What is Worship: Leading & Preaching?
Worship: Leading & Preaching is the authorised training course for Worship Leaders and Local Preachers in the Methodist Church. It is designed to equip all of those God is calling to lead people in worship and to speak of the transforming love of Jesus Christ.
We aim to enable people from all backgrounds to develop the understanding and the skills they need to lead worship and speak of God in ways that are relevant and appropriate. Our calling as worship leaders and local preachers is to proclaim the love of God in Christ Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit.
Enrolment for students, tutors and mentors
Students, mentors and tutors of local preachers and worship leaders in training need to be formally enrolled on the Worship: Leading and Preaching course. Enrolment starts when the Local Preachers' Secretary completes a Local Preacher Return Form. More details, including the form itself, are available on the LP Secretaries' webpage.
When the Return Form is received by the Local Preachers' office, we will complete the enrolment, update our records of students, tutors and mentors, and send a welcome email to those newly enrolled.
Enrolment as a student, tutor or mentor enables access to the course material on the WLP website, and also the "Module Reader" which comprises a library of useful reading resources. These are all under copyright control, for which we pay an annual licence fee per enrolled user.
Guest Access
We encourage anyone to make use of the online course materials (except the Module Reader). They contain a wealth of great resources and ideas for LP Meetings, Bible studies, class meetings and small groups.
To use WLP without enrolling, go to the WLP website and log in with the username guestwlp3 and password Guest-wlp3. Remember to check the capital letters and punctuation! With guest access, you will be able to see the Worship, Learn and Explore material. You won't be able to see the Project Workspace, which is where students do their project work, or the Module Library, for the reasons above.
The Ethos of Worship: Leading & Preaching
W:LP is based on blended learning, uses a wide variety of media and is designed to be flexible for people to use whatever their circumstances.
Three principles underpin the course:
- Student-centred - the student is responsible for their own learning (accompanied by their tutor) and for engaging with the course in ways that are most appropriate to their context.
- Theological Reflection - the course aims to develop the habits of theological reflection which will equip you wherever God calls you to serve. The aim is not to teach (and examine) a fixed body of knowledge.
- Portfolio assessed - students work on projects which build into portfolios to demonstrate their progress in learning. Portfolios are assessed online by their tutor. Moderation is conducted to ensure that assessment is being carried out fairly everywhere.
Accredited Prior Experience and Learning (APEL)
Exemptions to certain parts of the Worship: Leading & Preaching course may be granted in exceptional circumstances for to students who have relevant prior experience or learning.
More info about APEL and application form.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding access to the course, enrolment or any other issue relating to training, please email localpreachers@methodistchurch.org.uk