Thursday evenings from 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm. You need course folders for each of the sections which are available from No 9 Resource Centre . The cost of the folders for all four sections is approximately £99 or they can be bought separately. If you are accepted by your Circuit Executive as a Local Preacher 'on trial' your Circuit will bear the cost of your folders.
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The introductory units which include Starting out, Introduction to worship and preaching and Jesus through the eyes of Mark contain material that is useful for starting the course and for preaching but are not assessed.
