Training

Within the Vineyard Churches the calling to be Trained and Equipped is something that is central to who we are.  For this reason the Vineyard Bible Training Team facilitate a variety of training events, or partner with external organisations to provide resources, courses and educational training materials, for ‘the training of the saints’.

Vineyard Bible Institute

Vineyard Bible Institute is a world-wide Christian educational program that has had over 4,500 students in over 20 countries participate in four levels of course work: School of Ministry, Diploma, Advanced Diploma and Bachelor of Christian Studies. 

VBI also offers courses in our on-going learning (audit only) products. VBI is supported through many major Vineyard Churches in the USA, Canada, England, South Africa and Australia. These Partner churches support our ministry in countries that need free resources for mission partnerships. We currently have some of our courses available in Spanish, Chinese, Russian, French, Portuguese, Tamil and Hindi. 

VBI also relies on the tuition from our students as well as donations. Please consider contributing to our ministry to equip and train leaders and followers of Jesus in Vineyard values, Kingdom of God theology and strong, evangelical Biblical scholarship.

To learn more about VBI and their courses, diplomas, advanced diplomas and advanced degrees please click below.

St John’s College Nottingham

St John’s College Nottingham offers full time and part time, residential and distance learning courses for ordinands, theology students and clergy. They also offer courses in counselling, pastoral care, listening skills, vocation, youth ministry and children and families. 

St John's was founded in response to new challenges in mission and to offer new patterns of training, and these twin focuses of mission and ministry have shaped them ever since.

Vineyard Churches are pleased to be developing a relationship with St John's, an institution with whom we share values and appreciate the worth of their courses. 

For those people within Vineyard Churches who seek further training, we recommend considering St John's for formal theological training.