We offer the full suite of undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate academic study options for any Baptist students alongside a programme of formation for Baptist Ministers in Training. Ministers in Training and non-ministerial Baptist students are based at St Hild Sheffield.
Below are the different options for Baptist Formation, with information you may find helpful as you take this step, but we encourage you to Book a Conversation soon so you can talk it over with someone who can help you make this important decision.
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The next Open Days with a Baptist focus is 25th January 2027 and 26th April 2027. Please click below to enquire.
St Hild Centre for Baptist Ministry
St Hild Centre for Baptist Ministry trains new and existing Baptist Ministers and equips many others in excellent theological learning and a contagious passion for the kingdom.
Baptist Ministers in Training (BMIT)
Fully accredited Baptist Ministerial formation, mapped to BUGB’s Marks of Ministry, integrating theological study with practice, spirituality, and character.
Newly Accredited Ministers (NAMS)
Formation that continues beyond accreditation—theologically rooted, spiritually attentive, and practically shaped for contemporary Baptist ministry.
Centre for Baptist Ministry Team
Meet the Baptist Ministry Team.
Rural Ministry Track
Rural ministry is a rich and rewarding ministry which is typically deeply embedded in place.
Mission on the Margins
Are you engaged in mission with, or feel that God may be calling you to work in, marginalised communities?
Christian Spirituality
The Christian Spirituality specialism, offered in partnership with the St Hild Centre for Spirituality, gives you the chance to deepen your study of Christian spiritual traditions.
Church Planting Track
Building on the UK Church’s long history of mission and church planting — and its renewed energy today — this track invests in training the church planters of the future
Baptist Formation Programme
The St Hild Centre for Baptist Ministry offers a fully accredited route for students recommended for Baptist ministerial formation.
The Baptist Formation programme for 2026-2027 will consist of
- 8 full-day sessions on Wednesdays in Sheffield
- Some visits to pioneering contexts
- A retreat in the summer term.
This programme will, over three years, cover all the denominational and vocational requirements of Baptists Together for those in formation for ministry, as well as encouraging a missional worldview, personal development and relational time with others.
We will help all our Ministers-in-Training to access training in mission, church planting, evangelism and other key skills for building the 21st Century church.
You will also have a personal tutor from our network of associate Baptist tutors to reflect with you as you go through formation.
Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD)
At St Hild Centre for Baptist Ministry, we are deeply committed to Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD) as a vital part of lifelong formation for Baptist leaders and ministers within the Baptist Together national family. Our CMD offer includes flexible short courses and refreshers on theology, mission, and practical ministry—designed to fit around your local church commitments and keep your learning fresh and relevant.
CMD offerings
- Flexible short courses and refreshers on theology, mission, and practical ministry—designed to fit around your local church commitments and keep your learning fresh and relevant.
- These opportunities sit within a broader ecosystem of specialist provision at St Hild, drawing on the expertise of our Centre for Church Planting, Mission on the Margins, Rural Ministry, and Spirituality specialisms, so you can deepen your practice in the areas that matter most to your context.
CMD pathways
- Revisit core skills
- Explore new missional fontiers
- Connect with a wider Baptist learning community
- Support your ongoing growth—from local leadership through to advanced ministerial formation.
- We have an expansive view of mission that constantly enlarges our horizons. For us, this means helping to make disciples, grow and plant churches, raise new ministries, pursue transformative justice and seek the flourishing of all creation.
I’m a Baptist MiT in Thetford, Norfolk. I absolutely love the pioneering spirit and mission-driven focus here at St Hild. The encouragement and fellowship we all receive through the Ministerial Formation programme are just wonderful. Joining this learning community has truly felt like living out Romans 8:28!” – Claire, St Hild Baptist Minister- in-Training
Ready to answer your calling?
Book a place on one of our open days and you’ll get an interview slot during the day to talk through the steps you’ll be taking and what kind of thing you’ll do.