Training contacts
There are a number of people you can contact for support and advice about learning and discipleship. There are people who are based in Church House, synods and local churches or who are part of the wider United Reformed Church.
Roles and responsibilities
Having overall responsibility for the management of all congregational training, lay ministry training and continuing ministerial education, they:
- plan and conduct learning events, including special topic events and Synod Schools
- support individuals to make learning decisions based on need arising from the context of their place of ministry
- arrange whatever funding for learning is agreed at Synod and by Assembly Committees
- support specific lay and ordained ministries including Elders and Interim Moderators
- support the arrangement of any supervision for specific ministries
- support training for congregations
- work with other synod staff for synod development
For training contacts at Church House, email SecretaryEandL@urc.org.uk or Ministries@urc.org.uk.