Search site CY Home About Us About Us ‘Formation in Community for Mission’ St Padarn’s is the training arm of the Church in Wales, but as our mission statement states we offer much more than training for ministry. Our focus is on learning and formation but we also focus on: Discipleship We nurture Discipleship through our development work with Children Youth and Families and Pioneer Ministry, creating key networks of people in order to train specialists in both fields. The result of which is encouraging new and different ways of doing / experiencing Church. We also produce resources for communities, families and bible groups such as Jesus Shaped Life and Living and Learning. If you wish to explore Theology and deepen your faith you may also study Theology for Life . Read more Formation for Licensed Ministry, NLM training and Ministerial Development If you are training for Ministry after going through the discernment process, you will start your training through studying the BTh for Discipleship, Ministry and Mission (Theology for Life) and experience all aspects of learning, worship, community and spiritual development. Once ordained as a minister you will be able to access further training through our NLM training programme. Once an experienced minister you will access further personal development training through Ministerial Development programme that encourages personal learning as well as spiritual development. Read More Specialist Training Courses Keeping People Safe and Beginning Chaplaincy Keeping People Safe (Health and Safety Course) is open to all clergy and those who work for a church. Beginning Chaplaincy is a specialist course for Chaplains new to their NHS post. The aim of the course bis to further develop an understanding of the role further. Read more Postgraduate Programmes We offer a number of MTh courses in Theology, Chaplaincy Studies (Currently MOD, Health, Community and Sports) and Children Youth and Families. Our hope is to be an integral part of building a strong community to grow our Christian mission, through the formation of ministers, nurturing discipleship and to develop the next generation of Welsh Theological specialists. Read more In this section THE TEAM LEARNING RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGY WORKING FOR US ST PADARN'S POLICIES OUR WELSH LANGUAGE PLEDGE REPORTS Related reading Networks Ministry Training Courses Share Copyright © 2007-2021 The Representative Body of the Church in Wales. All Rights Reserved. Registered Charity Number: 1142813 Contact us Privacy Notice Disclaimer and Copyright Cookies