Applications are now open for September 2026-27! Apply here
The School of Applied Theology is a foundational Bible and theology course for everyone.
For hundreds of years, Christians have been reading the Bible with the conviction that it matters deeply, speaks truthfully and represents God authoritatively.
For hundreds of years, the church in each time and place has carefully inherited core Christian beliefs and learnt to celebrate the gospel for their cultural moment.
Now it’s our turn.
There’s a golden thread of Christian thought through time and place. God revealed himself to us in Jesus and wants to draw us into the closest possible relationship with himself, to fill our lives so full of his love, we can’t even hold it all inside.
The School of Applied Theology is an opportunity for us to pick up this thread.
Would you like your thinking to be shaped more and more by God, his goodness, his truth, his beauty? God might say to us, “Let me transform you through the renewal of your mind.”
Christians love to go deeper with the Bible and theology, but don’t always have a good opportunity to do so. Our approach is relational, structured-but-not pressured, enjoyable-but-still deep.
Participate in five teaching Saturdays each year for three years. There’s also the option to be part of a guided tutorial group throughout the course, to go deeper still.
We would love to help nurture any desire you have to better get to know the Bible, theology and God.
Who is it for?
Everyone! We draw our students from every age group and background across churches in the North East. Here’s what a couple of our students say about the course:
“For me SAT has been an Investment into my relationship with God. Each time I go, it’s so much more than an academic exercise. It leads me into a deeper worship of who He is, what He has done and what He has yet to do !” (Hannah Mumford)
“I have really enjoyed SAT. It has been a big step for me as a new Christian but has helped me to gain deeper insight into my faith. SAT has enabled me to learn about topics like the Trinity and parts of the Old Testament that I never would have understood on my own. A great experience for anyone no matter where you are in your faith journey!” (Teddy Trenchard)
What next?
The School of Applied Theology is a ministry of Taking Ground.