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Ministry Training Scheme

Step out in faith, serve the church, explore God’s calling on your life and build firm foundations for a lifetime of gospel service wherever God calls you.

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The Ministry Training Scheme (MTS) is an opportunity for Christians keen to play a vital part in building God’s kingdom to serve God in a vibrant city-centre church, establish firm foundations for gospel ministry and explore their calling. Through training, mentoring and hands-on ministry experience, this full-time, one-year programme aims to help ministry trainees deepen their understanding of the Bible, develop their ministry skills and become more Christlike in character. As a church, All Souls invests strongly in our ministry trainees because we are committed to doing our part in raising up a new generation of faithful Christian leaders.

Scheme Overview

There are four main components to the scheme:

Study

Weekly training days focused on Bible handling, theology and Christian ministry. Ministry Trainees also commit to weekly reading and prep.

Ministry Experience

Growth in gospel ministry through hands-on experience within one or two All Souls ministries.

Mentored Supervision

Ministry guidance and feedback from experienced staff, who will also mentor Ministry Trainees in their discipleship.

Practical Service

Practicing humility and love through setting up, cleaning and other such chores in church.

Apply to the Scheme

Applications for the 2025-26 academic year are now open. We have space for 9 trainees and applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the application deadline of 30 April 2025.

Download our information booklet for a detailed outline of the scheme and the application form to apply.

Download Information Booklet Download Application Form

Applicants should already be actively involved in Christian service and have shown gifts for ministry and leadership potential. They should be committed to sitting under the authority of God’s word and be servant hearted, reliable and growing in spiritual maturity.

Please note that this is a self-funded role and you will need to raise personal support for your own accommodation and living costs, with some help from All Souls.

Ministry Trainee Alumni Testimonials

“I undertook the MTS during a sabbatical after 10 years working as a doctor. It gave me a wonderful insight into pastoral ministry and church leadership, and I found the teaching component comprehensive and relevant.  The MTS helped me develop as a whole-life disciple, and I experienced first-hand the incredible faithfulness and sovereignty of God. By the end of the year, I felt more equipped to return to my mission-field workplace and continue serving as a doctor.”
Suze Arulogan (Ministry Trainee, 2021–22)

“The ministry training scheme has given me a great foundation for going through the discernment process and starting training as an Ordinand. As well as growing in skills through ministry experience the programme gives a strong focus on character development and spiritual formation. That has already proved hugely valuable in life as well as ministry, and has set me in good stead for formal training towards ordination.”
Alastair Gledhill (Ministry Trainee, 2015–17)

“I thought that I owed it to my relationship with God to seriously consider serving in church as an occupation. Honestly, the MTS offered the perfect chance to patiently work it out. With sharp and conscientious teaching on discipleship, pastoral care and Bible handling, it has helped me immensely while navigating work life back home in Singapore!”
Daniel Eu (Ministry Trainee, 2022–23)

Kah Foon Gillespie - Senior Minister at All Souls Langham Place
Kah Foon Gillespie

Senior Minister - Ministry Training Scheme

Kah Foon is the minister responsible for the Ministry Training Scheme. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the scheme further, please feel free to contact her.

kahfoon.gillespie@allsouls.org

Church Assistants

You may also like to consider the Church Assistants programme. Unlike the ministry training scheme, the Church Assistant role is a salaried job, with the majority of their time focused on assisting the many events All Souls runs throughout the year. Applications for 2025/26 open in February 2025 and will appear on our vacancies page.

Vacancies

Workplace Training

If you can’t commit to a full-time training scheme, consider the Ergon Fellowship; a ten month programme designed to equip workplace disciples, to realise a deeper biblical understanding of their paid work.

Ergon Fellowship