INTRODUCING THE NORTH THAMES MTC
From the Director …
mind of Christ; to have Christ and his pattern of life and witness formed inus as we share together in worship and prayer, in study and reflection, inministry and mission, and in growing in God's grace.Students at NTMTC distinctively make this journey of discovery withoutleaving ordinary life behind. Here we do our theology in the midst of dailylife, while continuing to give full attention to the circumstances in whichGod has already called us to serve him. Our students continue with dailywork and family responsibilities, and with life in their home parishes andcongregations as they prepare for a new role of leadership in the Church.It's not that they are part-time students: rather the on-going dialoguebetween demanding jobs, and domestic responsibilities on one side, andtheir growing engagement with Christian faith, mission and ministry onthe other, enable them to develop a vital capacity for theological under-standing and realism in spiritual leadership. This contextualised way of doing theology equips them uniquely for Christian service in the world of today and tomorrow.We are delighted that from this year onwards we will be developing thispattern of ministerial formation with St Paul's Theological Centre,Brompton. As partners in the exciting new venture that is St Mellitus Col-lege, we look forward to benefiting from their vision for mixed modetraining and pioneer ministry, just as we trust that they will be enrichedby our curriculum, and by sharing with us in the residential parts of theNorth Thames course.Make no mistake: preparing for ministry at NTMTC is hard work. Beingpart of this community makes real demands. We seek to challenge andstimulate, not simply to reinforce cherished convictions, and we do so withfolk who are juggling all the other realities of twenty-first century life atHere at NTMTC we take the classic disciplinesof theology seriously. During your time withus you'll engage with biblical studies andChurch history, doctrine and ethics, missiol-ogy and apologetics. You'll be encouraged torelate your theological understanding to otherdisciplines – to philosophy and sociology, toliterature and the arts. You'll also developyour thinking about Christianity and otherfaiths. But that only partly describes what wedo.Our chief calling here at NTMTC is to honourGod in the training of men and women forpublic ministry – that is, to exercise servant
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