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Summer Season 2009: Dr Wayne Grudem lectures
During our inaugural Summer Season in 2009, we are delighted to be welcoming Dr Wayne Grudem, Research Professor of Bible and Theology at Phoenix Seminary, Arizona, USA, for a week of special lectures. Dates to be advised. (Our unique Summer Season programme – mid-May through June – forms part of The Binary Course, but is open to all serious students and may be booked on a weekly basis. Brochure available this autumn.)

Courses and Programmes Menu
Download this new leaflet (PDF, 1Mb) from WEST that aims to give you a basic guide to the large range of learning options currently on offer. Full information on all WEST Courses and Programmes is available on other parts of this site.

STARTING SEPTEMBER 2008
THE BINARY COURSE
A new way to prepare pastor teachers and church planters

Here is advance notice of a totally new, training initiative at WEST. It is designed for men who already possess a good honours degree in a non-theological subject and who can provide clear evidence of potential gifting for the role of pastor teacher or church planter. It would typically suit those who have come through FIEC’s Prepared for Service or the Cornhill Training Course, those who perhaps attend 9:38 conferences or have completed a church apprenticeship scheme and are wondering what comes next.

We are calling it ‘The Binary Course’ because it involves 2 years, 2 bases (campus and contracted training church) and 2 degrees - LTh and MA Theology (Contemporary Church Leadership). It has been devised from the ground up in consultation with pastors and church leaders from across the Reformed evangelical spectrum.

The first year is campus-based and highly intensive, working towards the ‘conversion’ degree of Licence in Theology. The MA Theology is taken in the second year and involves occasional block teaching at WEST and a fully assessed, nine-month, training-church placement – a kind of ‘super-apprenticeship’.

The Binary Course is intended to impart the ability to think theologically, to encourage a commitment to lifelong learning, and to provide a kick-start into significant church leadership roles. A copy of the leaflet providing detail on the binary course is available here: WEST Binary Leaflet

Email us at for further details.

Application process
If you wish to apply for this course, please download the application form.

Please note that the traditional route into pastoral ministry provided by The Main Course, including our three-year BA Hons in Theology and MTh, remains the best option for many – particularly those who are younger and have less academic and/or Christian service experience.

WALES EVANGELICAL SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY

The right direction...
From its formation in 1985, the Evangelical Theological College of Wales soon established a reputation for providing sound theological training for Christian ministry. Numerous former students of many nationalities are currently engaged in front line gospel work around the world.

Now, with renewed vision, and under a new name, Wales Evangelical School of Theology is looking to greatly increase its effectiveness. Our great passion - the reason we exist - is to serve Bible-centred churches by equipping those God has called and gifted for Word-based ministry.

Thank you for visiting our site. The overview below will provide you with an introduction, and show you our distinctives.

Why WEST?
The right doctrine
WEST is Reformed in its doctrinal stance – and so are all its lecturers. We believe in the glorious, sovereign grace of God – and wholeheartedly agree with the great Puritan confessions in their high assessment of the Bible... (more)

The right aims
Because WEST exists primarily to provide vocational training, we deliberately aim to maintain a balance between the academic, the practical and the spiritual... (more)

The right people
There is no typical WEST student, although there are certain characteristics we are always looking for in our careful admissions procedure... (more)

The right options
Beyond our basic Correspondence Course, we offer degree programmes at every level as a Partner of the University of Wales, Lampeter... (more)

The right location
As our name suggests, WEST is not situated in the south-east of England, even though one of our local bays describes itself as 'the nearest surfing beach to London'... (more)

The right cost
Higher education is inevitably expensive, and those seeking to prepare for Christian ministry have little prospect of future financial compensation... (more)

The right plans
At WEST, we are constantly striving to improve the quality, relevance and delivery of our training... (more)

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I am happy to commend Wales Evangelical School of Theology as an excellent choice for anyone who is seeking a program of ministry training that is academically competent, doctrinally sound, pastorally wise, and Bible-centred in its entirety. Under the new leadership of Jonathan Stephen, I expect that WEST will play a very significant role in training the next generation of strong Bible preachers in the United Kingdom.
Wayne Grudem
Research Professor of Bible and Theology
Phoenix Seminary
Phoenix, Arizona, USA

(more commendations)

I believe that WEST is superbly placed in every respect to help meet the dire need for fully-trained preachers and pastors within our constituency. That is why I am here. If you are sensing that WEST may be 'the right direction' for you, then please get in touch. Better still, why not come and spend a day with us, and find out all you need to know?
Jonathan Stephen
Principal
Wales Evangelical School of Theology

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