The church needs leaders who know Christ richly, who are ready to serve others as he served us, and are thoroughly equipped for ministry in our complex world. To meet that need, Oak Hill offers deep-rooted training and a range of resources for Christ-centred ministry.
Whatever ministry you have in mind, whether Independent or Anglican, leading or planting churches, youth and children’s ministry, ministry amongst women, serving in cross-cultural mission, or anything else, we are here to equip you for that work.
Our programmes of study are all designed to provide a deep and broad theological training to meet the demands of gospel ministry. As well as a core of compulsory modules, you can select options tailored to whatever ministry you have in mind, whether that’s church leadership, youth and children's ministry, cross-cultural mission, evangelism, or other pastoral ministries. You can study many of our programmes full time or part time.
Flexible Learning modules are for people wanting to start theological study, for people wanting to expand their knowledge of a particular area, or be equipped for more effective ministry, whether at home, at church, in the community or in the workplace.
Admissions for September 2022 entry, for full and part time study, are now open! If you’re thinking about training from September 2022 or beyond, we’d love to welcome you to one of our Open Mornings to find out more.
Church history traditionally sits alongside biblical studies, systematic theology, and practical theology as one of the four main areas for study and reflection. And yet, unlike the other three, which all have a fairly straightforward and obvious relevance for the training of future church leaders, the need for church history sometimes seems less obvious. So, why do we bother with it?
“Therefore I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes” is the very last thing Job says to God. It’s only when we take into account everything else Job has said up to this point that we can understand why it matters so much, and why we might find ourselves saying something similar, and similarly beautiful.
Following the news that former Oak Hill Principal Gordon Bridger went to be with the Lord just before Christmas, we asked one of his students, Mike Smith, now vicar of St John’s Hartford, to share some memories of him.
We are eager to send out from Oak Hill women and men who will go out into all the world, into churches, youth groups, inner city estates, crossing cultures locally and nationally, for Jesus Christ with that invitation for anybody and everybody to come to him.”
Johnny Juckes
Oak Hill College President
