Who does St Peters serve?
St Peter’s serves 4 groups within the church…
St Peter’s College is the Sheffield Diocesan learning community for mission and ministry and will support the diocesan vision of growing and strengthen a culture of discipleship in our churches across the Diocese. It will do this by equipping lay and ordained people to grow the church and by offering training and support in discipleship, in collaboration with the Parish Support Team, to complement what your local church is already doing.
We aim to provide high quality training that is both relevant and appropriate as we seek to grow a mixed economy church in our Diocese.
St Peter’s is not a what but a who…
...it’s a community of all those in ministry in the Diocese and those who want to grow in their faith.
St Peter’s is not something you graduate from...
...you become and remain part of St Peter’s by virtue of being in ministry in the Diocese (but you must activate your membership!)
St Peter’s is not just about short-
...the focus is on life-
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Our Purpose
...is to encourage and affirm the flourishing of lay and ordained people of God.
Our Vision
... is that of a learning community that discerns, develops and forms the gifts that people of God bring to the mission and ministry of the church.
Our Values
At the heart of St Peter’s College are the following principles and values:
- To be a Christian disciple is to be a learner -
it’s a life- long process and a life- giving spiritual virtue - Learning is set in the context of worship and is considered to be part of our worship -
as it involves a giving of ourselves to God and others; learning more about God, the world and others; a living out of our individual and communal callings - Learning is transformational as it requires a willingness to be challenged and changed, leading to personal transformation and the transformation of practice
- We learn as the Body of Christ not as a collection of individuals. Hence we are a learning community and this community is at its most effective when participants are committed to the mutual flourishing and edification of every member
- In the learning environment we aim to value the life experiences and insights of all participants -
for all contribute to the learning experience - We encourage learners to be teachers, and teachers to be learners too
- We aim to provide a safe space where participants are open to learn from those who are different from themselves and are willing to step out of their comfort zone in order to review what they believe and why. This therefore asks participants to be vulnerable, respectful and hospitable towards new ideas and others
- Learners are encouraged to study at a level appropriate for them and the calling on their lives
Ordained Ministers
including incumbent vicars and curates. Those working towards ordination will do this through other theological colleges
Lay Ministers
including lay readers, pastoral workers, parish evangelists, children and youth workers and any ministry that must be licensed or authorised by the Bishop
Informal Lay Leaders
includes all those ministries that do not need to be licensed or authorised such as worship leader
Disciples
all those who follow Jesus and wish to grow in their faith
Core areas of learning
Reproduced by kind permission of St Peter’s College
The Sheffield diocesan learning community for mission & ministry
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Main St
Sprotbrough
Doncaster
Sth Yorkshire
DN5 7RF
Registered Charity Number 1133069
St Mary’s
Sprotbrough
Safeguarding
The Parish of Sprotbrough is committed to high standards in the safeguarding of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Our safeguarding officer is Sue Lennox who can be contacted by email here, and our safeguarding policy can be viewed by following this link-
