How has this course equipped you to move in confidence into the next stage of your faith journey? Or in your ministry? or in your calling?
Studying at Beginning Theology has empowered me to step into my calling with confidence and a growing knowledge of God. Every session left me in complete awe of how great God is and just how little we know, driving me to dive deeper into my faith journey. Being involved in church ministry and being a relatively new Christian, after being radically saved, has equipped me and given me a fresh fire for my day-to-day ministry. I would often find myself quoting things I had learned. To put it simply, it has enabled me to step into all that God has planned for me.
How has the foundation formed in Beginning Theology influenced the hope you have for the future?
If you had told me five years ago I’d have studied at Beginning Theology and would be going on to study on Mondays for the BA in Theology, I would have probably laughed. After living a life of crime, drugs and being the literal complete opposite of a “Christian”, I would never have thought I’d be here studying. It has given me hope that I never thought I’d have for anything relating to education; a hope that I can continue to study and learn, even after not finishing school at 14. I’ll never forget the day I heard God say to me, “This is the place where you will study”. The staff and all the faculty are really supportive and I encourage anyone who has a difficult background to not be afraid of coming to Beginning Theology and, who knows, maybe even the next step.
What would you say to those who are curious about enrolling in Beginning Theology?
If you’re looking for a friendly and welcoming community to study and worship together then this is the place for you.
What noticeable differences in your life and ministry have grown out of attending Beginning Theology?
I have noticed how every lecture has played a part in my ministry at my local church and has enabled me to step out in confidence.
How has this course helped you reflect on your own beliefs?
This course has strengthened my beliefs and yet also challenged them. Being someone who attends a Pentecostal church, studying at St Mellitus has given me fresh and exciting ways to look at my faith. Something which has enabled me to minister to others in a variety of ways. It has filled me with a passion and longing to just know God more and more everyday.
