If you are able to get to the college, you will probably be interested in our Equipped to Minister course, which is run once a month on Saturdays. This Access Level course provides an ideal opportunity to give a practical edge to your studies. You will be taught by college tutors, have the chance to meet fellow students and to exlore together important biblical, theological, ministry and faith issues. You can find out more by clicking here. As this is an extremley popular and regularly oversubscribed course, if you are looking to come, then book well ahead. We'll look forward to seeing you there and putting a face to the Online Learner at the other end of the e-mail.

Like everybody else, Spurgeon’s College heard from the press that the University of Wales may terminate its validation activities in 2012.  We are still awaiting official notification.  If the report is correct, we will seek validation by another university and we expect that our students will not be adversely affected by the change-over.  Many British universities validate colleges such as we are and with three successful inspections in 2011 we should be an attractive partner.

Our agreements with Wales say that they are obliged to give 12 months notice in writing and also that they have a duty of care for existing students.  

Dr Nigel Wright, Principal: Spurgeon's College

Please note that course books are available from Manna Christian Centre. Spurgeon's students receive a 15% discount. Orders made online will also be Postage Free (within the UK).

Please visit www.mannachristiancentre.co.uk or email mannabookshop@btconnect.com or telephone: 0208-769-8588.  Please indicate that you are a Spurgeon’s College student when you place your order.  Manager, David Lock, is very willing to assist students by tracking down books not available on the website.

Please can you avoid contacting your module tutors on Sundays. We recognise that some of our students are working full time during the week and use the weekends to catch up but we are eager to protect our tutors' Sundays wherever possible.   Many thanks for your co-operation.

Congratulations to all Spurgeon's Online Students who graduated this June!

Please remember that there are a number of electronic resources available to you as you plan and research your assignments. Please follow this link for more details.

We are delighted to announce that today we have launched our 1st Greek module.  It is an optional module at level 4 (Certificate).  It is written for absolute beginners and there is some audio material included to help you through the initial stages of learning NT Greek.  Why not give it a go?  We are sure you will enjoy it!

Please note the Forum section has been re-structured.   We are hoping that the new categories for future forum posts will be helpful to students as they use the forum.  So get posting!

Student Finance is available for UK students who will attempt at least 60 credits in a 12 month period. In order to qualify for funding you must be able to set aside at least 600 hours (about 12 hours each week) for study during the year and not have a first degree already.  You need to complete the Access module before the College will certify the student finance application form.

Please note that to qualify for student finance you need to register for the Bachelor of Divinity degree with the University of Wales and pay the registration fee.  Please also be aware that you can only study for this degree through Spurgeon's Online as a part-time student as it is not possible to complete the degree in less than 4 years according to university regulations.  At present the only student finance funding available for this course is for tuition fees.

For more details look for Student Finance on the direct.gov.uk web site or email Andy Brockbank: a.brockbank@spurgeons.ac.uk.

We have recently come across the following website that contains a wealth of articles/ book extracts etc  on biblical and theological subjects.  Take a look: http://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk

PLEASE NOTE: From 1st September 2009 it will no longer be possible to submit hand-written scripts for assessed assignments. All work should be typed or word processed. This is to comply with normal University standards and to protect our quality assurance processes. In exceptional circumstances exemption from this ruling can be sought in writing from the College Academic Dean.
If you have any questions or queries regarding this please do not hesitate to contact us. We hope that this will ensure that excellent standards are maintained.