Endorsements
“Cor Deo is, quite simply, a golden opportunity for the church in the UK, and for any who become part of it. With outstanding and trustworthy teachers, Rolls Royce theology and its unique relational approach to training, it is something I wish I could have been part of years ago. I will definitely be pointing future church leaders this way.”
- Dr Michael Reeves, Theological Advisor to UCCF, author of The Unquenchable Flame and The Breeze of the Centuries.
“Cor Deo resonates with the needs and aspirations of many young people now looking towards Christian ministry - it is Biblically rooted, set in a team context, committed to spiritual depth, and provides strong mentoring and practical supervision. It is a training programme which sees ‘spiritual formation’ as an essential ingredient, and I warmly welcome this. I wish the team well as they launch this significant initiative.”
- Jonathan Lamb, Director, Langham Preaching, chairman of the Keswick Convention, author of Integrity: Leading with God Watching and Tough Minds, Tender Hearts.
“While the traditional Bible College approach to learning has an important place going forward, more and more in my travels I find people seeking the innovative style envisaged within Cor Deo. I know the people behind this and have absolute confidence in them and I believe the method they are proposing has huge potential. I find the close mentoring particularly appealing and I am already considering those I might encourage to benefit from Cor Deo.”
– Peter Maiden, International Director, OM; former chairman of the Keswick Convention, author of Discipleship.
“This is a strategic ministry! I believe in mentoring for ministry and have tremendous confidence and respect for Peter Mead – I want to stand with him and the team in this undertaking. Please join me in praying for the Cor Deo team and pray about participating in this strategic opportunity!”
– George Verwer, Global Missions Advocate, founder of Operation Mobilisation and author of The Revolution of Love and Out of Your Comfort Zone.
“If the church is to move forward in culturally relevant ways, then it is vital that the next generation of church leaders is trained to handle God’s Word effectively, to love the Lord personally and to model His will and His ways in the exercise of their ministry. Cor Deo is a great step forward toward this kind of Christo-centric ministry training. I’m delighted to recommend it with enthusiasm!”
- Dr Joe Stowell, President, Cornerstone University; Keswick Convention speaker, author of Shepherding the Church and Following Christ.
“Ultimately to prepare sermons you have to prepare the person who preaches the sermon. Cor Deo is designed to shape those who want to preach by focusing on spiritual formation, biblical study, and down-to-life mentoring for ministry. If God has tapped you on the shoulder to serve him in a special way then I urge you to consider being part of Cor Deo.”
– Dr Haddon Robinson, Distinguished Professor of Preaching, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, author of Biblical Preaching.
