Foundations units
Foundations: Pastoral Practice
This online unit provides an introduction to pastoral care and enables students to identify and develop good practice.
Foundations: Ministry in the Methodist Tradition
This online unit is an introduction to the historical development of Methodist ministries and their distinctive characteristics then and now.
Foundations: Reading the New Testament
This online unit is an introduction to the literature, history and message of the New Testament.
Foundations: Reading the Old Testament
This online unit is an introduction to the literature, history and message of the Old Testament.
Foundations: Exploring Church History
This online unit is an introduction to the global story of the church over the past twenty centuries.
Foundations: Christian Spirituality
This online unit introduces students to key theories, movements, figures and practices relating to spirituality in the Christian tradition.
Foundations: Exploring Chaplaincy
Foundations: Exploring Chaplaincy is an online unit taken over 15 weeks, using Cliff College's online learning platform.
Foundations: Christian Theology in Outline
This unit introduces students to the major questions explored by key Christian doctrines and enables them to strengthen their grasp of Christian faith.
Foundations: Issues Facing the Church Today
This online unit introduces students to basic approaches to Christian ethics and public theology and explores a number of key issues that dominate the church’s discourse.
Foundations: Exploring Children, Youth and Family Ministry
This online unit introduces students to key perspectives and skills for engaging in ministry and mission among children, youth and families
Foundations: Growing in Leadership
This online unit introduces students to key approaches in self-management, leadership and teamwork for Christian mission and ministry.
Foundations: Evangelism and Christian Mission
This online unit enables students to recognise and develop evangelistic practices for Christian mission and ministry today.