
A YEAR TO GROW IN YOUR KINGDOM CALLING AS AN APPRENTICE TO JESUS
One year to grow in your God-given gifts and discover the new things He is working in your life. Get hands-on ministry experience in a variety of areas, all while receiving training and input from weekly sessions and mentorship.
Apply now for the MA Cohort
September 2025 - July 2026








One year growing as
an Apprentice of Jesus.
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Explore Your Calling
A year to discern where God is leading you. We believe He is calling each of us into something greater—both inside and outside the walls of the church. The MA Year is about making space to listen closely to what the Holy Spirit is saying over you for this season and the seasons to come.
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Grow Your Gifts
As part of the Church, we all carry gifts and skills that can be used to make Jesus known. The MA Year is about investing in those gifts, discovering new ones, and learning how to use them in real, impactful ways.
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Invest In Community
Community is an important part of growing together as God’s church. You’ll walk closely with others in the MA cohort, the staff team, and wider church community. Growth happens best together, and you’ll be encouraged to build deep, life-giving relationships through Minster Villages and Groups.
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Make A Difference
Make a difference throughout the week and on Sundays by getting involved on team in a variety of ministry areas. Jesus shows us the example of servanthood that we are to imitate to the world around us. We want to grow leaders who demonstrate the heart of Jesus in everything they do.
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Step Into The Spirit
This is a year of discovering new things. We believe in encountering the Holy Spirit afresh everyday and we want this to be central to your experience on the MA Year. This year will stretch you and encourage you to step out into the new things God is calling you into.
OVERVIEW
We’d love to encourage you to pray about embarking on a transformational year as a Ministry Apprentice. Whether serving here at Telford Minster or in your local church, weekly training sessions, and ongoing mentoring, this is an opportunity to grow as an Apprentice of Jesus, understand and follow your calling, and gain new skills.
We like to explain the MA Programme experience through the ideas of Circles and Streams.
Circles
I. Teaching + Training
Those on the MA Programme are invited to join the team for morning worship and devotion throughout the week. There are additional sessions specifically for MAs to study the Bible, engage in discussion, and learn more about leadership and spiritual formation. Monthly Gather Nights explore the foundations of your apprenticeship to Jesus with input from gifted leaders and teachers, designed to help you develop your voice and grow your gifts. MAs are also invited to attend conferences and training days run by partner organisations alongside staff and church leaders.
II. Formation + Mentoring
You are encouraged to find and meet regularly with a mentor or critical friend throughout the year. You’ll also spend time with others in the MA cohort, encouraging one another and reflecting on the journey together. Each term, there is also space to retreat and go deeper into God’s presence.
III. Serving + Growing
The next layer of your year is all about hands-on involvement in ministry alongside the team at Telford Minster. Each member of the MA cohort is encouraged to develop their skills and apply what they have learned in real ministry contexts. This may include investing in a specific team or ministry area, or stepping out to pioneer new ministry opportunities and missional initiatives.
Streams
A core part of the MA experience is growing together in community through shared rhythms of worship, prayer, and learning. To support this journey, we offer three streams that equip and encourage the learning cohort in both their spiritual formation, Biblical understanding and practical ministry.
Once a month, all Ministry Apprentices come together for Gather Nights. These are key times to gather for an evening of teaching, training, and encouragement. These sessions are designed to deepen your walk with Jesus, grow your understanding of Scripture, and equip you for mission and leadership within the church and beyond.
Every Tuesday morning, MA are invited to join the staff team for Morning Chapel. This time not only begins the week in worship, prayer and Bible study, but also provides insight into what’s happening in the life of the church and where you can get involved.
During the week, there are also opportunities for the MA cohort to gather together to open the Bible for study and teaching. Across the year, this may look like journeying together through specific sections or themes of the Bible, reading a book together across a term, or discussing as a group the key elements of what it means to be an apprentice to Jesus.