Our conviction is that the preaching of God’s word in the local church is the God-given way in which the Father makes the Son known by the work of the Spirit. We focus therefore on preaching in the context of the local church. There are no exams or assignments, but students give talks to one another in small groups and are given feedback on them.
We start off with five minute presentations and gradually extend this to twenty minute talks, for those who go on to do the complete course. Aside from this practical component, the bulk of our time is devoted to looking at books of the bible together. Our teaching does not consist purely of lectures, but is often interactive and practical, with group work, questions and discussion.
We do not, however, want simply to produce more proficient handlers of God’s word, but want students to be shaped and fashioned by God’s word and by their interaction with one another. We aim to be a learning community, sharing our lives together.
Moore Casement qualified and worked for a number of years as a Solicitor in England and Wales, before training at Union Theological College in Belfast.
After serving as Assistant Minister in Hamilton Road Presbyterian in Bangor and Knock Presbyterian in East Belfast, he ministered in 2nd Saintfield Presbyterian from 2002 until 2008.
Discover more about how the course is structured and the part time study timetable.
Find out more15 September - 12 December
Half-Term - 27-31 October
5 January - 27 March
Half-Term - 9-13 February
20 April - 5 June
A number of students take the course two days a week, while working in a local congregation for the rest of the week. More details of churches, which offer the opportunity of an internship alongside Cornhill, are available here.
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