Healthy Christian leaders never stop learning and growing. Crosslands Lifelong Learning is an extension programme for experienced pastors and others established in gospel ministry: food for the journey to sustain us over a lifetime of ministry.
Led by pastor-theologians and other experienced Christian leaders, these short courses will help you to keep growing in theological understanding, personal discipleship and ministry leadership as you encounter different challenges and opportunities across your lifetime in ministry. We aim to achieve that by providing rich and valuable content and by fostering and sustaining learning relationships amongst leaders.
The annual programme is designed to take participants deeper into a part of Scripture, an area of doctrine, and aspects of pastoral ministry, mission and leadership. You can sign up for a single course or opt into the full programme for a given year.
| Focus | Format | Theme for 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April-May 2026 | Pastoral | Book group format: Read a substantial work focusing on an area of pastoral practice and meet online weekly to discuss and apply it. 4 weekday sessions (depending on length of selected book). | Living Well and Dying Faithfully, led by Dr Jonathan Norgate. Four weekly guided sessions, 1.5 hrs each, on 4 consecutive Wednesday afternoons, starting 29th April 2026. 12pm-1:30pm GMT+1. Cost: £75 Bookings now open. |
| June 2026 | Annual Formation Review | 90 minute on zoom. Free of charge. | Annual Formation Review led by Jen Charteris and Tim Chester. A free 90 minute guided reflection and ‘silent coaching’ session to review your growth over the past year, plan ahead for your continued spiritual, theological and leadership development, and share ideas and encouragements with a small peer group.Monday 8th June 2026, 11:00 – 12:30 (GMT+1). |
| Oct 2026 | Crosslands Community | Crosslands is hitting the road! To celebrate the last decade of ministry, we’re hosting a series of one-day learning community events across the country. | We’re inviting tutors, alumni, students, and the wider Crosslands family to join us for a day of fellowship, worship, and practical leadership training. Lunch and refreshments will be provided for a small fee. We can’t wait to reconnect with our alumni and friends. Look out for specific dates and locations!Express your interest here. |
| Nov 2026 | Doctrinal | Book group format: Read a substantial work focusing on an area of historical doctrine and meet online weekly to discuss and apply it. 4 weekday sessions (depending on length of selected book). | Four weekly guided sessions, 1.5 hrs each, on 4 consecutive Wednesdays, starting 4th November 2026. Cost: £80 Bookings open soon. |
| Jan – Feb 2027 | Bible | 24 hr in-person intensive focusing on a single Bible book or the connection between books of the Bible. Preliminary work to enrich your planning and preparation for teaching or preaching. | John 13-17: Jesus’ Farewell Discourse – ‘Let not your hearts be troubled’. Save the date for next year’s conference: 28-29th Jan 2027. |
| Feb-March 2027 | Leadership | Four 3-hour weekly workshops online. We’ve extended this timing compared with previous cohorts, allowing more time for discussion amongst participants which has proved to be a valued part of the programme. | Cultivating Leadership led by Jen Charteris. A biblical worldview transforms the way we approach Christian leadership. Apply eternal truths and valuable tools to the tough realities of leadership. Four weekly online sessions, 3 hrs each, on Wednesday mornings 09:30-12:30, starting 24th Feb 2027. Cost: £90 |
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