Foundation Certificate Programme Next courses offered:
Dynamics of Biblical Change 10 weeks (DBC) Sept 2026
Autumn term applications open Monday 18th May 2026
Dynamics of Biblical Change 6 months (DBC6m) January 2027
Applications open 18th May until 16th November
Helping Relationships 6 months (HRE6m) January 2027
Applications open 18th May until 16th November
Church Pastoral Care 6 months (CPC6m) January 2027
Applications open 18th May until 16th November
DBC 10 weeks
How does Christ’s past grace, present grace, and future grace speak to our hearts and change how we live our daily lives?
Dynamics of Biblical Change explores these practical questions through:
- Lectures by David Powlison
- Readings – Scripture and key articles
- Life-examples
- Assignments, including 2 personal-change projects
Registration for Dynamics of Biblical Changeover 10 weeks (Autumn 2026) will open on
18th May 2026
Seminar venues
DBC 10wks has five seminars where we meet with other students to reflect on what we are learning and encourage one-another. Each seminar is led by an experienced Tutor. We believe the best learning experience is for people to meet face to face in geographical venues. However, if it is difficult to attend one of our seminar locations, we provide online seminar groups that meet via Zoom.
Belfast – Thursdays (7-9pm)
Cambridge – Tuesdays (7-9pm)
Exeter – Mondays (7-9pm)
Liverpool – Wednesdays (7-9pm)
Sheffield – Tuesdays (7-9pm)
Haywards Heath – Thursday (7-9pm)
Online Thursday Mornings – Thursdays (10am-12noon)
Online Thursday Afternoons – Thursdays (1-3pm)
Online Tuesday Evenings – Tuesdays (7-9pm)
Registration form (DBC 10 weeks)
Registration for Autumn 2026 courses opens on 18th May 2026
Course information and Syllabus
DBC 2026 course information
DBC 6 months
The same foundational course spread over 6 months. Each ‘week’ of the original course becomes a fortnight to complete the learning. The 6 month version of DBC does not have seminars though there are optional online ‘Tutor cafes’ you can attend to meet an experienced Tutor and fellowship with other students.
How does Christ’s past grace, present grace, and future grace speak to our hearts and change how we live our daily lives?
Dynamics of Biblical Change explores these practical questions through:
- Lectures by David Powlison
- Readings – Scripture and key articles
- Life-examples
- Assignments, including 2 personal-change projects
Registration for Dynamics of Biblical Change over 6 months (January 2027) will open on
18th May 2026
Tutor Cafe dates
Registration form (DBC 6 months)
Registration for 6m courses in January 2027, opens on 18th May 2026
Course information and Syllabus
Helping Relationships over 6 months
Helping Relationships 6 Months, running from January to July for students who want to take the course at a slower pace. This is the same offering as the 10-week course, includes 5 seminars, offered online on either a Tuesday evening or Thursday morning.
Seminar dates and times
Tuesday evenings, 7-9pm
Thursday mornings, 10am-12pm
Registration form (HRE 6 Months)
Registration for HRE 6 months (commencing January 2027) will open on 18th May until 16th November.
Course information and syllabus
FAQs about the 6 Month Pathway
Church Pastoral Care over 6 months - January 2027
Church Pastoral Care 6 months, is the same as the 10 week course though spread out over 6 months. This course includes 5 online seminars in two cohorts: Monday evenings 7-9pm, or Thursday afternoons 12.30-2.30pm.
Seminar dates and times
Online Monday evenings (7-9pm)
Online Thursday Afternoons (12.30-2.30pm)
6 month courses draft table of dates
Table of Cohorts are subject to change and will only run if sufficient numbers register for each venue.
