Rural Mission and Ministry Short Course

St Hild Lincoln is pleased to invite you to join in with our short course on Rural Mission and Ministry, January to March 2027.
About this Event

St Hild Lincoln is pleased to invite you to join in with our short course on Rural Mission and Ministry, January to March 2027. All involved in working with rural parishes and communities, lay and ordained, are welcome to join.

Dates for fully online option:

Thursdays on Zoom 7-9pm:

7th | 14th | 21st | 28th January

4th | 11th | 25th February

4th | 11th |18th March

Dates for hybrid option:

Thursdays on Zoom 7-9pm:

7th | 14th January

4th | 11th | 25th February

18th March

Saturdays, 9am-3.15pm, at Edward King House in Lincoln:

23rd January

13th March

Topics:

• Reflection on rural mission and ministry for lay and ordained ministers and local leaders.
• Food, farming, justice and the environment
• Rural Contexts – Sociological Insights into Rural Communities
• Rural chaplaincy and ministering to the farming community
• Parishes and the parish system, history and current debates
• Theology of Place and Approaches to Rural Mission
• A View from the Hills (the Vicar of Swaledale)
• Rural mission in multi-parish groups

This course is for those in lay or ordained ministry in rural contexts. You will be given the opportunity to reflect together with other practitioners from a variety of rural contexts on the joys and challenges of rural ministry. The module is taught on two Saturdays in person in Lincoln plus six Thursday evenings on Zoom. The module is led by Sarah Lawrence, who leads the Lincoln centre of St Hild college. Sarah was ordained in 2008 and has been involved in parish ministry in rural settings in Lincolnshire, Shropshire and Anglesey. Sarah will facilitate group discussion and lead a session on the historical context and new controversies surrounding the parish system in rural contexts.

You will be learning alongside students who are working towards Durham University qualifications, but as a Short Course participant, you will not need to submit any written work.

Our code of conduct is here: https://sthild.org/UserFiles/File/Introductory_emails_2025/Code-of-conduct-and-Learning-Framework-June-24.pdf

St Hild College is able to cancel your enrolment with us if you do not adhere to the code of conduct.

St Hild reserves the right to change the venue, tutor, timings, or other course details.

Refund (minus administration fee) available up to 7 days before course start date