Education for Ministry: Phase 1

Information on Education for Ministry: Phase 1 (EM1) is for students who have been accepted for ministerial training following attendance at an assessment conference and the successful completion of training at a Resource Centre for Learning.

EM1 covers the period between acceptance for ministerial training following an assessment conference, training at a Resource Centre for  Learning (RCL), and the satisfactory conclusion of that training for ministry, as agreed by the Assessment Board, leading to ordination/commissioning.

This content describes EM1 for stipendiary service and models 1-3 of non-stipendiary service.

Some of the specifics of EM1 for those training for the ministry of non-stipendiary service Model 4 (Word and Sacraments or Church Related Community Work) differ from the routes through EM1 described here, although candidates accepted for NSM4 EM1 will still relate to one of the three RCLs.

For more detail contact ministries@urc.org.uk

Throughout this content the word ‘minister’ is used to identify those in the ministry of Word and Sacraments and ministry of Church Related Community Work.

In the tabbed pages below you’ll find information about the process of allocating a Resource Centre for Learning, advice for those who are candidating for the ministry, and information on what financial support is available.

Guidelines for writing reflective accounts

Read guidelines for writing the reflective accounts which candidates for training for the ministry are asked to supply