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Sarum Centre for Formation in Ministry

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What are you looking for?

We invite you to join a diverse community learning together for ordained and lay ministry and mission – postgraduate and undergraduate, part-time and full-time, for academic awards or engaging in short courses.

Sarum College Principal James Woodward on what makes the Sarum Centre for Formation in Ministry unique.

Distinctive formation and training programmes

Discerning

We understand that each individual brings valuable skills and experience and seek to build on these.

Focussed

Through our work with individuals, our online learning as well as residential experiences, we shape a theologically versatile and articulate group of ministers.

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Practical

Aspects of formational training are hands-on so that ministers are equipped for the everyday work of ministry.

Imaginative

We enable creative and resourceful ministers who can use the abundant resources of Christian tradition to enrich our lives together and the parishes, chaplaincies and communities we serve.

Sarum is a pastoral community where we value opportunities to form relationships.

 

Formation pathways

Ministry Tutor with a voice tutor
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Ordination Training

Flexible formational training for ordained ministry and mission: part- or full-time, postgraduate or undergraduate.

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Reader / Licensed Lay Ministry

Part-time formational training for those recommended through Salisbury and Bath and Wells Dioceses.

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Independent Study

Part-time post- and undergraduate awards for independent students for professional development and those studying in curacy.

Ministry Open Days

What our students say

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Meet the team

The Revd Paul Burden

Dean of Ministry

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The Revd Canon Professor James Woodward

Principal, Sarum College

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Dr Beth Dodd

Programme Leader for Postgraduate Programmes in Theology, Ministry and Mission

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The Revd Julia Mourant

Programme Leader for the Sarum Course in Spiritual Direction and Tutor in Spiritual Formation and Biblical Studies

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The Revd Canon Kim Stephens

Chaplain, Centre for Formation in Ministry

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Sonia Woolley

Voice Tutor to ministry students

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Annette Young

Ministry Administrator

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Visiting Scholars, Centre for Formation and Ministry

Tom Clammer
The Revd Dr Tom Clammer

Tom Clammer OC trained for ordination at Wescott House in Cambridge, and then served in parishes in the city of Gloucester, and in rural Gloucestershire before becoming Precentor of Salisbury. Since 2019 he has worked as a freelance theological educator, liturgist and spiritual director. His PhD thesis examined theology of evil and the devil in the liturgy. He is a novice brother of the Anglican Order of Cistercians.

The Revd Dr Jonathan Dean

Jonathan is the Director of Learning for Ministry for the Methodist Church in Britain. A Methodist presbyter, he has served in local church ministry, in chaplaincy in a range of contexts, as a university lecturer and in theological education. Born in the Black Country and raised in the Cambridgeshire Fens, he’s enjoyed living and working both in the USA and the UK, and in places of great diversity and human variety. He currently lives in north London.

Dr Anne Richards

Anne Richards is the Church of England’s National Adviser for Mission Theology, New Religious Movements and Alternative Spiritualities.  She is the convener of the Mission Theology Advisory Group (MTAG), an ecumenical group of mission academics and practitioners, which resources churches in the areas of spirituality, theology, reconciliation, evangelism and mission. She also looks after matters concerning the ministry of deliverance.

In her role as National Adviser, Anne is a prolific writer and speaker and has produced a large number of mission-focussed books and articles. These include (with MTAG)  The Search for Faith and the Witness of the Church (1996); Presence and Prophecy, (2002); Sense Making Faith (2007) and Unreconciled? (2011). Resources on mission and social action are available at www.dispossessionproject.org and she also manages www.spiritualjourneys.org.uk for spiritual seekers. Anne also regularly writes on rural mission and on child theology, including Through the Eyes of a Child (2009) and Children in the Bible (2013).

Nick Shepherd
The Revd Nick Shepherd

Nick is a practical theologian currently working for the Archbishops’ Council of the Church of England on the implementation of recommendations from the 2017 Setting God’s People Free report. This role works across dioceses to shape a culture that better enables the everyday faith of the whole people of God and a flourishing of diverse Kingdom callings for the whole mission of God in the whole of life. Before his current role Nick worked in discipleship and ministry development for the Diocese of Southwark and prior to that spent 25 years in youth work and ministry, including being Director of the Institute for Children Youth and Mission and editor of the Journal of Youth and Theology. Nick’s research interests lie in the use of ethnographic, qualitative and action research methodologies to better understand faith formation & Christian identity in a secular age, missional engagement in social vocations and how participation in Christian practices impact our being in the world. Originally from Yorkshire, Nick now lives in South London.

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Safeguarding for Authorised Ministry

Sarum College has particular responsibilities in relation to those training for authorised ministry in the church and follows Church of England guidance.

The Safeguarding advisors of those dioceses with people training for authorised ministry at Sarum College are

Bath and Wells Glenys Armstrong 01749 670777

Bristol Adam Bond 01179 060100

Chelmsford Amanda Goh 01245 294457

Chichester Colin Perkins 01273 425792

Exeter Charles Pitman 01392 294969

Guildford Ian Berry 01483 790333

London Annette Gordon 020 7932 1124

Oxford Richard Woodley 07391 868478

Salisbury Jem Carter/Suzy Futcher 01722 411922

Southwark Hugh Constant 020 7939 9400

Truro Sarah Acraman 01872 274351

Winchester Jackie Rowland 01962 737317

 

The designated officer for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults is:

Name: Mr Mark Manterfield

Telephone 01722 424832

 

The Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL)

The DDSL is the current Principal of the College:

Name The Revd Professor Canon James Woodward

Telephone 01722 424812

 

The Principal, Coordinator of the Centre for Formation in Ministry and Designated Safeguarding Lead work with the sponsoring denominations of authorised ministry candidates to ensure that all students have been recruited safely, including a criminal check where applicable

Safeguarding forms a core part of Sarum’s curriculum for those following the Ministry course. Church of England students will be trained at Basic and Foundation levels before starting the course and will be trained to Leadership level before the placement module in the first year. Other specialist training may be built into the course.

Ministry students working within parishes or other placements will work under the parish or organisational Safeguarding Policy. Sarum will endure that all placements are covered by a Safeguarding Policy.

View the full Safeguarding Policy

 

Formation in Ministry Student Privacy Policy

Sarum College (registered charity number 1161253 and company registration number 951356) and its trading subsidiary, Sarum College Services Ltd. (company registration number 1931038) are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

The Formation in Ministry Student Privacy Policy sets out the bases for the use and processing of the personal data of Sarum Centre for Formation in Ministry students.

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Mentoring at Sarum

‘Mentoring is a social relationship one person shares with others so they flourish with well-being and success.’

— Walter Brueggemann

Sarum offers residential packages in our historic buildings steps away from Salisbury Cathedral where people have been reflecting and studying theology since the first ordinands arrived in 1861.

We invite you to personalise your stay to suit your needs. Choose from a menu of options to find what you need to be nourished personal and professionally, whether it’s a study break with use of the library, time with a mentor or a retreat including spiritual directions sessions.

Upcoming short courses

William Blake and the Renewal of the World

24 March 2023

The English poet, illustrator, philosopher and visionary, William Blake, has never been more loved. His ...

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Innocence and Experience

24 March 2023

David Benjamin Blower sings the poems of William Blake It’s said that William Blake ...

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So Longeth My Soul

28 March 2023

Christian Spirituality Through the Lens of Bereavement This course explores the deep connection between the ...

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Exploring Theology Winter 2023 Sold Out

28 March 2023

Winter 2023: Exploring Modern Developments in Theological Conversations Sarum College’s flagship Exploring Theology programme is ...

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