The Aims and Objectives of NEOC

The Course aims to prepare women and men for public ministry in the church.  We do this by fostering patterns of prayer, discipleship and learning which will sustain them in their public, professional and personal lives.  However, this is a lifelong process, and the course marks only its beginning.

The North East Ordination Course exists to serve the churches in the North East Region of England by providing pre-ordination or pre-accreditation education for candidates who have been sponsored by their respective churches.  The Course is recognised for this purpose by the Northern Province of the United Reformed Church, by the Division of Ministries of the Methodist Church, and by the Advisory Board of Ministry of the Church of England for candidates from the dioceses of Durham, Newcastle, Ripon and York.

Candidates are prepared for both stipendiary and non-stipendiary ordained ministries, for accredited lay ministry in the Church of England, and such other ministries as the churches may (with the agreement of NEOC Council) request.

Engagement with the Churches of the region:

In order to achieve this purpose, the Course seeks to be responsive to the ministerial needs of the churches in the North East region of England, by participation in or contact with the appropriate boards, committees, working parties or other bodies charged with the development of ministry and ministerial strategy in the churches of the region.

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