Moorlands College
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Moorlands College is an Evangelical Christian training college with a campus based in Sopley(near Christchurch) Dorset, and all degree courses are validated by the University of Gloucestershire. The college is non-denominational and acclaims a "Statement of Faith" which is shared by several Evangelical Christian organisations.[1]
History
Founder David Clifford was inspired to found a bible training school in 1947, and in 1948 he opened Matlock Bible College in Matlock, Derbyshire with eight students. John Welch was the first principal of Matlock, with Clifford as Vice Principal. In March 1955, the college moved from Matlock to Dawlish, and was renamed Moorlands Bible College. In 1968, the college moved to Verwood in Dorset, and then two years later, in 1970, it moved to its current location in Christchurch. Rev Dr Steve Brady is the current principal of Moorlands College.
Moorlands Centres
Expand your knowledge of God, put your learning into practice through a placement, and gain lifelong friends at any of our four centres: Moorlands College's Christchurch Campus (Main Campus in Sopley, Christchurch), our South West Regional Centre, (based in Torquay) our Midlands Regional Centre (based in Birmingham) and our South-East Regional Centre (based in Essex).
Courses at Christchurch Campus
Moorlands College offers various courses in Applied Theology at undergraduate, postgraduate and Short Course level. Moorlands offer undergraduate course in Applied Theology with various areas of specialisms from Cross Cultural studies, Missional Leadership, Children and Schools, Community and Families and Youth and Community work studies. The youth and community courses include a JNC Professional Qualification.[2]
Undergraduate:
- BA (Hons) in Applied Theology
- BA in Applied Theology
- BA (Hons) in Applied Theology (Youth and Community Work) with JNC Professional Qualification endorsed by the National Youth Agency.
Postgraduate:
- MA in Applied Theology (Six Specialist Modules)
- Apologetics
- Christian Leadership
- Chaplaincy
- Family, Children and Youth Work
- Mentoring
- Preaching
Moorlands Certificate:
- Equipped Course (Evening courses to resource the local Church)[3]
Current Faculty at Christchurch Campus
- Andy du Feu - BA Course Leader
- Alistair McKitterick - Lecturer
- Chris Jack - Director of Postgraduate Studies
- Chris Sinkinson - D.L Moody Lecturer in Apologetics and Evangelism
- Colin Bennett - Vice Principal (Development)
- Helen Hender - Placements Manager
- Helen Morris - Lecturer
- Ian Coffey - Vice Principal (Strategy)
- Ian Kirby - Vice Principal (Academic)
- Ruth Coffey - Foundation Course Leader
- Steve Brady - Principal
- Jonathan Woodhouse - Chaplain
References
- ↑ "Why Moorlands College (bottom of page)". Moorland College. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
- ↑ "Moorlands Courses and Degrees".
- ↑ EQUIPPED: Evening courses to resource the local Church, accessed 10 July 2016