Welcome from the Principal

Vernon White

Canon Vernon White

My first strong impression of STETS when I joined as Principal was of a very diverse body of staff and students, but always working together with an exciting sense of common purpose.

The theology you will study has the same ethos. It is diverse and dynamic, but it is all directed towards the same purpose of preparing students for committed Christian mission and ministry. More.

Sarum College, the home of STETS

Education & Training Team:

Kathy

Kathy O'Loughlin

Kathy is Tutor in Practical Theology. She is a house for duty priest in the Winchester diocese. Read more.

About STETS students:

Recently on the STETS blog:

An Oldie at Soul Survivor

‘Have you become a yuuf?’ asked one of my Facebook friends when I said I was off to Soul Survivor (I am somewhat older than the target group).

Well, no, but didn’t I feel out of place. It helped that I met some STETS students, but, more importantly, it was easy to worship – even sitting on the floor, at the back of an enormous tent (and, yes, the music was loud). And why was that?

The worship focussed on Jesus’ beauty, not our feelings about Jesus. Perhaps we are coming out of the stage where ‘worship songs’ seem to be more about what I feel, than about who God is. I hope so.

The Word was also solidly focussed on who Jesus is; the four different pictures shown by the gospels and I felt I was fed (enough said).

And the ministry was very well led. The balance between giving space for God to work whilst not hyping or forcing people was done exceptionally well. I would have liked to hear more about not expecting one experience, no matter how profound, to change everything; but I was only there for one day.

Of course it wasn’t perfect (what is?) but overall, if I could become a yuuf, I’d be going back next year.

Recent images from the STETS Flickr stream:

2010 leavers at Lambeth Palace Garden Party Fireworks at Final STETS Weekend STETS Leavers 2010 Working with puppets Barn Dance Barn Dance IMG_0346 IMG_0348 icon#1 IMG_0301# IMG_0328# IMG_0297# IMG_0289 IMG_0291 IMG_0294 IMG_0295 IMG_0305 IMG_0310 IMG_0311 IMG_0319 IMG_0325 IMG_0331 IMG_0339 IMG_0352
View more photos >