We are delighted to be able to share that the CLP course has been revised and updated and is now being offered, through Northern College, from September 2025. More details can be found here: https://northerncollege.co.uk/learning/training-for-lay-people/church-leadership/
The Church Leadership Programme (CLP) is a year-long learning journey designed for lay and ordained leaders in URC churches and community contexts. It is delivered through a blend of online learning and three residential weekends held in Manchester.
CLP encourages you to explore reflective practice as a foundation for sustaining healthy leadership in ministry. It aims to deepen your theoretical and practical understandings of reflective practice, by engaging with a range of perspectives including theological, biblical, and psychological approaches.
Experiential learning is central to this programme and will be fostered in several ways:
- A regular reflective space led by your tutor, creating an environment for shared reflection and discussion
- Self-reflective tasks designed to help you personalise your engagement with the material
- A reflective journal, maintained throughout the programme, which will form a key part of allowing you to integrate your learning into the heart of your ongoing ministerial practice
By the end of the programme, participants will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of reflective practice and its application to leadership in your context
- Apply reflective practices to bring insight, transformation, and growth into your leadership and ministry
- Gain a clearer understanding of your strengths, vulnerabilities, and development needs as a leader
CLP is beginning in September 2025. To register your interest and for more information, please contact christine.hufton@lutherking.ac.uk
To discuss tuition and/or funding further, please email ministries@urc.org.uk – registration close at 12pm on Saturday 30th August 2025