Continuing Ministerial Development Day for Ministers and Worship Leaders

New College is pleased to host a Continuing Ministerial Development Day for Ministers and Worship Leaders, open to all, on 23 September 2026 12:30-5pm.

Academics from Edinburgh's School of Divinity and beyond will offer new thinking on the Gospels of Mark and John, the role of the Church in our digital age, how sport and religion might fruitfully interact, and what pastoral care for bilingual people might look like. A rich array of topics relevant to ministry today.

12:30-1pm Registration

Gather in the Rainy Hall for tea, coffee and biscuits.

1-1:50pm: Rev Dr Peter Phillips, 'The Church in the Digital Age'

Martin Hall

2-2:50pm: Professor Helen Bond, 'John's Transformation of Mark: the Feeding of the 5,000 as a Test Case'

Martin Hall

2:50-3:10pm Tea break

Tea, coffee and cake in the Rainy Hall.

3:10-4pm: Dr James Eglinton, 'Pastoral Care for Bilingual People'

Martin Hall

4:10-5pm Dr Joshua Ralston, 'Sport as Scotland’s Fasting Growing Religion?'

Martin Hall

We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive attendee experience. In line with fire safety regulations attendees using a wheelchair must be able to self-transfer to an evac chair in order to safely evacuate the building.

If you have specific accessibility needs or accommodation requests please let us know during registration or contact us in advance by emailing [email protected].

Additional information can be found at Accessibility Information: New College

The event will take place at New College on the Mound. Please access via the glass door through main gated entrance.

New College is very accessible on foot, bike and bus. We would encourage all attendees to consider sustainable travel options to the event. Car parking is not available and limited only to nearby street parking:

Find parking bays – The City of Edinburgh Council

Further information on the venue and travel options can be found at

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