Upper Room

Upper Room is a leadership development programme supporting the growth of leaders who lead with faith, think biblically and relate graciously. It trains leaders in an integrated way: combining theology and practice; considering the whole of life; and transforming hearts and minds. Upper Room is centred on a discipleship group of 6-8 people, facilitated by a mentor, high quality self-study materials and regular day conferences.

Upper Room provides…

  • Integrated learning: leadership learning and theological education.

  • Strong partnership: churches are working closely with the Upper Room team.

  • Flexible format: based around discipleship groups, with a range of self-study resources.

  • Mentors who are disciplers: learning for life, guided by seasoned leaders.

  • Robust approach: evangelical and considered, encouraging critical thinking in a relational context.

Want more detail?

To get a feel for the level of study involved, click below for a sample set of self-study notes, a course brochure and content overview.

Interested in Upper Room 2024-26?

Applications are now open for the 2024-26 Upper Room cohort.

How to apply: Please get in touch via upperroom@advancechurches.uk and we will have one of our team talk with you to consider appropriate next steps.

Come and see: We encourage all those interested to attend a taster event (see below) before committing to the 2-year programme.

Dates

Dates for Day Conferences for the 2022-24 Upper Room cohort) are

  • Sat 13 Jan 2024 (also acting as a taster event for 2024-26 cohort)

  • Sat 27 Apr 2024 (also taster event) [date changed from 20 Apr]

Find out more

For more information contact one of the following:

  • Core team (current): Steve Jones, Andy O’Connell, Paul Meathrel

  • Other mentors (current): Al Barnett, Nick White, Mike Ivey

The course fee (2022/24) is £900 per year, but local churches usually subsidise at least 50% of this.