I began my studies in 2023, while discerning a call to ordained ministry and working as a children's minister. In my first year, I took Introduction to the Bible and Introduction to Biblical Languages—and I found these subjects to be quite valuable.

They gave me practical tools to enrich my lesson writing for our mid-week and Sunday kids' programs and helped me confidently respond to those wonderfully curly questions that kids often ask during small group time. The training in Bible Accordance software, as part of the Biblical Languages course, was especially impactful. I found myself using it weekly in my ministry, and now that I’m progressing on the path to ordination, it’s become helpful for preparing sermons and devotional materials.

If you're working in youth or children’s ministry—or even teaching in a school—and you're seeking to deepen your theological understanding, I encourage you to enrol in a subject or two at St Francis and see where it leads.