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In the last of the current series I interview Dr Peter Mead one of the leaders of Cor Deo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

1) Please introduce yourself and your role at Cor Deo.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Dr<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ron Frost, Peter Mead, David Searight
\n& Mike Chalmers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

I am a mentor at Cor Deo, a deliberately small mentored training programme based in Chippenham, southern England. \u00a0I am also part of the leadership of a local church plant, and leader of the Bible Teacher\u2019s Networks at the European Leadership Forum<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2) Tell us a little about Cor Deo.<\/h3>\n

Along with Dr Ron Frost, I started Cor Deo several years ago. \u00a0We saw a need for a more relationally enriched training approach that would allow participants to be part of a team that can study together, serve together and grow together. \u00a0We offer a six-month full-time training programme, one-week Intensive courses and are now in the process of launching a follow-up programme to help past participants go further in their studies and ministry. \u00a0Our training blends lots of biblical studies, history in the context of church history and applied theology in all aspects of pastoral ministry. \u00a0We have only six spaces available each year for the full-time programme, believing that we would rather pursue a multiplicational approach to training, where we hope to go deeper with a few participants, rather than simply trying to get bigger numbers in to the course.<\/p>\n

3) Are the courses full time, part-time or a mixture of both?<\/h3>\n
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The main six-month course is full-time. \u00a0The Intensives last just one week. \u00a0The new follow-up programme for past participants will be a modular study programme that is part-time and flexible.<\/p>\n

4) How do Cor Deo students fund their studies?<\/h3>\n

We do not charge a fee for participation. \u00a0Instead we suggest a donation amount, thereby meaning that financial limitations do not restrict potential participants. \u00a0As far as living during the six months, some have lived off savings, others have been supported, others have been given an extended study leave from employment. \u00a0Six months is much more manageable than 2-4 years of full-time study!<\/p>\n

5) Does Cor Deo take students from overseas?<\/h3>\n

We can if they are from the EU, but we are not in a position to help people get visas. \u00a0If someone can legitimately be in the UK for the necessary time, then we would gladly take them.<\/p>\n

6) What type of ministry is Cor Deo intended to prepare students for?<\/h3>\n
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We want to prepare people to go on to serve in their own church, either as pastoral staff, or as lay leaders within the church. \u00a0We want to prepare missionaries for further and greater service overseas. \u00a0We want to prepare people to go on to further academic theological studies so that they can thrive in that environment. \u00a0Our goal is to multiply ministry that shares God\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

7) When students leave Cor Deo what kind of ministries \/ jobs do they go into?<\/h3>\n

We have seen past participants go on to all of these next steps: senior pastor, church elder, student ministry, church youth work, overseas missionary, student in further training, as well as people heading back into \u201csecular\u201d work with a missional mindset.<\/p>\n

8) What is distinctive about what Cor Deo offers compared with other colleges in the UK and overseas?<\/h3>\n
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Cor Deo offers a uniquely integrated programme of study. \u00a0All the mentors are present for every subject area. Participants get full life-on-life access to the mentors, with the option of travelling together for ministry, local ministry exposure, mentoring in their own context, etc. \u00a0The programme is focused on exposing participants to biblical study as well as a history of spiritual traditions that gives a framework for understanding contemporary Christian spirituality. \u00a0We do not have either a carrot or a stick \u2013 that is, there is no certificate at the end of the six month course, and there is no academic pressure to get there, instead there is a shared confidence that the God of the Bible is worth pursuing in fellowship with the team. \u00a0Cor Deo is a unique opportunity for personal, theological, spiritual and ministerial growth.<\/p>\n

9) Please tell us about the library and other research facilities.<\/h3>\n

Cor Deo has a small, but focused collection of reference materials that is available to participants.<\/p>\n

10) Does Cor Deo offer a distance or on-line learning option? If yes, please tell us more about it.<\/h3>\n

No, we believe in the importance of face-to-face interaction. \u00a0It is in community and in relationship that growth and learning best occur. \u00a0There are many good sources of information transfer available, but the opportunity to be part of a group like this is sadly too rare.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

My thanks to Peter Mead for taking part in this series. If I get any more entries I will re-start the series in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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