Church of Scotland Learning

Jesus calls us now to follow him, just as he did with his first disciples. All of us following Jesus – activating our faith, living out all that God teaches and grows in us. Following Jesus together – encouraging each other to follow with faith and courage.

Church of Scotland Learning is designed to support learning together across the Church.

On our Church of Scotland Learning platform you will find a growing variety of materials. You don't need to be an expert and no one is going to assess you. Maybe you've not done anything like this before or for a while. This is for you.

We are excited to have a new set of learning and development modules available in January 2024, focussing on:

Enabling for leadership:

  • Being a Session an Elder
  • Growing as a leader
  • Being a Session Clerk

Providing further equipping in the area of discipleship:

  • Calling & Spiritual Gifts
  • Exploring Discipleship (the complete set of 6 modules are now available)

Focussing on development of specific skills and ministries

  • Finding and sustaining your voice
  • Developing people for funeral ministry
vows for ministers book

Formation Area

  • Mission
  • Discipleship
  • Leadership and Relationship
  • Worship, Sacrament and Preaching
  • Faith, Vocation and Spirituality
  • Character, Ethics and Development

Perhaps you've agreed to take on a new role; or you've been serving for a while and would love to grow in confidence; or you're in a position to help someone else to begin to serve. There will be something here for you.

You can also access our library of training materials for us all to grow in faith, discipleship and mission:

  • Mission: Talking about your Faith & New Ways of Being Church
  • Discipleship: Conversations in Discipleship
  • Faith: Theological Reflection & Vows and Confessions
  • Ethics: Unconscious Bias & Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Register and explore Church of Scotland Learning.

Making the most of Church of Scotland Learning

While it's possible to use most of what's there on your own, these materials will be best experienced in a group. We've provided facilitator notes for congregations and Presbyteries who would like to offer this. You might want to ask a friend, minister or person in your Presbytery about plans to offer these as a course, now or sometime in the next while. If there aren't any plans yet, and you're keen to get going, find a friend who'll do this with you or chat with you as you make a start.

If there is anything technical you need help with, you have ideas about how we can improve things or suggestions for future materials, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us at Learning@churchofscotland.org.uk

Practicalities

It's important that you access the platform the first time on the browser, and thereafter you can download an app and bookmark your browser page. You'll need to spend a little time familiarising yourself with the platform, ensuring we can maintain your privacy and give you best functionality. If you need any help, there are some videos for guidance along with an FAQ document on the site. If these do not answer your questions, then contact Learning@churchofscotland.org.uk