One2Lead

One2Lead is about equipping 16-25 year-olds to know Jesus better and make Him known to others

One 2 Lead equips young people as disciples of Jesus and leaders wherever they find themselves.

At six weekends over two years, students will experience interactive teaching on theology and personal growth. Students can apply to receive further development, the well regarded FirstServe gap year training course. Group activities are a big part of the programme.

Personal Development & Leadership Training Programme

  • Practical and interactive teaching on theology and personal growth

  • Encouragement and time to reflect on how faith relates to what’s happening in today’s society

  • Group activities and plenty of time to have tea, cake, and chill with new friends.

Teaching Sessions

They include:

  • Why Bible?

    Exploring God & the Bible: Old Testament Explored, New Testament Unpacked,

  • Does God exist? Does Jesus exist?

    God the Father, Jesus the Son, The Holy Spirit

  • Why pray?

    Developing and Maintaining a Walk with God

  • Guidance

    Personal Development, Understanding Myself, Understanding our world, Being a Disciple, Sharing Faith

  • Why Church? Other faiths? Losing faith?

  • Dating, Forgiving Others, Guilt

Group activities

May include canoeing, laser tag, archery tag, high ropes, aquaparks, coasteering, bowling, and much more.

Locations are Tintagel, Cornwall, Exeter, Devon, Chepstow, Monmouthshire and Stowmarket, Suffolk

Keren’s One2Lead Story

“One2Lead is the reason my faith is strong. I was taught more about God, as well as techniques to battle difficult questions about the Bible and my faith”

Keren Erwin, student

One2Lead Students

  • Super fun learning about Jesus in a friendly relaxed environment with people my own age. It was great to bring a friend along and excited to go back and share about the Love Jesus has for us.

    Hannah, One2Lead Student

One2Lead is highly regarded

Many students go on to further theological study or overseas mission. At the end of this course, students should be more confident in their relationship with Jesus and equipped to be fruitful and faith-filled leaders. One2Lead graduates have gone on to Bible colleges, Christian ministry, and active involvement in local churches. Graduates have also gone on to Counties Evangelism Training, and gap year programme.

Gap Year

FirstServe UK is a training programme, primarily for 18-30 year olds seeking to take a year out of study or work to explore God’s leading, with an emphasis on practical engagement, mission training and discipleship. The year is designed to bring you closer to God through mission.

  • ​4 weeks training on biblical overview, evangelism and personal discipleship, at Tilsley Bible College, Motherwell. On occasion, alternative arrangements may be made to tailor your needs

  • 2 weeks overseas trip as part of a GLO team

  • Up to 4 block placements with UK-based churches or Counties Evangelists each lasting 6-12 weeks. These will include a cross-cultural experience that will contrast to your home church context.

  • A programme of directed reading and study

This gap year taught me how to put training into practice and engage with the church and wider community

"The training provided on the gap year course is to a very high standard and is something that I will continue to use on completion of the program. I have been taught there are many ways that we can serve the church all we need to do is to give them a go. All of the staff members and training personnel have been approachable and very supportive in equipping me as I seek to serve the Lord."

Tom Binding

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