LCT News – New College Year Underway

Our 2025-26 College Year is underway. We launched at the weekend with our Induction Day and Welcome service. It was a pleasure to bring on board around 40 new ministry students training within the Church of England.

For the second year in a row we have very high numbers of:

    • Ordinands and Ordination Candidates (on the new Elizabeth Pathway)
    • Readers and LLMs in training
    • People on 1-year ministerial programmes such as:
      • ALMOW (Authorised Lay Minister of the Word)
      • LPM/Ch (Lay Pastoral Ministry/Chaplaincy)
      • MEV (Ministry Experience Volunteer).

It is a privilege to receive so many enthusiastic C of E ministers in training, and we look forward to seeing what God has in store this year …

Welcome to Lindisfarne

Lindisfarne College of Theology (LCT) is a Church of England training college in England’s glorious North East. We prepare people for ministries of various kinds, across all Christian churches.

We take our name from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, with its rich history of Christian spirituality – but we are not based on the island itself. We work across Durham and Newcastle Dioceses. Weekly teaching is in the Church of England centres just outside Durham (Cuthbert House) and in North Shields (Church House). LCT is a learning community for the Church in the North East.

Ministry Students

If you are preparing for official ministry in the Church of England, then in dialogue with your Diocese we can help you. Our students train for a range of ministries:

    • ordained ministry as a priest or deacon
    • reader ministry as a licensed lay minister
    • authorised roles such as ‘Lay Minister of the Word’, ‘Lay Pastoral Minister’ or ‘Lay Chaplain’
    • some are part of the C of E’s ‘Ministry Experience Volunteer‘ scheme

Talk to your Diocese (Durham or Newcastle) and talk to us.

Independent Students

If you want to study to deepen your Christian faith or prepare for service in your local church (of any tradition), then we can help you too. Get in touch to talk about joining one of our courses. We have many wonderful students from outside the Church of England studying with us.

Different Levels of Study

We work at a range of levels: from taster 1-year part-time courses up to full postgraduate MA courses. But most of all, we work together to make training and study work for you. At Lindisfarne we say: No size fits all!

We hope you will enjoy exploring our website to see what we have to offer.

Revd Dr Richard Briggs

Principal, Lindisfarne College of Theology

 

 

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    "I warmly commend Lindisfarne College of Theology. Lindisfarne offers an inclusive approach to theological formation. The staff have significant skills and experience in working with those from a wide variety of theological traditions, and educational backgrounds. The College works closely with local dioceses, and is responsive to their training needs and requests. You will find a learning community which has a diverse and rich ecology of people learning together as Christian disciples for lay and ordained ministries. "

    The Rt Revd Rob Saner-Haigh, Bishop of Carlisle

    "Set in the context of the land of the Northern Saints with its rich heritage of mission, spirituality and learning, Lindisfarne College of Theology provides a unique opportunity for the formation of God’s people, equipping them for the work of the gospel today."

    The Rt Revd Sophie Jelley, Bishop of Coventry