A Place for Learning

Our hopes and aspirations in our work of education are to help people:

• Develop a deepening and sustainable life of prayer.
• Become more confident in faith, discipleship, and understanding in relationship with God and in the engagement with the world in which we live as Christ’ people.
• Grow in understanding of Christian identity, both within the Church community and in society at large.
• Be able to draw effectively on a solid foundation of wisdom, knowledge and understanding which is grounded in Holy scripture, theological writings and in the Christian tradition that is handed over to us.
• Be able to voice an understanding informed by Christian reflection and dialogue with others.
• Grow in awareness of themselves and others.
• Be open to the exploration of a variety of personal pathways in response to God’s call to discipleship.

Working with others

The Community of the Resurrection shares its site with a number of institutions that have their own particular contribution to make towards building up the Body of Christ.   These are: The College of the Resurrection; St. Hild College and the Regional Training Partnership; The Mirfield Hub of the Diocesan School of Ministry.  So a huge amount of theological education and training takes place here that is significant for the life and growth of the wider Church.

Learning Together

It is a gift and a joy that the people who are drawn here to study and learn come from many different theological and church traditions. This provides opportunities for new insights and understandings and, at its best, a way of modelling respectful disagreement and the celebration of difference.

At the heart of this learning enterprise is the Community itself, rooted in its own distinct worship tradition and providing the stability that enables all to feel welcome.

The benefits of having such a rich and diverse learning resource in one place means that, occasionally, the Mirfield Centre platform will be able to host collaboratively organised days or residential events in specialist areas of public interest.